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A Look at Swimming Pools
February 1, 2013
The swelter of summer is just about upon us—beat the heat with this roundup of swimming pools from issues past.
Competitive swimmer Sydne Didier commissioned Austin Design Inc. to create a 102-foot-long pool house in a freestanding structure behind her Amherst, Massachusetts, house. Read the full article here.
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Originally appeared in Skinny Dip
Inside Carlos Delpin and Eneida Nuñez's renovated San Juan, Puerto Rico, residence, sunlight filters through a perforated ceiling and into a swimming pool in the living room. Read the whole article here.
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When developer-turned-architect Jonathan Segal built his San Diego home, he made sure to install a reflecting pool just outside of the living room. In addition to being visually stunning, it also acts as a sound barrier—the gurgling water cancels out traffic noise. Read the whole article here.
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Stefan Dunlop jumps off the deck of his Noosa, Australia, residence into the concrete plunge pool on the first floor. Read the full article here.
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Lisa Sette relaxes outside of her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Read the full article here.
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At the Desert House, designed by Marmol Radziner in Desert Hot Springs, California, groupings of succulents accent the home’s entry path and pool area. Read the full article here.
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Sophie and Colin enjoy their new pool, the only non-solar-powered portion of their home in Venice, California, created by their father, architect David Hertz. Read the full article here.
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Originally appeared in Sustainability in Stages
Competitive swimmer Sydne Didier commissioned Austin Design Inc. to create a 102-foot-long pool house in a freestanding structure behind her Amherst, Massachusetts, house. Read the full article here.
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