Looking across the pool to the Casita at dusk
フェニックスにある中くらいなサンタフェスタイルのおしゃれなプール (レンガ敷き) の写真

プロビデンスにある中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなプール (スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

Alex Navarro
シカゴにある高級な中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなプール (噴水、スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

オースティンにある高級な小さなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなプール (スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

Caitlyn Ottinger Photo + Design
アルバカーキにあるお手頃価格のコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなプール (スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

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.

タンパにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな裏庭プール (レンガ敷き) の写真

This cabana, primarily used for storage, is the epitome of architectural detail. To add dimension, the black flashing exterior is clad with custom factory-painted panels of outdoor MDF, which have been attractively attached with architectural bolts. The adjoining patch of lawn in artificial turf is an easy care surface below the outdoor ping pong table.

ロサンゼルスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなプール (レンガ敷き) の写真

タンパにあるトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなプール (レンガ敷き) の写真

シカゴにあるおしゃれな裏庭プール (ウォータースライダー、スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

Unique Stamped Concrete Decking.
ボストンにあるおしゃれなプール (スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

Sundek of Tidewater 8018-4A Hankins Industrial Park Toano, VA 23168 (757) 566-4620 http://www.SundekOfTidewater.com

Design of the pool and set in spa accommodates family fun and gorgeous elegance. Sun shelf, benches, diving platform, stairs and spa combine to make this an excellent place for lounging and entertaining. Water features add auditory and visual enjoyment and bold lighting creates a dramatic mood as the sun sets. Outdoor bar/kitchen completes this lovely space. Watch a movie from the spa or enjoy a meal poolside! Photo by Tim Schoon

オクラホマシティにある中くらいなシャビーシック調のおしゃれなプール (噴水、スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

Moon gate and Spa
ボイシにあるコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな露天風呂・スパ (スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真

フィラデルフィアにある高級な広いコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれなプール (レンガ敷き) の写真

Another popular feature of the lounge area is the fire table. One could say it is today’s equivalent of gathering around the campfire. The attraction may be primal, but for some reason people seem to take comfort in being around fire and water.

オクラホマシティにある中くらいなシャビーシック調のおしゃれなプール (噴水、スタンプコンクリート舗装) の写真