Planning a pool as part of a villa planning project
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Country-style architecture is one of the most prominent sites for every architect. Most often, it will actually be a villa planning project, with all that this implies, as in addition to maintaining elements of rural architecture, every architect will be asked to find solutions to most of the clients' aspirations.
One of the aspirations of clients within the framework of a country-style architecture project is to incorporate a pool in the yard. This is of course possible in the design of villas that have a wide and adjacent yard, in which a wide swimming pool or a smaller pool can be integrated.
Designing villas that include a pool in the yard will lead every architect to pay attention to a number of important points that must of course be recognized.
Maintaining safety distances around the pool
When planning villas with pools, it is important to recognize that a safety distance of at least one meter must be maintained around the pool. In cases where it is possible to maintain more than one meter, this is of course recommended. Placing furniture, sculpture or anything else in the immediate vicinity of the pool can lead bathers to an unfortunate situation where they will get out of the pool when they may collide or slip into that object or piece of furniture standing nearby.
Another safety element that will be required of you is the installation of non-slip surfaces. You will need to place them in the areas around the pool, on the ladder and steps that allow entry to the pool, on the diving board area and even on the inner walls of the pool.
The location of the pool in relation to the sun
It is important to recognize that when planning villas, a wide emphasis is given to a wide number of issues related to the direction of the sun. This is also relevant when planning a pool in the yard. A pool that does not receive sunlight for most of the day will result in extremely cold water that will cause bathers to stay in the pool for a short time at best. The general recommendation is to place the pool, if possible, south of the villa.
In cases where it is not possible to position the pool in a way that will allow it to be exposed to the sun's rays for most of the day, it is important to add an electric or solar heating system to the pool. This is an external system that looks similar to an external air conditioner unit, and here too it is important to know where to place it in relation to the pool.
Check the permits and restrictions in each city or council regarding the construction of a pool
A rural architecture project that includes a villa with a pool obviously requires the approvals of the council or municipality where you are building your dream project. It is important to recognize that each council or municipality has different laws and regulations regarding the addition of a pool as part of a villa planning project.
There are local councils and municipalities that will require you, for example, to incorporate a fence around the pool as a safety measure, and others will only require you to cover the pool during the winter and at night when it is not in use. These safety measures are intended to prevent unfortunate situations of drowning, whether when children enter the pool without close parental supervision or even pets.
One of the aspirations of clients within the framework of a country-style architecture project is to incorporate a pool in the yard. This is of course possible in the design of villas that have a wide and adjacent yard, in which a wide swimming pool or a smaller pool can be integrated.
Designing villas that include a pool in the yard will lead every architect to pay attention to a number of important points that must of course be recognized.
Maintaining safety distances around the pool
When planning villas with pools, it is important to recognize that a safety distance of at least one meter must be maintained around the pool. In cases where it is possible to maintain more than one meter, this is of course recommended. Placing furniture, sculpture or anything else in the immediate vicinity of the pool can lead bathers to an unfortunate situation where they will get out of the pool when they may collide or slip into that object or piece of furniture standing nearby.
Another safety element that will be required of you is the installation of non-slip surfaces. You will need to place them in the areas around the pool, on the ladder and steps that allow entry to the pool, on the diving board area and even on the inner walls of the pool.
The location of the pool in relation to the sun
It is important to recognize that when planning villas, a wide emphasis is given to a wide number of issues related to the direction of the sun. This is also relevant when planning a pool in the yard. A pool that does not receive sunlight for most of the day will result in extremely cold water that will cause bathers to stay in the pool for a short time at best. The general recommendation is to place the pool, if possible, south of the villa.
In cases where it is not possible to position the pool in a way that will allow it to be exposed to the sun's rays for most of the day, it is important to add an electric or solar heating system to the pool. This is an external system that looks similar to an external air conditioner unit, and here too it is important to know where to place it in relation to the pool.
Check the permits and restrictions in each city or council regarding the construction of a pool
A rural architecture project that includes a villa with a pool obviously requires the approvals of the council or municipality where you are building your dream project. It is important to recognize that each council or municipality has different laws and regulations regarding the addition of a pool as part of a villa planning project.
There are local councils and municipalities that will require you, for example, to incorporate a fence around the pool as a safety measure, and others will only require you to cover the pool during the winter and at night when it is not in use. These safety measures are intended to prevent unfortunate situations of drowning, whether when children enter the pool without close parental supervision or even pets.
