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Finishing Touches
Installation of the glass tile required months of effort by Pure Water Pools' in-house masons. They waterproofed the shell and floated the surface, then installed the intricate mosaic in precise alignment with the designer's pattern. To say the work was meticulous would be a serious understatement.
Ann Sacks also develooped the tile pattern for the walls of the pool house. It, too, was based on the clients' favorite European spa, but once again the colors were altered to emphasize the blues and aqua.
While all this was happening inside, we also installed two small fountains outside. Out front, the entry fountain is a small, all-tile basin topped by an antique hand pump imported from Europe. In the back is a more complicated stone fountain. Where many features of this type and style are pre-cast, in the European tradition - another gem from Ruggeri Marble & Granite.
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| The installation in the pool was a lengthy, difficult process - and that was true even though the complex tile patterns arrived in marked sheets with most of the intricate cuts already made. Even so, the fitting process was keenly challenging and kept our crew on the job for several months. |
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The tile finish for the indoor pool is among the most complex we've ever seen, with ann Sacks' design featuring patterns in blue flowing away from a vividly colored sun that fills the bottom of the pool. Those blue swirls and eddies climb up the walls and flow over the benches and steps with amazing detail and visual energy. |
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The top piece is a traditional tall urn carved from a single piece of stone. This urn overflows into a basin that feeds the lion's head spouts. The heads were also carved from solid slabs and were chosen by the homeowners from a multitude of possible poses. The base of the fountain is a quatrefoil: Once very large, it was ultimately reduced to a five-foot diameter and was itself carved from another single stone slab.
This project was every contractor's dream: an architect who had a vision; a general contractor who not only listened to input, but also relied upon our expertise; clients who knew there were going to be changes and indeed embraced them both emotionally and financially; and a whole host of subcontractors who were excited about what they were doing and did all they could to cooperate and roll with the changes.
Among us, we created a dream of a project. |
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In a project filled with wonderful touches, the indoor pool stands our more than most with its brilliant tile finish, the sense of spaciousness lent by the perimeter-overflow approach we recommended and the dynamic artistry on display in the pool's and wall's tile patterns and the ceiling's gently wafting clouds. |
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