We built a dream home on this 1.4 acre lot in beautiful Paradise Valley. The property boasts breathtaking Mummy Mountain views from the back and Scottsdale Mountain views from the front. There are so few properties that enjoy the spectacular views this home has to offer.

Sprayed Concrete Pool
Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional backyard l-shaped lap pool in Cincinnati with a water slide and stamped concrete.

Inspiration for a large contemporary backyard l-shaped pool in Orange County with a water feature and concrete slab.

The Amari by Westmod features a luxury swimming pool, sunken lounge area, bbq island, custom swing, and landscaping.
This is an example of a mid-sized modern backyard l-shaped pool in Orange County with tile.

Ambient Elements creates conscious designs for innovative spaces by combining superior craftsmanship, advanced engineering and unique concepts while providing the ultimate wellness experience. We design and build outdoor kitchens, saunas, infrared saunas, steam rooms, hammams, cryo chambers, salt rooms, snow rooms and many other hyperthermic conditioning modalities.

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Inspiration for an expansive modern indoor l-shaped pool in New York.

Photographer: Anand Jaju
Design ideas for a large contemporary indoor l-shaped pool in Bengaluru with decking.

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Inspiration for a small traditional backyard l-shaped infinity pool in Charleston with natural stone pavers.

Design ideas for a mid-sized transitional backyard l-shaped lap pool in New Orleans with a water feature and concrete pavers.

Mirage
Contemporary courtyard l-shaped pool in Orange County with tile.

This peaceful pool area has the perfect view of the Texas Hill Country just minutes from downtown Austin. Vertical cable railing by fortress surrounds the perimeter and almost blends into the landscape. Built by Castle Crafters, LLC.

Inspiration for a modern backyard l-shaped pool in Orange County with tile.

Photo of a large modern indoor l-shaped lap pool in Cologne with natural stone pavers.

This is an example of a large contemporary backyard l-shaped pool in Orange County with a water feature and concrete slab.

Large contemporary backyard l-shaped natural pool in Tampa with a hot tub.

We built a dream home on this 1.4 acre lot in beautiful Paradise Valley. The property boasts breathtaking Mummy Mountain views from the back and Scottsdale Mountain views from the front. There are so few properties that enjoy the spectacular views this home has to offer.

Fire pit decorated by tile and surrounded by concrete pavers. Photos by Jannus Studios
Design ideas for a mid-sized contemporary backyard l-shaped pool in Los Angeles with a hot tub and concrete pavers.

Terrasse, contour de piscine et margelles en travertin mixte, le tout posé sans surélévation pour un rendu plus moderne.
Contemporary backyard l-shaped pool in Other.

A former dairy property, Lune de Sang is now the centre of an ambitious project that is bringing back a pocket of subtropical rainforest to the Byron Bay hinterland. The first seedlings are beginning to form an impressive canopy but it will be another 3 centuries before this slow growth forest reaches maturity. This enduring, multi-generational project demands architecture to match; if not in a continuously functioning capacity, then in the capacity of ancient stone and concrete ruins; witnesses to the early years of this extraordinary project. The project’s latest component, the Pavilion, sits as part of a suite of 5 structures on the Lune de Sang site. These include two working sheds, a guesthouse and a general manager’s residence. While categorically a dwelling too, the Pavilion’s function is distinctly communal in nature. The building is divided into two, very discrete parts: an open, functionally public, local gathering space, and a hidden, intensely private retreat. The communal component of the pavilion has more in common with public architecture than with private dwellings. Its scale walks a fine line between retaining a degree of domestic comfort without feeling oppressively private – you won’t feel awkward waiting on this couch. The pool and accompanying amenities are similarly geared toward visitors and the space has already played host to community and family gatherings. At no point is the connection to the emerging forest interrupted; its only solid wall is a continuation of a stone landscape retaining wall, while floor to ceiling glass brings the forest inside. Physically the building is one structure but the two parts are so distinct that to enter the private retreat one must step outside into the landscape before coming in. Once inside a kitchenette and living space stress the pavilion’s public function. There are no sweeping views of the landscape, instead the glass perimeter looks onto a lush rainforest embankment lending the space a subterranean quality. An exquisitely refined concrete and stone structure provides the thermal mass that keeps the space cool while robust blackbutt joinery partitions the space. The proportions and scale of the retreat are intimate and reveal the refined craftsmanship so critical to ensuring this building capacity to stand the test of centuries. It’s an outcome that demanded an incredibly close partnership between client, architect, engineer, builder and expert craftsmen, each spending months on careful, hands-on iteration. While endurance is a defining feature of the architecture, it is also a key feature to the building’s ecological response to the site. Great care was taken in ensuring a minimised carbon investment and this was bolstered by using locally sourced and recycled materials. All water is collected locally and returned back into the forest ecosystem after use; a level of integration that demanded close partnership with forestry and hydraulics specialists. Between endurance, integration into a forest ecosystem and the careful use of locally sourced materials, Lune de Sang’s Pavilion aspires to be a sustainable project that will serve a family and their local community for generations to come.