Our clients wanted a small pool or water feature in their tiny inner city backyard. The area was less than 60sq/m in total. The pool had to be big enough to be practical but not take up the whole yard.

Our design proposed installing a pool on the rear boundary linked to the alfresco area via a deck walkway to one side. The pool was raised by 300mm with the glass fence becoming a window into the water, creating an exhilarating feature. This detail assisted in opening up the yard, allowing more grass than would have been possible with a paved area between the pool and fence.
Not only were we able to get a decent sized plunge pool, 5m x 2.5m, but a five person spa at the end.
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Materials were chosen to compliment the modern home and assist with creating light and space. The white pool tiles reflect the rich blue of the sky creating light in the small area. The rear boundary was finished with a polished concrete render with bluestone coping wrapping the pool.

The pool plant area is cleverly housed behind a hardwood timber batten screen which blends into the side boundary. A water feature has been installed in this wall to dull the inner city noise. Timber battens were sourced from the same timber used on the upper level of the house for consistency.

The greatest success in this design has been the number of features packed in to a small space, while meeting the customer’s requirements and making the yard feel bigger than it was before landscaping.