Pioneer Family Pools LW

Finished Retaining wall on an Extreme Excavated Pool Site

Parkland, Modern Simplicity

Ike's Carter Pool Companies

Poolside Patio, Pikesville MD

Live Green Landscape Associates Llc

Small pool house serves as storage for equipment and pool toys. It's roof extends to form the pergola over the outdoor kitchen and dining area. Photo Credit - Roger Foley

PISCINE BOIS WOODFIRST ORIGINAL

Piscine-Center

Semi-Inground Pools

Mermaid Pools & Hot Tubs

Pools and Spas

Landshapes

Landshapes offers the exclusive line of San Juan fiberglass pools and spas. As a San Juan regional dealer, we can provide our customers with the highest quality fiberglass pools and spas available on the market. These pools are so strong that you can actually freeze them and turn them into ice skating rinks. Most pool installations are completed in under a week. We can also design your pool equipment so that you have a maintenance free pool. By adding a salt water chlorinator, a UV light, and an Intelchem monitoring system you will never have to add chlorine or chemicals to keep your pool water clean.

Pool 9409, Round Pool, Toorak

Neptune Swimming Pools

We collaborated with Visioneer builders and Rob Mills Architects on this unique pool for a luxurious Toorak home. The pool was located in the front garden, facing the road and therefore created a new challenge for our design team. This project features a rounded pool and separate round spa with luxurious finishes that act as an additional feature to the landscape. The unique sphere shaped plants surrounding the pool creates a contrast that adds dimension and colour to the relatively neutral colour palette, whilst also keeping the rounded shape that aligns with the pool and spa. Because this is a family home, additional inclusions were considered as part of the design process, this ensures that the space not only had amazing visual features, but practical safety elements meaning that access can be more carefully controlled. The denim penny round tiles further complimented the sphere theme of the project and provided a unique look to the space. The light colour also created a stark contrast between the greenery of the shrubs and the neutral colours of the home and surrounding Eco Outdoor Granite coping. The pool and spa feature a host of modern and high-end equipment solutions including: Infloor cleaning Pool Automation synced with Home Automation Mineral Chlorination with Ozone boost Combined Gas/Solar heating systems LED Lighting Our clients love their swimming pool and the way it integrates with the house, creating a stunning visual feature whilst remaining practical at the same time.

A Sampling of Northern Virginia Gardens

Metes & Bounds Landscape Design

Alan Skipper

Hot Tubs

Cedar Hot Tubs UK

You can try this hot tub out at champneys Tring health resort. David Mitchinson

GRANOFF RESIDENCE, GREENWICH, CT

Granoff Architects

Sydney Garden Show 2014

Australian Plunge Pools

Green Round Pool Design Ideas

Swimming pools are heavenly during hot Australian and New Zealand summers and are the perfect way to cool down, relax, entertain friends and even get fit. A pool can also create visual interest, especially when you consider features like coloured pool tiles, lighting and landscaping. If you are short on space, you might still fit a lap pool, plunge pool or swim spa, all of which could be focal points in your small garden. As you plan your pool design, map out your space and determine what size, shape and style works best for you. Browse the photos on Houzz for design ideas for above ground pools, inground pools, as well as pool landscaping and novelty features like pool slides or water features. Then, save your favourite photos to an ideabook, and get in touch with the experts behind your favourite picks.

What type of pool should I install?

The dimensions of your backyard will determine the type of inground pools you can install. Take into account boundary restrictions and pool fencing compliance. Fibreglass versions are cheaper, and quicker to install; whereas concrete constructions are better suited to tricky sites and give you more freedom in design. If you’re on a tight budget or don’t want to commit to an inground pool, above ground pools are a more affordable alternative. If you only have a small backyard, a plunge pool is a great solution, and can easily run along a boundary wall or down the side of a house. This option is also low maintenance, can be heated for use in winter, and can do double duty as a swim spa. A long, narrow space, on the other hand, could fit a lap pool, whereas a water feature could fill an awkward space. If your backyard features a stunning vista, consider an infinity pool to accentuate the view.

What pool fencing options are available?

While the specifics vary from state to state, fencing is required of most pool designs. However, pool fencing doesn’t have to obscure your pool design. Glass fencing is increasingly popular for this reason exactly, and is available framed, frameless, semi-frameless and even in-ground. A cheaper alternative is aluminium or steel fencing, which, again, are available in a variety of styles: flat top, loop-top, double-top and wire-based.

What pool landscaping features should I consider?

To get the most out of your pool, design an area that offers multiple hangouts. Include a nearby barbecue, dining area, seating for lounging and outdoor shower. Having shaded areas will give you more reason to stay poolside longer, too. Timber decking and stone paving are popular choices for pool surrounds, and are also helpful in creating zones. Just imagine a raised timber platform with a daybed – a luxurious, resort-style addition to any pool design. Leafy trees and rocks will create a more natural-looking oasis, and will help provide more privacy for swimmers. Where you want your landscape to be the main focus, keep pool equipment and furnishings to a minimum.