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Pool Remodel
Pool Remodel
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
The Berry family of Houston, Texas hired us to do swimming pool renovation in their backyard. The pool was badly in need of repair. Its surface, plaster, tile, and coping all needed reworking. The Berry’s had finally decided it was time to do something about this, so they contacted us to inquire about swimming pool restoration. We told them that we could certainly repair the damaged elements. After we took a closer look at the pool, however, we realized that more was required here than a cosmetic solution to wear and tear. Because of some serious design flaws, the aesthetic of the pool worked against surrounding landscape design. The rear portion of the pool was framed by architectural wall, and the water was surrounded by a brick and bluestone patio. The problem lay in the fact that the wall was too tall. It created a sense of separation from the remainder of the yard, and it obscured the view of a beautiful arbor that had been built beneath the trees behind the pool. It also hosted a contemporary-style, sheer-descent waterfall fountain that looked too modern for a traditional lawn and garden design. Restoring this wall to its proper relationship with the landscape would turn out to be one of the key elements to our swimming pool renovations work. We began by lowering the wall the wall so you could see the arbor and trees in the backyard more clearly. We also did away with the sheer-descent waterfall that clashed with surrounding backyard landscape design. We decided that a more traditional fountain would be more appropriate to the setting, and more aesthetically apropos if it complimented the brick and bluestone patio. To create this façade, we had to reconstruct the wall with bluestone columns rising up through the brick. These columns matched the bluestone in the patio, and added a stately form to the otherwise plain brick wall. Each column rose slightly higher than the top of the wall and was capped at the top. Thermal-finish weirs crafted in a flame detail jutted from under the capstones and poured water into the pool below. To draw greater emphasis to the pool itself as a body of water, we continued our swimming pool renovation with an expansion of the brick coping. This drew greater emphasis to the body of water within its form, and helps focus awareness on the tranquility created by the fountain. We also removed the outdated diving board and replaced it with a diving rock. This was safer and more attractive than the board. We also extended the entire pool and patio another 15 feet toward the right. This made the entire area a more relaxed and sweeping expanse of hardscape. While doing so, we expanded the brick coping around the pool from 8 inches to 12 inches. Because the spa had a rather unique shape, we decided to replace the coping here with custom brink interlace style that would fit its irregular design. Now that the swimming pool renovation itself was complete, we sought to extend the new sense of expansiveness into the rest of the yard. To accomplish this, we built a walkway out of bluestone stepping pads that ran across the surface of the water to the arbor on the other side of the fountain wall. This unique pathway created invitation to the world of the trees beyond the water’s edge, and counterbalanced the focal point of the pool area with the arbor as a secondary point of interest. We built a terrace and a dining area here so people could remain here in comfort for as long as they liked without having to run back to the patio or dash inside the kitchen for food and drinks.
Our Custom Pool Designs & Installations
Our Custom Pool Designs & Installations
Sage Pools, Scapes & DesignSage Pools, Scapes & Design
Complete backyard makeover with pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, bathhouse, and landscape
ヒューストンにある広いエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプールの写真
Cat Mountain North Backyard Makeover
Cat Mountain North Backyard Makeover
Archadeck of AustinArchadeck of Austin
For this stunning, sweeping deck located in Cat Mountain North, the homeowner's chose AZEK, a cellular PVC decking product, for their new decking material. To complement the Autumn Chestnut color deck boards, they selected a Solutions aluminum railing system in bronze. What a difference! The new railings and pickets are darker and thinner, allowing a clean view from the deck and from within the house. The Solutions aluminum railing is an excellent choice for another reason: it will never rust and has a lifetime warranty (as opposed to a 15-year warranty for steel). Photos courtesy Archadeck of Austin.
Magnolia Pavilion
Magnolia Pavilion
Miller ArchitectureMiller Architecture
Qualified Remodeler Room Remodel of the Year & Outdoor Living 2015 NAHB Best in American Living Awards Best in Region -Middle Atlantic 2015 NAHB Best in American Living Awards Platinum Winner Residential Addition over $100,000 2015 NAHB Best in American Living Awards Platinum Winner Outdoor Living
Rectangular
Rectangular
Tahitian Pools, Inc.Tahitian Pools, Inc.
ダラスにある高級な中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (天然石敷き) の写真
Pool Landscape Richmond
Pool Landscape Richmond
Sage Pools, Scapes & DesignSage Pools, Scapes & Design
New travertine pavers 24x24 with decorative gravel inlays and wall screen added to block the utility boxes and provide additional storage in the back yard.
