![]() The spa is accessed by a custom set of “levitating” stone platforms, supported by a sturdy steel armature. We already developed a special glass tile blend of purple and tan colors from Lightstreams Glass Tile, so we decided to move in that same direction for the rest of the pool. The concept was to make swimming pool plaster available in hundreds of possible colors instead of the handful of standard colors offered by surface material manufacturers.Īlthough the program wasn’t up and running quite yet, I approached Mark and David about doing some sort of unusual color for this project, which was well underway and proceeding on an accelerated schedule. At the time, ART founders Mark Holden and David Tisherman were launching a new associated venture called Artisticolors, through which they would offer custom pigments to program participants. Last spring while I was working with the clients on the exterior color palette, I coincidentally attended the first classes offered by Artistic Resources and Training (ART), which happened to cover the use of color pigments in pool and spa finishes. The most obviously unusual detail in the swimming pool is its color. ![]() ![]() Everything from the perimeter walls to the pathways to the mailbox is designed to harmonize with the new house, which features a contemporary design and just about every luxury amenity imaginable. A REGAL HUEįor starters, the pool is part of an elaborate outside design that features a range of first-class details, including a planting palette comprised of approximately 200 species representing the spectrum of plants indigenous to Arizona. The spa’s intricate design was based on measurements of the client’s bodies and a complex set of hydrotherapy jets, all to create a visually and physically stimulating hot-water experience. In addition to the unusual purple finish, the project includes a spectacular custom tile mosaic used in the spa, waterline, steps and benches. Once you scratch the surface, however, and consider all of the innovative details and dramatic setting, this pool is anything but ordinary or mundane. (I’m a big fan of all-shallow pools, but the clients have grandkids and insisted the pool be configured for diving.) Although contemporary in all facets, the pool is a little “old-school” in that it’s designed for diving, complete with an eight-and-a-half-foot deep end and a traditional fiberglass diving board. It’s a simple 20-by-40-foot rectangle with a raised attached spa. The clients were happy with the results of our work, so when it came time for them to build a new luxury estate home, we were brought in to work on the overall exterior design and, among many other elaborate elements, create a custom swimming pool.Īt first glance, the swimming pool and spa combination might not seem that far out of the ordinary. ![]() Our firm, Red Rock Pools & Spas, worked with these clients before to create several waterfeatures and perform landscape design and installation as part of a museum project they sponsored here in the greater Phoenix area. That was certainly the case for this unusual pool and spa combination, a rapid undertaking that pushed our work into new creative territory and stretched our technical ingenuity. The most memorable projects often start with the best clients. Chief among the unusual features is a custom deep-purple pebble finish that, when first installed, made the pool look like a vat of grape jelly, but later softened to a rich and subtle hue that sets this contemporary-style vessel apart from all others. The project pictured here required equal parts technical skill, knowledgeable design and raw nerve, explains builder/designer Rick Chafey of Red Rock Pools & Spas in Gilbert, Ariz. ![]()
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