Add rock or a water fall to your pool to give it a more natural look!

Desert Modern Pool awards 2011 - Texas Society of Architects / AIA Design Award 2010 - AIA San Antonio Merit Award Architecture: Lake/Flato Architects Contractor: the construction zone, ltd. Photography: Bill Timmerman

Amazing shut of a sunken spa within a pool

Softly shaped pool at the edge of the sea. Photo by Dominic Noon

The swimming pool construction was part of a large scale project that included the total transformation of the backyard. The clients requested a pool and spa that would integrate aesthetically with the architecturally designed home and serve as the focal point for the tiered backyard. They also wanted a large pool, but with enough room left over for an outdoor kitchen with adjacent entertaining area, a half basketball court and a putting green. The large pool and spa were carefully positioned to allow plenty of leftover space for the rest of the items on the clients’ wish-list.

Janet Rosenberg + Associates Landscape Architects + Urban Design, www.jrala.ca Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com

Photo by Mark Boisclair 2011 Gold Nugget Award of Merit (Custom Home 4,500- 6,500 sf)

Scott Burrows Photography

Perched on a hillside cul-de-sac lot in Brentwood CA, the Gagne Residence enjoys an unusually private street condition and views toward the ocean, city, and surrounding tree lined hills. To maximize dwelling and garden area on the mostly sloped site, the house is broken into two general volumes, one volume responding to the level and orientation of the street, the other, wrapping and descending along the hill’s contour, acting as retainer while providing a third dwelling level and preserving ample area for a garden. Photo credit: Eric Staudenmaier

XANADU GROUP PHOTOGRAPHY

Credit to our corporate office for this beautiful outdoor living space. Amazing lighting both at the house as well as around the pool area.