Tom Hoblyn installed a natural swimming pool in his garden as a way of promoting the opinion to his clients. So far,its proved a tough sellEveryone has been wild swimming at some point, most likely as a child, or many have never given it up. As it’s been about 20 years,I think it is safe to confess: while training at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a few of us set about swimming all the bodies of water within the grounds; a surprising amount when you think it that included the conservatories. The sense of swimming somewhere natural and not designated is very different to the feeling of swimming in a swimming pool.
When clients want a pool,most see the turquoise blue, eye-stinging type in their intellect’s eye. This has always been at odds with my way of thinking, or not only in the eco-friendly department,but also the difficulty in accommodating one harmoniously within a scheme. I have been asked to resolve the incongruous placement of a pool, and that is always a tricky assignment. Fortunately the client was adventurous and the results rewarding.
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Source: theguardian.com