#concrete-pools

#concrete-pools

Bergs Potter takes the cake for me, closely followed by the majolica-like planters at Williams-Sonoma and a few stylish designs from Ferm Living and Pottery Barn. These planters lean home decor over plastic planters, making them weather-resistant, durable pieces even on a wind-whipped balcony or hurricane-sacked home garden.

Brockwell Lido was crowned London's best swimming spot by Time Out last year and was even named the best in the entire country just a month later.

Most water filter pitchers are made of BPA-free plastic. But as new research shows that bottled-water drinkers ingest tens of thousands of excess microplastic particles, wellness lovers have begun to look askance at water filters that are themselves made of plastic.

The revamped venue will feature a basketball court, football pitches, and shiny (and crack-free) pools, as part of a £130 million redevelopment overseen by Morgan Sindall Construction.

Wright created a sculptural masterpiece, but he was pushing the boundaries of residential construction. He didn't put enough reinforcing steel in the cantilevers of the house over the waterfall, so as soon as they removed the formwork, the house started to sag. Wright was always assuring the Kaufmanns it was natural, but it was the house failing.

Rather than something built into a pool, it is something you bring to one. A jet head mounts to the pool's edge with a clamp-and-bracket assembly, no drilling required, while a separate power box sits on the deck nearby. Attach it, switch it on, and the pool becomes considerably more useful than it was ten minutes ago.

Here's a question: what if your backyard pool could moonlight as a personal aquatic gym, wave pool, and lazy river - all without any permanent installation? That's the pitch behind iGarden's new Swim Jet X Series, a battery-powered contraption that clamps onto your pool edge and fires water at speeds that can actually challenge competitive swimmers. The whole setup is refreshingly simple. Mount the jet unit to your pool's edge using the included clamps - no drilling, no plumbing, no construction crew required.

To drink, to bathe, to swim, water has been integral to every society, at every point in our relatively short history here on earth. We connect, drink, and extend ourselves over water, a lifegiving force whose polarity explains much of human behavior. Fostering this sense of community is vital to our health and happiness as well.

Our firm is seeing clients that want spaces that blend comfort, performance, and natural materials with an aesthetic that is not just refined, but that seamlessly blends with the home's interior design. Clients are asking for the same types of appliances for their outdoor kitchens that they have indoors. For instance, gourmet pizza ovens, under-cabinet beverage fridges, nugget ice cube makers, and professional-grade grills.

Studio Millspace Text description provided by the architects. Throughout eight months of design and on-site work, we realized that what truly matters is not the completeness of drawings, but the intuition shaped by being present. Around 70% of the layout was defined early on, while the remaining 30% was deliberately left without a set functionallowing light, behaviors, and moods to participate in forming the space.

Leisure spaces are often where different generations cross paths. Without formal programs or assigned roles, they allow people to move, pause, and remain together, each engaging space in their own way. In a built environment increasingly shaped by specialization and separation, these shared spatial grounds have become less common, giving leisure-oriented architecture a renewed relevance. Discussions around public space have repeatedly pointed to the value of openness and flexibility in supporting collective life.

Fishing Village Under Aircraft - Gaoqi Village is located at the northernmost point of Xiamen Island. Historically, it served as the nearest ferry terminal for travelers arriving in Xiamen from the mainland by boat. In the 1980s, the urban airport was constructed near the village. Restricted by the height limitations imposed by flight paths, this fishing village under the aircraft managed to avoid demolition and disappearance among the rapid urbanization.

It's likely that you've encountered recycled glass countertops without realizing it. They're far from the hippie-style broken-glass mosaic art of yesteryear, instead presenting as sleek, highly polished, professional slabs with intriguing bits of confetti-style color trapped inside. That's the recovered glass bits set into a binding material such as resin, cement, or concrete, and then smoothly polished so that the composite surface feels like stone.