The New American Swimming Pool [antikvár]

1. > . I. Foreword facing page, ( '.i'llllliy l'.'i'l, OilVfl . I-M"!!.»! l'hi>liyr,i!'l!y. l oi.l l'lh'li^tJiiliy. below I lllhlK>IOII\;ll IWl. lollll L. II"••ri,.'. /7ii-.sll.l (, /'/(i'íiiv;r.i/>/i)'. ioiii l;\\. A svMiiiiiiiiii' p«>i'l much morc tli.iii -i loncn-cf vlicll pl.uod 111 ihc muidle- ot'j backy.írJ i.mii .inJ tillcil wjícr riii- most Miccesslul pool K otíc fh.it i> ilcMyncd .iiiil Mtoii v\ itli careful coiisitilt.uinn ot tlic iunisc s .irihi-toitiiri' -Ilid ilic landscape jrchncciiirc MirníUiidiiij; iC.Tht l olof nl iho pooi. its shape, its location, tik' p.iviiig mate-ruis iisL'd lor íhc icrracc. the jJj.iccm pl.intiiijr.—all con-trihtiii.' to .1 sue CCS'-111 I (or unsuccessful) Josiiin. EijUJlly important is thf owner's planned use for die pool. Is it tor \\.!rcr sports or tor serious swminimi;? Or is it more lieeor.itive. inieiuieii as a w.iter tearuiv iii the n.inlcn, sueh .is a retleetiiiii pool? I'erliaps the iiiosi sueeesstul pools ,ire those th.it otVer both .lestiietie .iiul practical on)ov nieiit. kei;.irille'.s ot'the iiiotisaiion. resiJeiitial swimmini; pool ilesiyn .iiul eonstruction is huL;e iiKÍiistr\ in the United St.ites. Atei>riiiii^ to the most recent ilat.i from the Nation,il I'ool .iikI Sp.i Institute, it is a S'' l'>ilhoii mdiistrv annuallv I here .ire an estimated 3.S iiiillion in^roimJ pools (.iiul .mother .V5 million ahove ijrouiKl). and the current rate i>t tonstruetioii ol new ingrouiul pools is running .is hi^h as 2l)(i.l is llie tirst book I o presen! .ill the elemeiils reijuireil to cre.ite .i hc.iuiitiil. tunc-tioiul swinimini; pool whether the luiiljiei is jjeiieroiis or ti)il)i lly presiiitinn I'l c.ise stiulies of swimming pools ol .il! si/i.' Ill v.irviii^ decrees ot i ompieMty. and m loc.i-tioris .initiiul the i oiinirs'. ihis book |iro\ ules a we.itih ol ideas ind iiispir.itioii lor dcsii;tiinj; "lol tlut coiiiple-iiieiits aiis selling or < in iinisi.mce. A I ot ihe pools are prolrssioii.ilK «lesipK«! .mil l.inilsi .ipi il. -iiul e.ii li is creat-i il .IS p.irt ol till oviT.ill di-sif^n s( lieiiie ot llie site. I he i.isc siiiilus te.ilurc- sill- (iLiiis III help (he le.ider lu'lter iiiulerst.Mjil the conteMii.il rel.itionsliip ot ihe pool lo the reMili iKi- iiid (o lis iiniiH'ili.Ke i iiviiomiieni. Multiple view, ol vai li pool lilusrr.itc ilti- < .itelul dei-iilm^ neeileil (m < n .iti' .1 hcMiiiitul pool I'hoio^^r.iplis i.il.en lioin m.my injdfs III>111 msiile tlie limisi. Ir ilir pool lookiuj; low,lid the house j;ive I hi te.uk i i rhoiou^;h u in lei st.iinlni^', ol the p.iriii iil.ir po< il's ilesion .mil pi ii i iiierit I III- \'ni-.-\iii>tii,iti \\riiiiwiiix' I'i'ol le.itiif s nib,in, >ul>ui l>-esigiiiiip, pools ill,It lie I onteMu.ilk I Ol lei I di.ii ire III h.innony w illi ilieii mu rouiulinp is .i p.ii lu ul.u skill ol ni.m\ ol (he l.iitilsi ,ipe .lli Itltei Is le.iliiied ill (Ins book, nil liiiliii)! |olm I Wong. Sieplien Si mison. S.miuel Willl.imson, I >i.ine I )e\oie. ilitl l hiisliiie I en I \\ k \\ hen deM^niiii; .i pool, the\ p,iv partictilarK i. lose auention to (he u.i\ i( is sited in (lie ludve laudsc.ipe. to lis sh.ipe .iiul color, .iiid to the use ol native maten.its iii .ill c.ises eNiept the e\iiaouiuui\ iridooi piH>l designed In Seogin l l.un i\ Ui.is .Vr» liilei (s, pools w ei\- i hosen where (he l.iiulsiape .irehite«tuiv is iiuegi.il to the viesigu and loc.iiioii ol (lie pool Whetliei son ,iie pl.inmog .i ]'ool toi swimming, duiik iiig. viewing, Ol .IS ,1 pi,lie (o UMd .iiivl siuilMtlie, iJn \.i< . Iitirtioiti Sinuiiiiiiii: IW! promises to be .in mdispeiisible letereiH e toi (he lu luUM, l,iiid>i ape arellitei t. sn home ow net ii, I ti