Ukrainian architectural firm Drozdov & Partners has designed the Water Patio House. Completed in 2007, this 7,804 square foot contemporary home is situated in Odessa, Ukraine, and features an indoor/outdoor pool and a large garden overlooking the sea. The owner of the house is a successful businessman with half-pragmatic and half-romantic personality. His grown-up children live separately, so the house has minimum isolated spaces and looks like a house for a newly-wed couple. The contrast between open and closed spaces continues in the way how the house faces the street with its closed side and opens towards the sea and the garden. The main living space on the ground floor combines the functions of a dining room, a lounge zone and a small kitchen. The multi-purpose “island” in the middle contains audio- and visual facilities, a fireplace, a TV set, a mini-bar, air-conditioning equipment and a small library. The entire internal circulation is performed around this “island” and enables easy access to the upper floor and to the basement, which houses a gym and an indoor cinema.
