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Tranquil Embrace

A pool, waterfall spa, and small A-frame hut share a garden in El Paso's Sunset Heights district.

  • Historic Sunset Heights District-El Paso, Texas
  • Project year: 2023
  • 2025 PHTA International Awards of Excellence · Merit, Pool Renovations
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Outdoor pool with blue mosaic tile, travertine patio, and lounge area under a pergola.
Blue mosaic tile edges the water beside pergola-shaded seating.

Project story

The design.

The pool and waterfall spa sit beside a broad paved terrace, with blue mosaic tile edging the raised water. A timber pergola shades a sofa and chairs nearby. Masonry, an outdoor kitchen, and a fire feature provide places to gather beyond the pool.

A stone path leads away between the house and planted beds to a small A-frame hut. Its open front faces the garden, with cushions on a timber deck beneath the peaked roof. Trees and the existing stone walls surround this quieter sitting area.

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Project gallery

25 photographs

  1. Triangular wooden shelter with two green beanbag chairs and beige ottoman on a wooden deck. Open photograph
    01 / 25Cushions fill the A-frame hut’s open timber deck.
  2. Outdoor seating area with A-frame shelter, stone path, and trees. Open photograph
    02 / 25The hut sits between the house, trees, and stone wall.
  3. Stone path through a landscaped yard with a black A-frame structure and a brick building in the background. Open photograph
    03 / 25A stone path leads through planted beds toward the hut.
  4. Patio with fire pit, stone walls, pool, and house under a bright blue sky. Open photograph
    04 / 25The round fire feature sits on the terrace near the pool.
  5. Rectangular pool with turquoise water, surrounded by beige paving. Lounge chairs sit nearby. Sunny outdoor setting. Open photograph
    05 / 25Lounge chairs line the broad poolside paving.
  6. Outdoor patio with furniture under a wooden pergola, brick patio. Open photograph
    06 / 25The pergola shelters seating beside the planted pool area.
  7. Outdoor pool with blue mosaic tile, travertine patio, and lounge area under a pergola. Open photograph
    07 / 25Blue mosaic tile edges the water beside pergola-shaded seating.
  8. Outdoor patio with pool, fire pit, and white Victorian house in the background. Fire burning in the pit. Open photograph
    08 / 25Outdoor patio with pool, fire pit, and white Victorian house in the background. Fire burning in the pit.
  9. Backyard with a pool, fire pit, and lounge chairs. Evening scene with string lights and a house in the background. Open photograph
    09 / 25Backyard with a pool, fire pit, and lounge chairs. Evening scene with string lights and a house in the background.
  10. Patio with rectangular pool, seating, and pergola. Blue and white accents, cloudy sky. Open photograph
    10 / 25Patio with rectangular pool, seating, and pergola. Blue and white accents, cloudy sky.
  11. Outdoor patio with fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and string lights, near a light blue building. Open photograph
    11 / 25Outdoor patio with fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and string lights, near a light blue building.
  12. Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, and house. Blue and tan color scheme. Open photograph
    12 / 25Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, and house. Blue and tan color scheme.
  13. Flagstone pathway leading to an outdoor kitchen, surrounded by rocks and a stone wall. Open photograph
    13 / 25Flagstone pathway leading to an outdoor kitchen, surrounded by rocks and a stone wall.
  14. Pool and hot tub with stone surround in backyard of a white house. Open photograph
    14 / 25Pool and hot tub with stone surround in backyard of a white house.
  15. Backyard with a pool, hot tub, and seating area under a wooden pergola with string lights. Open photograph
    15 / 25Backyard with a pool, hot tub, and seating area under a wooden pergola with string lights.
  16. Pool area with pool, hot tub, lounge chairs, and building. Open photograph
    16 / 25Pool area with pool, hot tub, lounge chairs, and building.
