Pool Area Design

What it does

A pool is the biggest single object most gardens will ever consider, and the debate usually runs on imagination and one contractor’s brochure. This puts the actual picture on the table: your yard, from your back step, with the pool at a size the space genuinely takes — plus the surround that makes or breaks it, because the deck, planting and lighting are what you look at for the eleven months the water is too cold.

How to use it

1. 1Photograph the yard from the house, showing the candidate area.
2. 2Pick a shape, or let it size one to the space.
3. 3Choose a look for the surround.
4. 4Show the render to the household before showing it to a contractor.

Questions

Is the pool size realistic for my garden?

The render scales to the space in the photo, which is precisely the reality check most pool conversations skip. Site surveys still decide the final dimensions.

Can I see it without losing the whole lawn?

Note it: "keep a strip of lawn beside it" or pick the plunge option. Small-pool-good-surround is a genre worth previewing before assuming bigger is better.