The Inwood Pool Pavillion we designed to compliment the formal architecture of a pre-existing house, taking a great amount of inspiration from the Renaissance tradition of building orangeries in one’s garden, places in which one could nurture and care for citrus trees throughout the long, cold European winters. There are no long, cold winters in Houston, but the summers can be just as treacherous, and our clients were eager to have a space where they could entertain gracefully in all seasons. The pavilion is distinctly Palladian, and draws many architectural notes from the embellished orders of Robert Adam’s Syon House.