swimming pool

Elegant Ingenuity
It's a swimming pool that doesn't exist anyplace else, one that stretched our skill sets to find creative solutions to surprisingly steep challenges. Last year, the project was awarded the Northeast Swimming Pool Association Outstanding Achievement Award, a source of pride given the project's high level of difficulty. The project is located on the Connecticut coast overlooking Long Island Sound on a beautiful 10-acre property in an upscale neighborhood. The house is brand new, built the same time as the pool. We were brought into the process by
Endless Pools Makes Underwater Treadmills
Endless Pools (Aston, PA) has launched Hydrostride, a treadmill for residential swimming pools. The easy-to-install…
2019/2.1, February 6 — Redressed Ravine, Stepwell Wonders, Urban Retreat and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS February 6, 2019 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2017/11.1, November 1 — Design Audacity, Tile Mastery, Image Elevation and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS November 1, 2017 www.watershapes.com LOUISIANA DREAMIN’,…
2017/4.1, April 5 — Longwood Renewal, Water Bowls, Mid-Century Revelations and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS April 5, 2017 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
S.R. Smith Offers Pool Lift System
S.R. Smith (Canby, OR) manufactures the Splash! aquatic pool lift. Designed to comply with the…
2016/12.1, December 7 — Glass-Tile Candor, Pond Details, Water Resuscitation and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS December 7, 2016 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
Functional Aesthetics
Designing swimming pools and spas for people with disabilities is a special calling for watershapers:  The process gets you involved with sets of capabilities and physical limitations that force you to think beyond the usual; it also puts you in gut-level contact with the needs of those who crave involvement with water and its potential to ease pain, make aquatic exercise possible and, via simple buoyancy, make gravity less of
Speaking to Authority
'There is no doubt that the recent wave of legislation, codes and standards regarding suction entrapment has caused confusion - not just in the pool and spa industry, but also among lawmakers, inspectors and contractors as well as pool and spa owners.'  That's how Dave Peterson opened his Currents column in November 2010.   'Our firm and others have been retained by numerous owners, contractors and maintenance companies to
AstralPool Offers the Viron Gas Pool/Spa Heater
AstralPool (Jacksonville, FL) manufactures the Viron gas heater for residential swimming pools and spas. Designed…