“Indoor/outdoor living is a very important component of entertainment,” Karp said. “So pool areas and the family living/dining areas that open onto the pool are really important.”
Karp also likes to include a poolside “cabana or casita," which he designs as a “floating horizontal slab.” While this isn’t a particular novelty—most people with pools also have pool chairs—it has modernist flair with a pragmatic component: “It’s a horizontal folly, but it gives sun protection,” Karp explained.