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Stunning Backyard Swimming Pool Design Ideas
Explore stunning backyard swimming pool design ideas from compact plunge pools to luxurious infinity pools.
31 May 2024
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Choosing a backyard pool involves balancing budget and design. Your main options are concrete, fibreglass, or above-ground pools, each with different costs, installation times, and maintenance needs.
For compact sites, a plunge pool is an excellent solution. You can also enhance your space with creative designs like sculptural cabanas or opt for chemical-free alternatives. These include living pools with biofiltration or natural pools that use plants to keep the water clean for an organic swimming experience.
The beauty of a concrete inground pool is that it can be built to fit any site. This two-storey Beach Haven home of sharp geometries by Milieu is designed around a trapezoidal plunge pool, over which the upper level is cantilevered. Image: Jessica Chloe
Above ground vs in-ground pools – what are the best options?
This 20m-long inground pool complex features a covered pavilion and spacious lounging areas. Image: Sam Hartnett
Fibreglass vs concrete pools – what are the pros and cons?
The Stoked Stainless Plunge Spa strikes a perfect balance between pool and spa for areas where space is limited.
Pool designs for compact sites
This transparent pool was designed by G2 Studio for an Auckland home as a striking visual feature linking home and pool house. Image: John Williams
Creative garden pool designs ideas to create the wow factor
A party cabana and sculptural pool fence designed by Rogan Nash Architects become the showstoppers in a Cox’s Bay home. Image: Simon Devitt
The backyard pool house: Designing the perfect pool cabana
Kaynemail architectural mesh is used on the exterior of this pool house, designed by Johnston Architects and Bespoke Interior Design, juxtaposing concrete block and echoing the modernist design language of the main house. Image: Paul Brandon
A natural pool has the added aesthetic benefit of looking like a natural part of the environment. This pool, by Natural Pools NZ offers an inviting place for a dip with edges that merge into the surroundings.
Living and natural pools – taking a leaf out of nature’s book
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