Here's a pool we designed recently to take advantage of great views of White Rock Lake. Instead of cramming the pool behind the house--next to the alley!--people can sit enjoy the lake breezes and views from the new porch, outdoor kitchen and pool area.
It took longer to jump through city hoops to get approval for building a pool in the front/side yard. But all of the public spaces in the house are oriented to the lake (makes sense, doesn't it?), so there is little access from the house to the rear yard. Plus the back yard is full of lovely specimen cedar elms, which pool-building activity would have destroyed. So it was well worth the trouble to put the pool and all the entertaining spaces out front.
Many designs were explored in three dimensions, to figure out the best proportions for different elements.
We worked with an architect to make the pool cabana/outdoor kitchen comfortable and functional, as well as beautiful. And the spa, sunning area and fire features were tried out in different places, working around the existing slopes and trees to make the whole ensemble fit naturally into the site. Although it makes our 3D modeling person a little crazy, it's way cheaper to work this all out on paper first!
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