Elegance, relaxation, and pure satisfaction are combined seamlessly!
Upon my first site visit, I knew this had great potential to be an amazing project. However, I also know the client had met several other swimming pool contractors and landscapers already and received a few designs and proposals. I also knew they were meeting with me late in the process only because he had a chance to see a project I had designed and built at his son’s friend’s birthday party.
When I finally had a chance to meet the client and his family, we walked the entire wooded, hilly site. I started talking with them about how this project could push the limits and go from JUST a swimming pool to something MUCH MORE. I explained to them the excitement their property gave me upon my prior visit.
I mentioned this project should include features like a negative edge, swim-up bar, and raised spillover spa in order to take full advantage of the sand and, more importantly, the part of the yard that otherwise would have never been developed or used for any reason. That night I saw the clients eyes, ears, and mouths open wide as their minds were spinning with excitement as I started sketching by hand my ideas on paper for their backyard.
The very next morning I received an email from the client stating they wanted to move forward and retain me for the design and construction of their backyard project! I immediately started preparing the permits and started the design. I knew I had to incorporate a 1200 sq ft swimming pool, a negative edge, a large ten-person hot tub, and the kids favorite, a large sunning deck, and most importantly, the entire project had to have the WOW effect, which I knew it could.
The pool’s shape is a modified double Roman end with inverted corners and features a large sweeping bowed negative edge on one of its long walls. The spa is designed to fit within one of the pool’s inverted corners and is completely automated. The spa has imported 1” X 1” glass tile on its floor.
The project also features a large swim-up bar complete with granite stool tops, 5 color-changing underwater lights, a large sunning deck, 1000 sq ft of bluestone patio, and much more. We had to remove several large trees and truck in over 200 yards of ¾” blue stone trap rock for under the pool, where the pool would not be situated completely on virgin soil, as well as over 100 yards of soil to level up the yard behind the pool. We designed and built over 300 linear feet of stone and wood retaining walls. The project also features wonderful night lighting.
This project indicates the importance of putting forth my visions and laying them out in hopes of having the right client with the right budget at the right time and allowing me to perform!
