pools | architecture and design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/pools/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 23 Jan 2024 03:05:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 new york city’s self-filtering +POOL to float in the east river this summer https://www.designboom.com/technology/plus-pool-new-york-city-self-filtering-east-river-water-01-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/plus-pool-new-york-city-self-filtering-east-river-water-01-08-2024/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:01:19 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1039215

plans have been announced to move forward with +POOL, new york city's floating swimming pool of filtered east river water.

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brazilian studio entre escalas builds a tiny pink swimming house for ‘casa vila mariana’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/casa-vila-mariana-entre-escalas-brazil-11-23-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/casa-vila-mariana-entre-escalas-brazil-11-23-2023/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 03:05:09 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1031832

in são paulo, a renovated townhouse by brazilian studio entre escalas includes a tiny pink addition.

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17,000 tiles of beatlemania: john lennon’s psychedelic swimming pool mosaic heads to auction https://www.designboom.com/art/17000-tiles-beatlemania-psychedelic-eye-mosaic-john-lennon-pool-auction-11-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/art/17000-tiles-beatlemania-psychedelic-eye-mosaic-john-lennon-pool-auction-11-17-2023/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:30:29 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1030609

the mosaic uses polychrome tiles in vibrant shades of red, blue, green, and white, while mirrored tiles were incorporated to form the iris.

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cantilevered transparent pool hovers above hotel complex in thailand https://www.designboom.com/architecture/cantilevered-transparent-pool-mys-khaoyai-hotel-urban-praxis-thailand-11-02-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/cantilevered-transparent-pool-mys-khaoyai-hotel-urban-praxis-thailand-11-02-2023/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:30:59 +0000 Urban praxis https://www.designboom.com/?p=1026833

urban praxis' hotel design features an 'elevated ground floor' allowing for natural greenery to take over.

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danica o. kus captures interwoven spiral ramps of modernist penguin pool at london zoo https://www.designboom.com/architecture/danica-o-kus-interwoven-spiral-ramps-modernist-lubetkin-penguin-pool-london-zoo-08-08-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/danica-o-kus-interwoven-spiral-ramps-modernist-lubetkin-penguin-pool-london-zoo-08-08-2023/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:30:00 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1009209

Danica O. Kus captures modernist Penguin Pool at london zoo   The Lubetkin Penguin Pool, a remarkable modernist enclosure at the London Zoo, offers a captivating experience for both animal and architecture enthusiasts. Constructed in 1934 by Berthold Lubetkin, a Georgian-born architect from the Tecton Group, the pool features an elliptical design with two intertwined […]

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felipe pantone pixelates residential swimming pool with 130,000 rainbow glass mosaics https://www.designboom.com/design/felipe-pantone-swimming-pool-glass-mosaics-onix-04-17-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/felipe-pantone-swimming-pool-glass-mosaics-onix-04-17-2023/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:30:06 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=983760

for ‘chromadynamica pool,’ the artist selects seven distinct tessera hues for the design, which features some 130,000 glass mosaic tiles.

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upstairs studio architecture’s poolside pavilion nestled in miami backyard https://www.designboom.com/architecture/upstairs-studio-architecture-hammock-drive-pavilion-miami-02-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/upstairs-studio-architecture-hammock-drive-pavilion-miami-02-05-2023/#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2023 17:01:19 +0000 stephen landy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=963581

upstairs studio architecture sit a poolside pavilion in the luscious backyard of hammock drive.

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pham huu son delves into mediterranean architecture for beachfront villa in vietnam https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pham-huu-son-mediterranean-architecture-beachfront-villa-vietnam-11-07-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pham-huu-son-mediterranean-architecture-beachfront-villa-vietnam-11-07-2022/#respond Mon, 07 Nov 2022 07:45:26 +0000 SON from PHSA https://www.designboom.com/?p=941512

beachfront resort villa 'santo by the sea' by pham huu son adorns van phong bay in vietnam.

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nuno nascimento balances minimalism and warmth with its ‘casa da açoteia’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/nuno-nascimento-casa-da-acoteia-algarve-portugal-10-03-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/nuno-nascimento-casa-da-acoteia-algarve-portugal-10-03-2022/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:01:23 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=933609

the house is topped with a sunny roof terrace with views of the town's roof-scape and the sparkling ocean beyond.

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scottwhitbystudio converts jubilee pool into the UK’s only geothermal seawater lido https://www.designboom.com/architecture/scottwhitbystudio-jubilee-pool-uk-only-geothermal-seawater-lido-09-18-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/scottwhitbystudio-jubilee-pool-uk-only-geothermal-seawater-lido-09-18-2022/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 20:15:31 +0000 SWS https://www.designboom.com/?p=928432

one of the largest surviving seawater lidos in the UK now serves as a year-round community hub.

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