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Modern Pool Design

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Plans For a Simple Carport Evolve Into a Rear Addition and See-Through Pool
A straightforward alteration and addition project in Manly, New South Wales, Australia, results in a surprising overhaul of the...
8 of the Best Modern Pools to Dream of Before the End of Summer
Cool off and enjoy the last drops of the season with these 8 modern pools we love.
A Pool With a Glass Bottom Hovers Over Another at a House in the Portuguese Riviera
The Wall House in Cascais, a coastal town in an area known as the Portuguese Riviera, is an 11,840-square-foot home made with...
A Steel-and-Glass Compound Is One Family’s Launchpad For Adventure
The four structures that form Studhorse in Northern Washington encourage family members and guests to interact with the...
This Surf-Inspired Hotel Celebrates Waikiki’s Creative Spirit and its Midcentury Roots
On Oahu’s South Shore in Honolulu, the Surfjack was created in collaboration with local artists and designers who live and breath...
Take a Plunge Into These Enticing Modern Pools
Summer is coming, and we are more than ready.
Glass Takes Center Stage in These 10 See-Through Homes
While the iconic work of Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe immediately comes to mind when glass is mentioned, modern day...
Love's Labors Found
Though the obstacles they faced were formidable, this couple’s perserverance brought them closer together and made their dream...
Master Stroke
In Santa Monica, California, where pools are plenty but not always eye-pleasing, Padraic Cassidy lifted one 30 inches off the...
12 Perfect Plunge Pools For Your Small Outdoor Space
Don't have space for a massive pool in your backyard? No need to worry.
16 Boxy Modern Pools For This Summer
Take a splash in this inspiring collection of modern pools.
Architect Burton Baldridge’s design for a house in Austin features a cantilevered upper volume with a gabled profile...
House 43’s modernist elevation is both monumental and inviting.
The inner courtyard is the core of the home.
Their property features an abundance of local flora and fauna.
The concrete wall echoes the curves of the pool’s portholes.
Here's another house we visited, a long white rectangle with a killer pool between the house and the street.
Spencer Greene and his daughter, Anya, go for a dip in their Palo Alto, California, home.
At the Dyson Residence, one of the A-frames (shown here) contains five bedrooms and looks out to a pool and outdoor bar.
Sophie and Colin enjoy their new pool, the only non-solar-powered portion of their home in Venice, California, created...
Day takes a swim in a new lap pool framed by a lush Southern California garden.
Dunlop demonstrates the deck’s secondary use: as a launching pad into the concrete plunge pool on the first floor.
The east-facing pool terrace is outfitted with a series of Eos lounge chairs (and plenty of inflatable swim toys).
The small pool at the top of the landing provides the family with a place to cool off.
Groupings of succulents accent the home’s entry path and pool area.
“The owners envisioned a place that engaged with the outdoors while providing accommodating spaces for their off-season...
To the south, a small soaking pool sits outside Austin’s studio, where he’ll often lie and meditate: “I’m a great...
A seeded concrete walkway leads from the rear driveway—the entrance used most often—and into the yard.
Cassidy used the pool as an anchor for an overarching backyard master plan that pulled the parts together.
The reflecting pool is surrounded by foliage and breathtaking views of the bay.
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