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Tropical Natural Pool Design Ideas

2015 Swimming Pools
2015 Swimming Pools
Atlantis Pools & Spas, LLCAtlantis Pools & Spas, LLC
Inspiration for a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Atlanta with a water feature and stamped concrete.
Freeform Lagoon
Freeform Lagoon
Hive Outdoor LivingHive Outdoor Living
Location: Tampa, FL, USA Hive Outdoor Living Mocha Travertine, Wet Edge Satin Matrix, Rico Rock custom waterfall and boulder cave, bubblers, SR Smith basketball hoop,
Private Estate #7
Private Estate #7
Shehan PoolsShehan Pools
Shehan Pools
Inspiration for a tropical custom-shaped natural pool in Cincinnati.
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Fazoli Brothers Inc.Fazoli Brothers Inc.
JWK
Photo of a small tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Miami with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Pool Landscape & Outdoor Entertaining
Pool Landscape & Outdoor Entertaining
Broward Landscape, Inc.Broward Landscape, Inc.
Broward Landscape Clean Pool Landscape, contemporary pool landscape, palm ttrees around pool, pool landscape, pool side landscape, poolscape, tropical pool landscape,
Tropical Pool waterfalls
Tropical Pool waterfalls
Matthew Giampietro Garden DesignMatthew Giampietro Garden Design
Tropical Pool waterfall and Jacuzzi waterfall by Matthew Giampietro of Waterfalls Fountains & Gardens Inc. The tropical garden planting design and installation is by Ultimate Landscaping. Waterfall, Fountains & Gardens designed and installed all of the hardscape features and the tropical pool waterfall.
Swimming Pool Waterfall Water Feature in Los Angeles
Swimming Pool Waterfall Water Feature in Los Angeles
Sierra Pacific DesignSierra Pacific Design
Custom pool waterfall water feature in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jamie Schevers.
Photo of a small tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Los Angeles with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Welsh Design Services
Welsh Design Services
Welsh Design ServicesWelsh Design Services
Design ideas for a mid-sized tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Denver with a hot tub and concrete slab.
Vieques Island Pool and Terrace Design
Vieques Island Pool and Terrace Design
Johker DesignJohker Design
Tropical oasis on Vieques Island with multi-tiered dipping pool,waterfall and dolphin mosaic tile.
This is an example of a mid-sized tropical courtyard custom-shaped natural pool in Baltimore with a water feature and tile.
Natural Waterfall & Swimming Pool
Natural Waterfall & Swimming Pool
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignExterior Worlds Landscaping & Design
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.
Exceptional Entertainers Oasis
Exceptional Entertainers Oasis
Prime RealtyPrime Realty
Maddox Photography
Large tropical backyard kidney-shaped natural pool in Los Angeles with a water feature and natural stone pavers.
Some of Our Work
Some of Our Work
San Diego PoolsSan Diego Pools
Inspiration for a large tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in San Diego with a water slide and natural stone pavers.
Extensive Home Remodel
Extensive Home Remodel
DawnElise InteriorsDawnElise Interiors
This is an example of a large tropical backyard rectangular natural pool in Miami with natural stone pavers.
Atlantis Pools & Spas Inc.
Atlantis Pools & Spas Inc.
Atlantis Pools & Spas Inc.Atlantis Pools & Spas Inc.
Photo of a tropical custom-shaped natural pool in Other.
Pool Design
Pool Design
MJM Design Group, Inc.MJM Design Group, Inc.
Tropical custom-shaped natural pool in Tampa.
Spas
Spas
Vacation PoolsVacation Pools
This is an example of a small tropical backyard round natural pool in Los Angeles with a hot tub and decking.
Tropical backyard pool waterfall into jacuzzi
Tropical backyard pool waterfall into jacuzzi
Matthew Giampietro Garden DesignMatthew Giampietro Garden Design
This tropical backyard pool waterfall and jacuzzi is the theme in this tropical outdoor living space in Lighthouse Point, Florida. Planting installation by Ultimate Landscaping Waterfalls, Fountains & Gardens designed and installed this tropical backyard pool waterfall.
Bay Area Pool Remodel
Bay Area Pool Remodel
Laura Frost; Home and Garden DesignerLaura Frost; Home and Garden Designer
Swimming pool remodel design included removing several 65' tall Italian cypresses, which stood like soldiers on two sides of the pool, not offering any color or interest. There was also a step down from the house, the a step up to the pool. We made it level with the main door. The design included removing a fireplace and sliding door, replacing with more windows and French doors. the design included adding a portable spa and custom concrete fire pit.
Early Designs 2001 - 2010
Early Designs 2001 - 2010
Jim Burkhart Pool DesignerJim Burkhart Pool Designer
Lazy River Free form pool with 9x10 raised spa, 55x17, 860 sq ft, Caribbean Wet Edge finish, Pea Gravel Deck.
Photo of an expansive tropical backyard custom-shaped natural pool in Houston.

Tropical Natural Pool Design Ideas

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