Author name: Sarah Chen

Photo-based visualization has changed the early stage of pool planning. Instead of interpreting a plan or browsing other people’s finished […]

Where summers are hot and humid, comfort around the pool matters as much as the pool itself. Shade, air movement,

A sloped yard is often treated as an obstacle. Handled well it is an advantage, because a change in level

In a climate with a real winter, a pool is closed for a substantial part of the year. That single

Layout matters more on a constrained lot than on an open one. Narrow yards, changes in level and established trees

Modern pool design in a four-season climate has an extra requirement: it has to look composed when the pool is

In a hot climate, a modern pool has to solve for comfort as well as appearance. Shade, surface temperature, evening

Pool shape is usually chosen on appearance and then lived with functionally. Each common shape suits a particular kind of

A before and after pair is one of the fastest ways to understand what a pool would do to a

A large or rural lot removes the space constraint and replaces it with a harder question: out of everywhere the