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Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena

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1 year ago

August 4, 2024

Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena

Brooklyn-based studio Osso Architecture has built a pool house on a New Jersey horse farm, utilising standard timber framing and the skills of the local Amish community.

The pool house was completed for the owners of an equestrian farm outside Stockton, and borrowed ideas from the site’s large indoor riding arena.

The pool house was modelled on an indoor riding arena on the farm

This existing building is constructed primarily from standard 2×4 and 2×6 timber members, which form a truss system to span the arena.

“While not noticeable in the arena, we knew we wanted to take this key design feature and create a focal point out of it in our design,” said Osso Architecture.

Pool house with sliding slatted panels on the long facades — Sliding slatted panels on the building’s long facades can be moved as desired

Working with King Barns, an Amish team based nearby, the architects scaled down the arena’s form to create a much smaller barn-like structure.

The truss system is exposed overhead, held together by black metal plates and rivets, while longer metal elements brace the walls.

View looking into the pool house, revealing the truss system under the roof — Standard timber framing was used to build the structure, including a truss system inside

“Our design highlights the truss by bringing it down into the space and putting it on display,” Osso said.

“This required creating physical study models, 3D renderings and close collaboration with our fantastic engineer to come up with a design that is both beautiful and functional.”

Pool house interior with a kitchen at the far end and a dining area in the centre — A kitchen is located at the far end and a dining area is in the centre

Reached via a stepped wooden boardwalk that crisscrosses a meadow, the pool house contains a kitchen at the far end, a dining area in the centre, and a lounge space on the near side.

A bathroom is tucked around the back, along with an outdoor shower for rinsing off after a dip.

Sliding slated panels cover the longer sides of the structure, enabling users to open up or enclose the space as they wish.

These panels shelter the interior from the wind and sun and extend the use of the building beyond the summer months.

A lounge space with a black fireplace suspended from the roof — A lounge space revolves around a black fireplace suspended from the roof

A floating black fireplace is suspended from the roof, and its chimney extends high above the gabled roofline that’s covered in a metal raised-seam system, contrasting the warm-toned wood beneath.

Simple hardwearing furniture is placed inside, echoing the spare and essential nature of the structure.

Pool house as seen from a meadow — The building and the pool are accessed via a boardwalk that crisscrosses a meadow

Pool houses typically offer more aesthetic freedom for architects than primary residences, due to their smaller size, seasonal usage and placement away from the main dwelling.

Others who have been creative with their designs include Knox Bhavan, which buried a brick pool house in Kent beneath grassy mound, and Partisans, which topped an Ontario pool house with an undulating compressed-oak roof.

The photography is by Erik Bernstein.

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NJ casino workers continue push to end smoking loophole

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8 hours ago

December 16, 2025

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NJ casino workers continue push to end smoking loophole

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) — New Jersey casino workers, who are pushing to permanently ban smoking in their workplaces, held a rally in Trenton on Monday.

A hearing was held to discuss a lawsuit that aims to close the smoking loophole in the Garden State.

For years, casino workers have been pursuing protections against secondhand smoke in their workplaces.

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New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act largely bans indoor smoking, but casinos have a long-standing exemption.

The lawsuit filed last April by the United Auto Workers, which represents dealers at the Bally’s, Caesars and Tropicana casinos.

In August 2024, a judge ruled in favor of the casinos to allow smoking to continue.

“Casino workers are expected to clock in to work every day despite inevitably facing a toxic environment that could cause countless health issues, including cancer, heart disease, and asthma,” said Nancy Erika Smith, the lawyer representing Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects (CEASE) and the UAW on Monday.

“We’re asking the court to find the exemption in New Jersey’s Smoke-Free Air Act unconstitutional and void it immediately. We hope this case will serve as a precedent for casinos across the country to close their smoking loopholes and stop poisoning their workers,” added Smith.

The casinos have warned that thousands of jobs and millions in gambling revenue and taxes could be lost if smoking was banned.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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11-Vehicle Crash Closes Turnpike, College Student Abducted: NJ Weekend

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20 hours ago

December 15, 2025

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11-Vehicle Crash Closes Turnpike, College Student Abducted: NJ Weekend

A teenager was shot to death in Jersey City, a woman was killed in a fiery crash with a dump truck in Ocean County, and a man is in critical condition after an SUV hit him in a Princeton crosswalk.

Here are the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey you may have missed.

Teen Shot Dead In Jersey City Apartment, Prosecutor Says

A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in Jersey City on Friday night, prosecutors said.

Woman Killed In Fiery Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Ocean County

A woman was killed Friday when her van hit a dump truck head-on in Jackson and burst into flames, Jackson police said.

Evelin Villanueva-Detejeda, 43, of Perth Amboy, was killed in the crash that happened about 2 p.m. on Toms River Road (Route 571) near Osprey Place, Sgt. Edward Travisano said.

Six people sustained minor injuries in the collision late Friday afternoon, according to State Police Tpr. Christopher Postorino.

Read more: 11-Vehicle Crash, Overturned Truck Shut Down Turnpike In South Jersey: Police

NJ College Student Abducted From Campus, Sexually Assaulted By Armed Man, Police Say

A Union County man is facing a slew of charges after kidnapping a woman, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.

Akram Elsayed, 28, of Roselle, has been arrested after an investigation found that he’d kidnapped a woman and handcuffed her to the door of a car, police said.

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