No. 76 Pools · Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Swimming Pool with Timber Pavilion
Beside a rectangular swimming pool, loungers rest on a concrete deck beneath a dark timber post-and-beam pavilion, leading past breeze block walls toward a flat roof home surrounded by agave and citrus trees.
Design notes
Mid-century pools are geometric rectangles aligned with the house's post-and-beam grid. Look for flush concrete or terrazzo decks with gravel joints, a breeze-block wall or screen, a kidney shape only if the house is from the 1950s, and sparse planting of agave, olive and citrus. Keep the water pale blue and the furniture low.
What to look for
- The coping — how the deck meets the water sets the whole tone
- Where the spa sits and how it spills into the pool
- Night lighting: which features glow and which stay dark
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