7 Swimming Pool Design for Any Buildings

The swimming pool in a building design is not the main element, but several conditions and considerations exist. The swimming pool is an element that must be present in the building. In practice, a swimming pool can play an important role in building design, just as in the design of a five-star hotel. The pool is one of the parts that must be available as a public facility supporting the hotel. Sometimes also, an architect makes a swimming pool a point of interest in its design. Here is an example of the shape of a swimming pool with various functions,

DongFengYun Hotel Mi'Le (Luoxu+CCD)

DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le, Photo by Wang Ting

The design of the swimming pool in this building illustrates the hotel's overall design because it is naturally designed with a touch of blue and natural colors around it, coupled with the play of lights at night, making this pool one of the attractions of this hotel. The design of this swimming pool can be in harmony with the concepts of "warm atmosphere" and "original simplicity" and add to the aesthetic philosophy of the hotel. Since CCD does not adopt "modern" or "industrial" design expressions, the team takes inspiration from the local cultural context and utilizes simple language to integrate space into nature. This swimming pool is one way to integrate the hotel building into nature.

Olea All Suite Hotel (Block722 architects+)

The Olea Suites Hotel, Photo by Claus Brechenmacher - Reiner Baumann Photography

In the design of the Olea All Suite Hotel, Block722 Architects+ presents water elements in various forms throughout the hotel as a seamless connection of the inner space with the outside. Organically designed on Teslivi hill, the Olea All Suite Hotel is a peaceful contemporary retreat. In this hotel building, the pool serves as a quiet heart with an area of 4000 square meters as a naturally formed hotel facility, soothing water flowing freely to all corners of the Olea All Suite Hotel. The absence of a boundary between resort suites and communal spaces fosters a unique sense of freedom and attention that resembles the deep relaxation one feels while floating.

Hachi Homestay & Spa (SILAA Architects)

Hachi Homestay and Spa, Photo by Hoang Le

This homestay is designed with a U-shaped plan centered by a swimming pool in the middle of the site. The room arrangement with such a plan manages to bring tranquility to all corners of the homestay. Furthermore, SILAA deliberately designed the first floor with an open plan as a common area, such as the receptionist, garden, swimming pool, and others. The result is a quiet garden connected to common areas and bedrooms, allowing visitors to feel the various layers of space, especially inside the park. In addition, visitors can see the whole room without being blocked by the structure of the building.

Refuge (NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte)

Refuge House, Photo by Johnny Umans

The project by NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte is a square-shaped pavilion equipped with a natural filtration system swimming pool. The architect designed a pavilion with a garden integrated with a swimming pool as a refuge and a link for its residents with the pre-existing wilderness. The proximity to nature is reinforced by the circular roof of the 'hortus conclusus' completing the cut-out shape of the building. Circles are used as the visual language of an open forest. Each frame that appears due to cut-outs throughout the space makes the building seem closer to nature.

The Tiing Hotel (Nic Brunsdon + MANGUNING)

The Tiing Hotel, Photo by Ben Hosking

Located on the north coast of Bali, Tiing has been designed as a 'gift to the brave'. Tiing is a boutique resort that blends into its local and cultural context. Due to its remote location, the design deliberately leans on traditional construction materials and techniques while providing a strong conceptual framework. The hotel frames the mountains and seas that become the nature around it as a place to relax and reconnect with self and nature. In each room, there is a private pool that is in harmony with the initial concept of this hotel because, being in a tropical climate, the use of weatherproof materials can improve the character of the architecture and place expressed through texture and shape as a sense of motif in the rooms and private pools.

Colina House (BLOCO Arquitetos)

Colina House, Photo by Haruo Mikami

Occupying an area of 520m2, this house is located on a higher site than the surroundings. When viewed from above, the construction of this building is in the shape of the letter "U" with a garden in the middle. The owner defines the house as having two wings with garden access as an interlude and is reinforced by the presence of a swimming pool that stretches as an element that unites the two wings of this building. Around the house's perimeter, some trees are deliberately left towering to provide visual and functional freshness. The use of sills marks a difference in treatment between the material on the outside of the house that is resistant to rain, sun, and dust and the inner material that is more protected and closer to the touch of the occupants.

Sudamala Suites & Villas Lombok (ESA International)

Sudamala Suites & Villas Lombok, Photo by Wisni Juana Putra

Sudamala Resort aspires to build an authentic resort by presenting local wisdom through art and culture. ESA International tries to bring the uniqueness of Nusa Tenggara art and culture through a concept that features traditional building techniques, local materials, authentic art, and decorative details of local natural crafts. Sudamala Suites & Villas is located on the waterfront, making this commercial building overlook stunning sea views. It is a way of appreciating the local culture, respecting the island's beauty, and helping environmental conservation efforts by allowing pre-existing native trees. The swimming pool is present in the design not only as a mandatory facility but also as a communication link between the building and the marine nature in front of it.