The Swimming Pool: Inspiration and Style from Around the World - Softcover

Martha Baker; Anne Marie Cloutier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500512329 ISBN 13: 9780500512326

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Whether a Nantucket cottage-style pool area connected by a series of flagstone terraces to its adjacent home in upstate New York, or an Asian-inspired house and pool that are as striking as the Montego Bay view that surrounds them in Jamaica, The Swimming Pool is packed with photos displaying breathtaking images of pool landscapes. Martha Baker shares ideas and tips culled from years of experience designing and building swimming pools; landscaping the gardens and grounds around them, and choosing the poolside furnishings. Not only does she reveal the detailed considerations that were acounted for when each pool was designed, but she also maps out how the readers can pull their favourite elements featured in these photos and work them into their own pool designs. She explains the logistics behind determining which design style (Modern, Classic, Romantic or Rustic) fits within certain properties; nailing down the precise locale of the pool within a property to achieve ideal aesthetic and practical value; designing the best pool shape and surrounding area; and deciding on the right equipment, patio furniture and surrounding foliage and accessories that pull it all together.

About this title

About the Author

Martha Baker is a certified landscape designer, and the author of two other lifestyle books. Her designs have been featured in such magazines as House Beautiful, Elle and Martha Stewart Living.

From the Back Cover

Gorgeously illustrated with over 250 photographs, The Swimming Pool presents countless ideas for defining and designing the supreme luxury. An enlightend approach to pool design, The Swimming Pool matches superb aesthetics with the best of today's most innovative materials for the ultimate guide to building the ultimate retreat. Renowned landscape designer Martha Baker explores the four popular styles - Romantic, Modern, Classic and Rustic - and details the key elements that help to create a complete look.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500512329
• ISBN 13: 9780500512326
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224