Take advantage of Designer Pools tropical appeal

A historic house that dates back to the 1850s was restored and a pool house and carport were added. Bender & Associates Architects designed a pool that complements rather than overwhelms the house’s period and design. A lush tropical landscape gives the impression that this home is on an island.

Hardscaping in the desert: Try it out

Holler & Saunders of Nogales, Arizona, designed the landscaping for a rectangular 33-by-14-foot pool.

Consider the environment

Austin, Texas-based Murray Legge Architecture designed a modern backyard with a pool house with a roof covered in grasses, sedges, and wildflowers. In the pool interior.  Bisazza mosaic glass tile was used instead of mortarless cut Leuders limestone on steel. Tubes and gunite were used to form the stool inside the pool.

Don’t forget to lean into nature

Take advantage of the natural landscape in Key West, Florida, and make it tropical. For the pool deck and paving, Craig Reynolds Landscape Architecture used natural coral stone in a herringbone pattern.

Embrace Palm Springs’ classic style

From pretty much every room in this stunning midcentury modern home designed by William Krisel, you can see the pool. A key aspect of Studio AR&D Architects’ renovation was preserving the house’s architectural significance. With a seamless connection between architecture and landscape, the home embodies the Palm Springs lifestyle that has become associated with modern desert and California design.

Tile your home with beautiful blue tiles

A modern home in Melbourne, Australia, features a beautiful pool built by DDB Design Development & Building with landscape design by COS Designs Creative Outdoor Solutions. Custom-designed blue Bisazza tiles were used for the spa. while white tiles in the pool reflect the sky and can change. White lights are installed in the pool to intensify the blue tiles.

A concrete block (Gunite)

For the walls and floor of the swimming pool, graded river sand and cement are pneumatically applied in a 4:1 ratio. In partnership with SABS of South Africa and the National Spa and Pool Institute of South Africa.

Showcase Your Surroundings

A Californian dream is to live in a vineyard. This Craftsman-style house, designed by Roche+Roche with Mediterranean landscaping by Kennedy & Kennedy Architects, is located near Yountville, California. The owner and Metolius Ridge designed a custom-tiled spa and bluestone pool deck with brick-inset carpeting.

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