08/12/2025
Interior and Design
It’s getting cold outside. The north winds blow and the dusk comes early. Time to head inside and into what might be the ultimate creature comfort: the warm, welcoming waters of the indoor pool.
Today’s in-home swimming pools offer a private, resort-style experience, whatever the weather.
They come in many styles: For the serious swimmer, a resistance pool or lap pool builds competition-grade strength, stamina, and flexibility. For the rest of us, all-weather amenities - spas, waterfalls, even fireplaces - make the pool just perfect for relaxing, reflecting, or entertaining.
Herewith, Luxury Defined offers a deep dip into some enchanting in-home pools. So, go ahead and indulge yourself. Take the plunge. Dive right in!
Timeless elegance meets the tranquil beauty of the Willamette Valley wine country at this exceptional, 7,821-square-foot residence just outside Salem, Oregon’s capital.
The main level is thoughtfully designed with a chef’s kitchen, a private office, and a spa-like primary suite with dual walk-in closets and a luxurious en suite bathroom, all with vistas of vine-clad valleys, farmland, and snowcapped Mount Jefferson and Mount Hood in the distance.
Wellness and relaxation are seamlessly integrated into the design. The indoor pool is housed in a solarium with automatic doors opening to a terrace with a fireside loggia. The hot tub is secluded within a courtyard.
Upstairs are 1,738 square feet of self-contained living space with a chef’s kitchen and a lounge, suitable for guests, extended family, or as a creative studio space.
Solas, the Gaelic term for “light,” “illumination,” and “enlightenment,” is a dazzling contemporary offering in the vibrant South Dublin enclave of Rathmines.
The 4,840-square-foot (450-square-meter) home, designed by award-winning Dublin architecture studio Coda, is distinguished by its alluring exterior and deceptively large interior - bathed in light in homage to “solas.”
Arranged over four levels, all accessed by an elevator and a stairwell, the home unfolds in a cool neutral color scheme, with white and cream complemented by tans and deep grays. The ground floor hallway leads to the private quarters: four double bedrooms (one en suite), a shared bathroom, and two private patios.
Upstairs, an alluring open-plan living room provides an expansive lounge, an intimate dining space, and an elegant, minimalist island kitchen. Two large private terraces at opposite ends capture its north and south orientation.
A third living space is on the upper floor with a sunroom - that could double as an office or studio - and a powder room. Two more private terraces on this level have rooftop views.
And then, there’s the basement: Accessed via staircase or separate entrance, its 2,570-square-foot (239-square-meter) entertainment/wellness level features a soundproofed recording studio, a gym, sauna, steam room, shower, kitchenette - and a 14-meter indoor pool.
The gated property, with an interior courtyard and ample parking, offers great privacy and seclusion just a stone’s throw from shops, restaurants, cafes, pubs, sports and recreational facilities, with Ranelagh, Portobello, and Dublin city center all a pleasant stroll away.
With unparalleled grandeur, intimacy, and contemporary luxury, Villa Jardim da Estrela is a sanctuary of sophistication in one of Lisbon’s most prestigious residential neighborhoods.
The eight-bedroom home is a fusion of traditional Portuguese architecture and contemporary design with the very finest fittings, fixtures, and furnishings.
The living spaces span 13,455 square feet (1,250 square meters) across four levels, zoned for entertaining, relaxation, and day-to-day living.
The main floor offers generously scaled reception rooms, a stunning contemporary kitchen, a library, and an office.
The home has all the comforts - and luxuries - of a boutique hotel. The highlight is the indoor pool of the garden-level wellness suite, beside a fully equipped gym and cinema lounge. Pocket glass doors open to the gardens, a sanctuary of greenery surrounding the villa.
The rooftop deck offers a heated sky pool with a panoramic view of Lisbon and the Tagus River.
This grandly proportioned country estate on the southeast coast of Jersey, Channel Islands, was built in 1993 to an exacting standard.
The design combines the 18th-century Palladian style with the use of local pink Jersey granite.
With 14,400 square feet of living space, the house takes the form of a U shape, with north and south wings flanking the central core. The living spaces are luxuriously appointed for recreation, entertaining, and working from home.
The home’s indoor pool complex, housed in the south wing, features hand-painted tiles depicting a pastoral Italian landscape under a glass- and pine-paneled roof. The first floor houses eight bedrooms, including two self-contained guest suites. The second floor features a billiards room, an office, boardroom, and kitchenette.
An integral, four-car garage provides ample parking, and a detached folly provides an upstairs staff apartment. The home’s elevated location affords panoramic views towards the southeast coast, the town of St Helier, and the hills and valleys inland.
Super Cannes Contemporary in Côted d’Azur, France
This striking architectural gem has a quiet yet ultra-glamorous location in Super Cannes - the famous French Riviera town’s most exclusive neighborhood.
Super, indeed: Built in 2023, the 5,920-square-foot (550-square-meter) villa sits on a lush plot with uninterrupted views of the Bay of Cannes, the Lérins Islands, and Cap d’Antibes.
Modernist style gets contemporary treatment with a bright white exterior punctuated with marbled gray stone verticals. The same gray stone accents the cool white paint scheme inside the villa. Sliding glass doors on the lower and upper floors bring in the Mediterranean light and breezes.
The lower level provides a cinema and a glass-enclosed wine room with a multi-bottle display, and a mosaic-tiled indoor pool, part of a lavish wellness suite with a hammam and fitness studio.
The gardens feature meticulously tended lawns, specimen trees, a pétanque court, and a sun terrace with a cool, blue infinity pool. A two-car garage and several parking spaces round out the offering.
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