HCMA designs all-electric aquatic center in British Columbia
Canadian studio HCMA has completed an aquatic and community centre in British Columbia that is the country's first zero-carbon certified building. More
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Foster + Partners unveils Dubai skyscrapers linked by penthouse swimming pool
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has designed a pair of 180-metre-tall residential skyscrapers named Regent Residences Dubai, which will be bridged together by a swimming pool at the penthouse level. More
Parts and Labor Design and Blue Flag Capital create "nostalgic" Nantucket hotel
New York studio Parts and Labor Design and Brad Guidi of Boston real estate company Blue Flag Capital have renovated the Beachside Hotel on Nantucket to reflect the local craft and design scene of the 1960s. More
LOHA uses "rhythmic massing" for dual-use building in Los Angeles
California studio LOHA has completed a residential and retail building called Bellevue53, which features a rooftop swimming pool and stepped elevations clad in white metal. More
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects adds concrete extension to Quebec spa
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has expanded a thermal spa and baths complex in Quebec, adding a concrete plinth that houses an outdoor swimming pool and a hidden relaxation room. More
Timber Aquatics Centre completes in Paris for 2024 Olympic Games
Wood has been used to construct the swooping form of this indoor swimming pool, created by Dutch studio VenhoevenCS and French studio Ateliers 2/3/4 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More
Fulham reveals swimming pool-topped stadium alongside Thames
Football club Fulham FC has unveiled renders of its Populous-designed Riverside Stand at its Craven Cottage stadium in London that show a rooftop swimming pool. More
Infinity pool by Herzog & de Meuron aims to "blend into the waters" at Lake Como
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed an "optical illusion" infinity pool at Italy's Lake Como made from prefabricated steel and set against a backdrop of historic colonnades. More
Rectilinear and sculptural forms converge at Bridgehampton Beach House
A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. More
Architect Dong-Ping Wong claims he was "frozen out" of + Pool project in New York
New York architect Dong-Ping Wong, who came up with the idea for a floating, cross-shaped swimming pool proposed for New York City, claims that he has been "frozen out" of the project. More
Testing for floating +Pool to begin in New York City summer 2024
Testing for the floating +Pool swimming pool proposed for New York City's waterways will begin this summer upon the project receiving $16 million to advance. More
SMStudio includes pool with underwater windows in "bold" Vancouver house
Gridded fibre-cement cladding and a swimming pool with underwater windows feature at the East Van Residence in Vancouver by Canadian firm SMStudio. More
Montalba Architects prioritises connection to nature at Manhattan Beach House
A slender pool lined with a "vertical garden" features in an oceanfront house in southern California designed by US studio Montalba Architects. More
Cometa House is nestled within trees on coastal site in Oaxaca
A pair of stone towers and a thatched-roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. More
Eight houses that integrate swimming pools into their architecture
From a cantilevered rooftop pool in Marbella to a brutalist home with a swim-up lagoon, here are eight houses that don't relegate swimming pools to the garden. More
Cliffside hotel in China features cave-like pool with sea views
Chinese interior studio GS Design has created the nature-informed Miyue Blue and White Island Pool Homestay near Shenzhen, China. More
Rau Haus by Feldman Architecture sits on a Silicon Valley hillside
Wood and cement wrap the exterior of a hillside, family home designed by California studio Feldman Architecture to feel like a "space of serenity". More
Workshop Architects renovates and expands purple Mérida home
Local architecture studio Workshop Architects has renovated a Spanish colonial house in Mérida, Mexico, and added two concrete buildings in its garden. More
FMT Estudio connects two Mexican dwellings with swimming pool courtyard
Local architecture practice FMT Estudio has completed two concrete houses on either end of a narrow plot in Mérida, Mexico, connected by a central courtyard. More
Brutalist-style villa by Espacio 18 embodies "natural beauty" of Yucatán Peninsula caves
Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete holiday home in Tulum with a circular window in one of the ceilings that reveals a swimming pool. More