Rockville Backyard Retreat
Rockville Backyard Retreat
Land & Water DesignLand & Water Design
This outdoor living space includes; a rectangular swimming pool, putting green, and Hot Springs spa. The patio is Techo-Bloc Blu pavers with natural fieldstone walls. Landscaping and boulders complement the space and a wood burning fire pit serves as a focal point. A Fiberon Ipe spa deck, next to the outdoor grille station and buffet stone counter for entertaining and relaxing. Photo by: George Brown Photography
Tuscan Timbers
Tuscan Timbers
Gander BuildersGander Builders
シカゴにある広いエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭プール (噴水、天然石敷き) の写真
Natural Landscape and Pool Renovation
Natural Landscape and Pool Renovation
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
Years ago, Exterior Worlds was contacted by a couple by the names of Rick and Susan Ashcroft. They asked if we could do something about the lagoon-style swimming pool that had been built behind their house in the late1940s. This style had been very popular at that time, and it is still a favored by some of the world’s more lavish resorts. However, ever since the day they had purchased their home, the Ashcroft’s had always been agitated by the ostentatiousness of the whole thing, and had finally decided to have it redesigned as a natural swimming pool. They wanted their back yard to retain the feeling of a tropical locale, but lose the touristic element in favor of that of a cozier, more private corner of paradise. We agreed with their sentiments wholeheartedly. Just a cursory glance at the property confirmed that a natural swimming pool design was a much better fit for the grade of the landscape and the surrounding opportunities for vegetation and lighting. The Ashcroft residence was located on the side of a hill that sloped down toward a ravine, and the house itself house was built 40 feet back from the road. The steep grade of the land posed construction challenges to any type of water feature, but there was a way to build a natural swimming pool here that would achieve the aesthetic the Ashcroft’s were seeking and create a lasting element that required only limited and very intermittent periods of maintenance. We began by stripping the pool down to its shell and building a retaining wall that offset the grade of the land. We shaped the surrounding earth around it into a much deeper basin that would allow water to collect naturally like it does at the base of a cliff. A series of interlocking pavers was laid around the perimeter to create a flat surface that extended from the back of the home to the retaining wall. This is a standard aesthetic used in most natural swimming pools, but it also served a special, practical purpose in this instance. Since this area was subject to heavy land erosion from runoff rainwater, pavers provided a very efficient way of reconstructing key elements of the structure every 5-10 years. The natural swimming pool now appeared as an inviting portal into a remote hill country getaway, just a stone’s throw away from the back of the house. We made it easier to reach by building two series of stone steps that led down to either side of the water’s edge. We were careful to avoid making them look too much like stairs. Instead, we designed them to closely mimic the layers of rock that often jut from the sides of mountains and dormant volcanoes on islands all over the Pacific. To further develop this theme, we placed a large flat stone to serve as a diving area, and we created a waterfall on either side of it by laying down stones in a manner that created varying speeds of water. Our construction methods here were very unique in comparison to those of our competitors. We took almost a month to consciously and deliberately lay each stone by hand. While this may seem painstakingly detailed to some, the rewards were astonishing, because our natural swimming pool mimicked Nature in such a way that it lacked almost all evidence of human engineering, and looked virtually identical to something you would stumble upon in the jungle of a tropical paradise. If you are interested in any high-quality landscape services, Exterior Worlds has been providing the high-end residential landscape services and garden design services discussed above for the Houston and the surrounding areas including memorial villages (Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hunter Creek Village), Tanglewood, River Oaks, West University and the greater Houston (Hou), area since 1987. Contact us at 713-827-2255 For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Bridgehampton Woods
Bridgehampton Woods
Hampton Fine ExteriorsHampton Fine Exteriors
Hampton Fine Exteriors
ニューヨークにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプールの写真
Poolside Hangout
Poolside Hangout
EASA ArchitectureEASA Architecture
A new detached pavilion comprising an open outdoor kitchen and lounge area with fireplace and TV and a secluded 115 sf. enclosed cabana bath/changing room. Total roofed area is 411 sf.
Bocage
Bocage
Newton Landscape GroupNewton Landscape Group
Newton Landscape Group
ニューオリンズにある高級な中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (噴水、天然石敷き) の写真
Dark Pool Interior Finish Demystified
Dark Pool Interior Finish Demystified
Vue Custom PoolsVue Custom Pools
Lea Frederick-Photo. Black bottom pools can look spectacular with NO worry of not seeing the bottom (you know...where the snakes are, at least that's what I'm told). So untrue. Both these pools were renovated some time ago and are crystal clear seeing all the way to 7-8' depth. The main drain - which you can CLEARLY see is where the snakes hide - hee hee. Not in these pools. Lovely Pebble Tec!
Multi Level Backyard
Multi Level Backyard
The Pool Man Inc.The Pool Man Inc.
ヒューストンにある高級な巨大なエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (噴水、タイル敷き) の写真
The Hills are alive
The Hills are alive
LiquidscapesLiquidscapes
Howard Roberts
ニューヨークにある高級な中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな裏庭プール (デッキ材舗装) の写真
Pools
Pools
Arroyo Seco ConstructionArroyo Seco Construction
サンタバーバラにある高級な中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (コンクリート敷き 、噴水) の写真
Virginia Resort Style Living
Virginia Resort Style Living
Land & Water DesignLand & Water Design
We had an open canvas for our ideas, we visioned a custom open porch and composite deck with a 35’ custom outdoor kitchen, overlooking a natural freeform custom pool, large tanning shelf, 25’ waterslide for the kids and adults, and the raised stone veneered oversized spa, all framed with a simple low maintenance landscape pallet. For the cool evenings, we pictured a two-tier gas fire table outside of the spa where the family and friends could sit and enjoy a panoramic view of their entire future backyard.
Water & Hardscape Features
Water & Hardscape Features
Signature Pools & PatiosSignature Pools & Patios
他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (噴水、コンクリート敷き ) の写真
Paso Robles
Paso Robles
Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED APLori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP
Construction by: SoCal Contractor Interior Design by: Lori Dennis Inc Photography by: Roy Yerushalmi
ロサンゼルスにある高級な中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなプール (デッキ材舗装) の写真
Alliana Pool Construction & Landscape
Alliana Pool Construction & Landscape
Sage Pools, Scapes & DesignSage Pools, Scapes & Design
Backyard enhancement with custom pool, spa, landscape, covered patio, kitchen, and fireplace. We offer a "turn Key" design & build experience.
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