thermal ledges

A big part of properly designing watershapes to meet specific client needs has to do with understanding how they'll be using the body of water.   I always explore this issue with my clients, which is why, for the most part, I don't do many pools with traditional deep ends - despite the fact that, for decades, most pools have been built with them.  To me, in fact, the whole concept of deep water in residential swimming pools is basically misguided and largely obsolete. Consider exactly what it is that bathers can do in the deep end of a pool:  They might dive, tread water or swim to the bottom to retrieve coins or pool toys - and, unfortunately, they can drown there, too.  Yes, people also drown in shallow water, but there's no doubt that deeper waters provide

A big part of properly designing watershapes to meet specific client needs has to do with understanding how they'll be using the body of water.   I always explore this issue with my clients, which is why, for the most part, I don't do many pools with traditional deep ends - despite the fact that, for decades, most pools have been built with them.  To me, in fact, the whole concept of deep water in residential swimming pools is basically misguided and largely obsolete. Consider exactly what it is that bathers can do in the deep end of a pool:  They might dive, tread water or swim to the bottom to retrieve coins or pool toys - and, unfortunately, they can drown there, too.  Yes, people also drown in shallow water, but there's no doubt that deeper waters provide