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Finished pools, sorted by shape

Bluestone rectangles, freeforms set in rock, raised pools behind cable rail. Under every one is the same shell: shotcrete over half-inch rebar, laid out in new pool construction. Pick a shape and go straight to it.

  1. 01Rectangles and bluestoneStraight edges, cut stone and a spa that sits on the same line
  2. 02Freeforms and natural rockWaterfalls, fountain jets and a pool that is lit after dark
  3. 03Raised pools, pergolas and the water's edgeCable rail, shade structures, lagoons and shoreline yards
  4. 04One Greenwich pool, in fullAerial, plan view and detail, with its own case study

Sheet 01

Rectangles and bluestone

A rectangle puts every edge on show, so the coping has to sit dead level and the tile line has to hold all the way around. Here the stone is bluestone and flagstone, a raised spa joins the pool in two of the frames, and one wall carries a waterfall.

The water features page covers the waterfall walls and spillovers these pools carry.

Water features on the pools above

Long pool with a waterfall wall and a raised spa, lounge chairs on flagstone
Long pool beside a white deck and a stone house
Rectangular pool edged in bluestone with a raised spa and lounge chairs in daylight
Bluestone-edged pool with an outdoor fireplace and kitchen behind it
Freeform pool lit at dusk with a fire bowl and laminar jets arcing into the water
Three sheer descents falling from a stone wall into a pool, red flowers above
Dark-finish lagoon pool with rock, flagstone and fountain jets
Rock waterfall pouring into a pool
Kidney-shaped pool with stone coping and a stone wall

Sheet 02

Freeforms and natural rock

Freeform pools follow the yard instead of the other way round. In these frames the rock comes in as waterfalls, as stone walls with three sheer descents, and as the edge of a dark-finish lagoon with fountain jets.

The dusk frame is the lighting plan at work: a fire bowl, laminar jets and a lit pool, drawn in with the rest of the design.

Sheet 03

Raised pools, pergolas and the water's edge

Some yards ask for a pool lifted behind a cable railing, a pergola over the spa, a gazebo at the end of a lagoon or a shoreline a few steps away. Each of these shows how the pool meets what is around it.

Raised pool behind a cable railing over a dark deck
Pool and raised spa beneath a pergola in front of a large house
View through a pergola to a pool
Lagoon-style pool with a gazebo and a lake behind it
Waterfront pool with roses along the edge
Pool with lounge daybeds among hedges
Pool with a pergola, a patio and a lush garden
Aerial view of a long pool and a hot tub on a terracotta patio

One Greenwich pool, from above and from the water

Aerials, the plan view, the stone wall and the spa shelf of a single build.

  • Pool built above grade behind a glass rail beside a modern house
  • Aerial view of the Greenwich house and its pool
  • Pool seen from the deck with the house reflected in the water and a stone wall beyond
  • Oblique aerial of a glass-edge pool beside a modern house
  • Stone wall, spa shelf and underwater lights at the Greenwich pool
  • Wide aerial of the Greenwich house and grounds with the pool
  • Lounge chairs in shallow water in front of a white house
  • Top-down plan view of a pool and its patio

The Greenwich build has its own page

The strip above is the Suburban Paradise pool, a 20 x 50 foot gunite rectangle with a built-in spa and an autocover hidden in the deck. If one of these frames looks like your yard, bring it to a design meeting and we will talk it through on the drawing.

Case studySuburban Paradise: December 2021 to September 2022, built above grade

Ready to put your own yard on a sheet? Contact the Bridgeport office or call (203) 433-6808.

Tuesday to Friday, 9 to 4

Start with a meeting at 153 Dewey Street

Bring a survey or a photo of the yard. The first meeting covers the design, a working budget and what your town will ask for.

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(203) 433-6808

Tue-Fri 9am-4pm

info@aapool.com