From the breathtaking to the beautiful, these inspiring swimming pools are arguably the ultimate in family-friendly domestic luxuries, plus, they add loads of value, style and atmosphere to the properties they adorn.
SCULPTURAL STYLE
Anchored by a sculptural curved pillar, the main deck of this multilevel home fit for a tech baron showcases a 25-metre rim-flow swimming pool that makes a smooth visual transition from architecture to the landscape beyond.
SEXY CURVES
The dreamily restored farmhouse to which this pool area is appended has seven bedrooms and is frequently filled with visitors, “which makes for a lot of social interaction and beautiful memories”, says the homeowner. No doubt that for guests and residents alike, plenty of those memories will be centred on lounging around and swimming in the property’s enviable new pool, which features a delightfully old-school curved shape.
BLUE NOTE
Designed to merge seamlessly into its spectacular oceanside location, this clean-lined infinity pool overlooks a 20-kilometre stretch of pristine beach and a sparkling expanse of sea that in turn dissolves into the sky. As a result, when swimming in the pool, the overall effect is one of being part of — rather than a spectator to — the incredible scenery.
As a result, when swimming in the pool, the overall effect is one of being part of — rather than a spectator to — the incredible scenery.
MOUNTAIN HIGH
Sporting what must be one of the most breathtaking views of any pool on the planet, this urban oasis also has all the easygoing, family-friendly vibes of a classic suburban home — complete with loads of surrounding greenery and old-school mosaic-tile detail. But the intrusion of the cantilevered wooden deck into the space of the water gives this pool area a contemporary edge too, making it pretty much the best of all worlds.
SET IN STONE
On one side lies a forest of oak trees, and on the other, a view in which, on most days, the division between sea and sky becomes blurred into a single vista of blue. In between is an arresting, stone-clad house and this exquisite swimming pool, which, with its dark interior and mirror-like surface, is perhaps the most perfectly magical element of a very special holiday home.
But the intrusion of the cantilevered wooden deck into the space of the water gives this pool area a contemporary edge too, making it pretty much the best of all worlds.
NATURAL RHYTHM
The renovation of a holiday home perched atop a series of mountainside terraces near the sea included a complete overhaul of the existing swimming pool. It’s now a simply gorgeous rim-flow design that seamlessly links water and sky when viewed from the large shallow steps on two sides of the pool, which are ideal for water-based lounging and also make entering and getting out of the water easy.
JUNGLE BOOGIE
Proof positive that a swimming pool need not be large to be envy-inducing, this oval oasis forms part of a coastal retreat that enables its busy owners to relax in a verdant conservation village at weekends, and makes up one level of a mountainside home that unfolds over multiple levels. The pool is a very necessary addition to the property, too, as the adjacent Atlantic Ocean is notoriously cold all year round — excellent for surfing while wetsuit-clad, but by no means comfortable for recreational swims.
Words — Robyn Alexander
Photographs — Greg Cox