  17. Patio with mosaic fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and light blue house against a partly cloudy sky. Open photograph
    17 / 25Patio with mosaic fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and light blue house against a partly cloudy sky.
  18. Outdoor swimming pool with jacuzzi, fountains, and patio furniture. Open photograph
    18 / 25Outdoor swimming pool with jacuzzi, fountains, and patio furniture.
  19. A-frame wooden structure with seating in a garden setting, accessed by stone path. Open photograph
    19 / 25A-frame wooden structure with seating in a garden setting, accessed by stone path.
  20. Backyard with rectangular pool and circular hot tub, beige paving, and a white house. Open photograph
    20 / 25Backyard with rectangular pool and circular hot tub, beige paving, and a white house.
  21. Backyard with pool, jacuzzi, and seating under a wooden pergola on a sunny day. Open photograph
    21 / 25Backyard with pool, jacuzzi, and seating under a wooden pergola on a sunny day.
  22. Outdoor kitchen with a stainless steel grill, a pool, and a two-story house with blue and gray siding. Open photograph
    22 / 25Outdoor kitchen with a stainless steel grill, a pool, and a two-story house with blue and gray siding.
  23. Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, lounge chairs, and pergola with seating. Open photograph
    23 / 25Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, lounge chairs, and pergola with seating.
  24. Outdoor kitchen with grill, cooktop, and dishwasher set against a blue house and stone wall. Open photograph
    24 / 25Outdoor kitchen with grill, cooktop, and dishwasher set against a blue house and stone wall.
  25. Patio with seating under a wooden pergola, string lights above. Open photograph
    25 / 25Patio with seating under a wooden pergola, string lights above.
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Complete gallery 25 photographs
  1. 01 Blue mosaic tile edges the water beside pergola-shaded seating.
  2. 02 Cushions fill the A-frame hut’s open timber deck.
  3. 03 Outdoor patio with pool, fire pit, and white Victorian house in the background. Fire burning in the pit.
  4. 04 Backyard with a pool, fire pit, and lounge chairs. Evening scene with string lights and a house in the background.
  5. 05 Patio with rectangular pool, seating, and pergola. Blue and white accents, cloudy sky.
  6. 06 Outdoor patio with fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and string lights, near a light blue building.
  7. 07 The hut sits between the house, trees, and stone wall.
  8. 08 Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, and house. Blue and tan color scheme.
  9. 09 Flagstone pathway leading to an outdoor kitchen, surrounded by rocks and a stone wall.
  10. 10 Pool and hot tub with stone surround in backyard of a white house.
  11. 11 A stone path leads through planted beds toward the hut.
  12. 12 Backyard with a pool, hot tub, and seating area under a wooden pergola with string lights.
  13. 13 Pool area with pool, hot tub, lounge chairs, and building.
  14. 14 Patio with mosaic fire pit, stone wall, potted plants, and light blue house against a partly cloudy sky.
  15. 15 Outdoor swimming pool with jacuzzi, fountains, and patio furniture.
  16. 16 The round fire feature sits on the terrace near the pool.
  17. 17 A-frame wooden structure with seating in a garden setting, accessed by stone path.
  18. 18 Backyard with rectangular pool and circular hot tub, beige paving, and a white house.
  19. 19 Backyard with pool, jacuzzi, and seating under a wooden pergola on a sunny day.
  20. 20 Lounge chairs line the broad poolside paving.
  21. 21 Outdoor kitchen with a stainless steel grill, a pool, and a two-story house with blue and gray siding.
  22. 22 Backyard patio with fire pit, pool, lounge chairs, and pergola with seating.
  23. 23 Outdoor kitchen with grill, cooktop, and dishwasher set against a blue house and stone wall.
  24. 24 Patio with seating under a wooden pergola, string lights above.
  25. 25 The pergola shelters seating beside the planted pool area.
Outdoor pool with blue mosaic tile, travertine patio, and lounge area under a pergola.
Blue mosaic tile edges the water beside pergola-shaded seating.

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