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Magical Forest Pool in a Contemporary Mansion

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Imagine coming across this magical and surreal vision in a sparsely wooded forest of slender Birches.

It is the highlight of a luxurious mansion of a house set within a vast 12.8 acres of land.

The pool extends out into the forest; terminating as it cantilevers over a seasonal creek.

A massive, boxy living room soars to the height of a weighty stone fireplace, huge enough that its thermal mass would warm the space.

Huge steel beams seem to be needed to hold up the roof.

There is a sense of a safe dwelling in a giant treehouse, with materials and proportions that make an imposing connection to the gentle forest setting.

A weighty material palette of wood siding, concrete walls, stone masses and expanses of glass suggest power and strength.

The glamourous 13,000 square foot home set in Parkland, Utah is by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson architects.