Facebook Tweet Help Stories Outdoor Living Sweeping lines Share Tweet Help One long, gentle curve transforms a linearlap pool into a sensuous haven The orientation of the pool gives uninterrupted views of the coastal headland from the patio and far end of the pool. If you're looking for a pool that will give you space to work out, but also encourage you to relax and unwind, a standard lap pool may not be the answer.For the owners of this pool, a decent-sized exercise pool was required, as was a spa and patio area. They also wanted to save the many fine specimen trees in the garden. But the designer, Mike Jack of Natural Habitats, could see a way of adding another dimension."From a design point of view, I wanted to stretch the boundaries of a typical lap pool, with its linear shape, so I decided to draw on the architecture of the house," he says. "The walls of the house are straight and linear, although they incorporate some unusual angles, so I drew on the one curve that exists the roof line."The result is a pool that combines the functionality of a lap pool with the sensuous curves of a tropical plunge pool. The 20m-long pool bows out to 4 metres at its widest point, allowing the owners to relax in the water as well as cover the laps. The owners of this 1990s home wanted a pool that they could swim in, but one that would nestle into the landscape and make the most of the gardens mature planting. As the plan indicates, the pool has one extended curve along its lenght. Neil Runciman of Frontier Pools, who custom made the pool, says the pool shape is novel, but predicts that he'll work on many more pools like this in the future."The long curve, with its shallow gradient down one side of the pool and heavy planting adjacent to it, makes the shape very distinctive," he says.The curved shape also allowed several large trees to be saved during excavations of the pool, including a 3m-high butea palm and a mature dragon tree."The previous owners had planted extensively and there was a lot of mature specimens that we wanted to save," says Jack. "Some of the plants were so unusual that a council botanist was called in to take cuttings and propagate the rarest ones." The site slopes steeply away from the house, with the pool finishing several metres higher then the lawn. The dense planting, including banana palms, dragon trees, hibiscus, queen palms and bungalow palms, ensures that the owners' privacy is maintained."With such lush planting, dark blue was a clear choice for the pool and spa tiling," says Runciman. "The contrast creates a tropical feel and the colour helps to accentuate the pool's unusual shape." Credit list Pool and spa builder Frontier Pools Construction Pool filtration Waterco NZ Pool and spa heating Jandy Gas Heater from SSL Pool and spa engineering Thorburn Consultants Excavation Brian Hoffman Ltd Pool interior Diamond Brite in Midnite Blue Spa Frontier Pools Construction Lighting Spa Electrics from Austral Hard and soft landscaping Natural Habitats Paving Stevensons Veneto Paving Story by: Trendsideas 10 Sep, 2007 Outdoor Living Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post Studio Del Castillo wins TIDA Australia Apartment of the Year 14 Nov, 2024 C. Kairouz Architects wins TIDA Australia Interior Design of the Year 14 Nov, 2024 Alex Urena Design Studio wins TIDA Australia Designer Home of the Year 14 Nov, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > NZ2313 NZ2313 Read More Similar Stories