10 Intimate Deck Designs to Spend A Good Time Outside of The House

Your house deck can be a perfect place to spend a good time outside of the house with your family. A deck can be transformed into a comfortable place for your family to enjoy the outside views. You can create a cozy seating area, add a small pool, and much more.

We have gathered 10 intimate deck designs to inspire you so you can spend a good time with your family outside the house.

1. Ordermade House by Souken Home

As a family home, an intimate deck design in Ordermade House by Souken Home is perfect for the two children of the family. This house has a wide wooden deck that can be used as an extension of the living room and it also serves as a playground for children.

Photography: Souken Home

2. Jose House by Fabian Tan Architect

The intimate deck design in this typical single-story terrace house is about using concrete as the main material to design a roof viewing deck. Jose House by Fabian Tan Architect has a comfortable roof deck that can be used for nighttime hangouts and barbecues.

Photographer: Ceavs Chua

3. Perrin Residence by Abramson Architects

Perrin Residence by Abramson Architects also has a roof deck that can be used to enjoy the ocean views to meet the needs of a modern beach home. The intimate deck design in this roof deck is achieved by creating a cozy seating area with complete deck furniture.

Photographer: Douglas Hill

4. House Bellavida by Hugo Hamity Architects

The elevated structure of House Bellavida by Hugo Hamity Architects allows it to have an elevated “floating” deck and pool. A cozy seating area and a pool is a perfect combination of intimate deck design. It is also a house that is designed on an east-west axis direction to take advantage of the ventilation, sun, and views of the Indian ocean.

Photography: Hugo Hamity Architects

5. Minami Azabu House Tokyo by Frontoffice Tokyo

Minami Azabu House Tokyo by Frontoffice Tokyo is a modern house that has an intimate deck design. Located in Tokyo, the rooms of this house are connected to the city by a series of decks and also balconies that open the house to the city.

Photographer: Daisuke Akita

6. H House by Make Architects

It is a cottage renovation with a new interior and a new covered deck. H House by Make Architects has an intimate deck design that can connect the interior spaces of the house with the exterior environment. The covered deck also becomes a perfect place to gather with family and friends.

Photography: Make Architects

7. S House by Make Architects

The intimate deck design in S House by Make Architects is also about designing a covered deck to enjoy the stunning views across the Manukau Harbour. This modern house also has a comfortable seating area on its deck and a glazed sliding door to allow stunning views to enter the house.

Photography: Make Architects

8. House Carbon by Alexis Dornier

A small pool, a seating area, and greenery are the best things for an intimate deck design. House Carbon is a vacation gateway designed by Alexis Dornier located in Bali. Besides its awesome deck, this house also has a unique roof that is composed of folded planes.

Photography: Kie

9. Belvedere House by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados

This modern house has an intimate deck design with a pool and cozy deck furniture. Located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Belvedere House by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados offers a comfortable house with big openings facing the awesome view of Serra do Curral as well.

Photographer: Jomar Bragança

10. Hill House by Hybrid Architecture

The intimate deck design in Hill House by Hybrid Architecture is a continuous deck that allows large sliding glass doors of the living room to capture an incredible scene of the landscape. This house also has a rooftop deck with a cozy seating area to enjoy the views.

Photography: Lara Swimmer, Spencer Radford