Large boulder rock waterfalls and stone staircase into a very large swimming pool for Pugh's Pools in Delray Beach Florida
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped lap pool in Miami with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

This is an example of a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in San Diego with a water feature.

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard rectangular pool in Dallas with natural stone pavers.

Mike Butler
Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped infinity pool in Other with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

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Mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Miami with a hot tub.

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Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard rectangular lap pool in Orlando with natural stone pavers and a hot tub.

Here is another night shot that showcases the LED lights in this San Antonio area pool with waterfall and spa with spa spillover.
Photo of a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Austin with natural stone pavers and a hot tub.

A Memorial area family commissioned us to create a natural swimming pool in their back yard. The family already had a standard pool on premises, but it was isolated in an area of the yard not particularly suited to seating guests or hosting get-togethers. What they wanted was a second, natural swimming pool built that would serve as the hub of a new home outdoor entertainment area consisting of a new stone patio, comfortable outdoor seating, and a fire pit. They wanted to create something unique that would preserve as much of the natural features of the landscape as possible, but that would also be completely safe and fully functional as a swimming pool. We decided to design this new landscaping plan around a pre-existent waterfall that was already on the property. This feature was too attractive to ignore, and provided the ideal anchor point for a new gathering area. The fountain had been designed to mimic a natural waterfall, with stones laid on top of one another in such a way as to look like a mountain cliff where water spontaneously springs from the top and cascades down the rocks. At first glance, many would miss the opportunity that such a structure provides; assuming that a fountain designed like a cliff would have to be completely replaced to install a natural swimming pool. Our landscaping designers, however, came up with a landscape plan to transform one archetypal form into the other by simply adding to what was already there. At the base of the rocks we dug a basin. This basin was oblong in shape and varied in degrees of depth ranging from a few inches on the end to five feet in the middle. We directed the flow of the water toward one end of the basin, so that it flowed into the depression and created a swimming pool at the base of the rocks. This was easy to accomplish because the fountain lay parallel to the top of a natural ravine located toward the back of the property, so water flow was maintained by gravity. This had the secondary effect of creating a new natural aesthetic. The addition of the basin transformed the fountain’s appearance to look more like a cliff you would see in a river, where the elevation suddenly drops, and water rushes over a series of rocks into a deeper pool below. Children and guests swimming in this new structure could actually imagine themselves in a Rocky Mountain River. We then heated the swimming pool so it could be enjoyed in the winter as well as the summer, and we also lit the pool using two types of luminaries for complimentary effects. For vegetation, we used mercury vapor down lights to backlight surrounding trees and to bring out the green color of foliage in and around the top of the rocks. For the brown color of the rocks themselves, and to create a sparkling luminance rising up and out of the water, we installed incandescent, underwater up lights. The lights were GFIC protected to make the natural swimming pool shock proof and safe for human use.

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard rectangular lap pool in Los Angeles with a water feature.

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A custom designed and constructed 3,800 sf AC home designed to maximize outdoor livability, with architectural cues from the British west indies style architecture.

Mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Orange County with a water slide and stamped concrete.

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Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard rectangular lap pool in Other with a pool house and concrete pavers.

Home builders in Tampa, Alvarez Homes designed The Amber model home. At Alvarez Homes, we have been catering to our clients' every design need since 1983. Every custom home that we build is a one-of-a-kind artful original. Give us a call at (813) 969-3033 to find out more. Photography by Jorge Alvarez.

Tropical resort style estate home
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aménagement paysager pour cette maison neuve création du style paysager, sélection des matériaux, végétation, couleurs. Jardin moderne et exotique terracotta, facilité d'entretien, banc jardinière avec rangements.

Mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Orange County with concrete slab.

Inspiration for a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped pool in Los Angeles with a hot tub and concrete slab.