The White House.

01

Drawn Up Before We Dug.

Every dimension was set out on a detailed drawing before work started on site. The pool measures roughly 10.3m by 5.1m and runs from 1.1m at the shallow end to 1.8m at the deep end, with five evenly spaced steps for an easy, confident way in.

The spa sits in one corner, raised above the floor at 2.0m by 2.5m. Raising it gives it presence in the room and makes it easy to step into, while the shared tile and coping tie it back to the pool so the two read as one design.

02

A Finish That Sets The Mood.

The pool and spa are lined in large porcelain planks with a dark, metallic look, laid in a staggered pattern. The same tile wraps the outside of the raised spa, so it looks carved from the same material rather than added later.

Under the lights the tiles shift from charcoal to deep steel blue, which is what gives the water its colour. A light stone coping and surround frame the edges and stop the dark finish swallowing the room.

03

Two Systems, Each Sized Properly.

The pool holds around 60m³ and the spa just 2.8m³, so treating them as one would never have worked. The pool runs on a Badu Delta variable speed pump and a Calplas 720 filter, turning the whole volume over every six hours. A Besgo valve automates the backwash.

The spa has its own Astral Victoria variable speed pump and Contabric 750 filter, pushing its entire volume through the filter roughly every 15 minutes. That fast turnover is what keeps a hot, busy spa clear.

Both filters use AFM glass media and are sized to run at a gentle 25m³/m²/hr, which gets the best out of the media. Flow meters on both systems show at a glance that everything is running as it should.

04

Water Treatment That Runs Itself.

The pool is disinfected by hydrolysis, controlled by a DA-Gen system, so there's far less chemical to buy, store and handle. The spa uses chlorine, measured and dosed by a Kuntze Neon controller.

pH is corrected automatically on both. The result is water that stays balanced day after day, without anyone testing and topping up by hand.

05

A Cover That Disappears.

A black slatted cover closes over the pool when it isn't in use. It keeps heat in the water and humidity out of the room, which cuts running costs, and in black it blends straight into the tiles when it's closed.