Photo: Supplied: Patchwork Architecture
Who didn't want to live at the pool as a kid? One family in Whanganui is lucky enough to do just that - their home is the former site of the Gonville Pool in Whanganui.
Originally opened in 1912 the pool was closed in 2006.
The site was bought first by famed Whanganui potter Ross Mitchell-Anyon, and later sold to Frank Stark and Emma Bugden.
The couple asked Ross' architect son Ben and his co-director at Patchwork Architecture Sally Ogle to turn the pool into a home.
The result is pretty stunning - it also netted Sally and Ben an honour at last year's New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards.
Left: Gonville Pool House retained some of its distinctive features. Right: It also retained the smaller pool. Photo: Supplied: Patchwork Architecture
