Architecture of the home
Originally, the landscape architect’s plan was for a sweeping radius vanishing edge pool. In the initial meeting, I sat quietly and listened to his motivation for the design (those that know me know how hard that was). When the owners inquired as to what I thought, I asked them to show me any curves in the house. The only ones they could find were in the toilets and drains on the sinks and showers.
I proposed that the pool be a series of straight lines that mimicked the lines of the roof with the vanishing edge stepped to echo the house even more effectively. The various planes of water were created to carry the planes of the floor elevations seamlessly out into the yard.
Since all of the back walls were glass Nana walls, during the summer they wanted an “indoor-outdoor” free-flowing effect and feel. Additionally, the various elevations of perimeter overflowing water satisfied the need to create visual interest for the multiple vantage points.