The family had a long, flat lot and wanted a pool that felt architectural — not a freeform shape that fought the yard's clean geometry. Michael drew a long rectangle parallel to the property line, raised the spa on the far end, and flanked the deck corners with two gas fire bowls to anchor the evenings. Travertine coping throughout keeps the surface cool underfoot through North Texas summers.
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Spa raised 18 in. above the basin with a sheet-flow spillover into the main pool. Single automation channel.
11 in. deep ledge with two deck-mount umbrella sleeves and built-in bubblers.
Two cast-stone fire bowls on travertine plinths at deck corners — controlled via the automation app.
Premium quartz-aggregate plaster in a deep blue that holds North Texas light beautifully at dusk.
"Michael was on the job every day. The pool came out exactly like the render — we still get compliments every time someone sees it."