A reflective pond, a lap pool, and a jacuzzi intersperse and organise the spaces of this residence that Garret Cord Werner designed for an island in the middle of Seattle's Lake Washington. More
Compass Pools has unveiled a concept for a four-sided infinity pool atop a London skyscraper, accessed via a submarine-style door. More
The rooftop swimming pool at Casa B, a concrete house in Malta, is visible from both the street and from inside the living space below. More
Rodman Paul Architects has overhauled a single-storey home on New York's Fire Island, opening up views from the living space to the swimming pool and bay beyond. More
Brazilian firm Terra e Tuma Arquitetos has designed a U-shaped residence with an outdoor swimming pool in the middle, while also integrating the home into a hillside. More
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects used concrete, glass and wood to form an austere pool house in southern Quebec that references Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion. More
Indonesian architecture office Atelier Riri has completed a cluster of guest cabins clad in charred teak that surround a shared swimming pool at a small resort on the island of Lombok. More
American studio Ro Rockett Design has added a weathered timber pool house to a hilltop retreat in California's Sonoma County, for residents to enjoy vineyard and coastal vistas while relaxing. More
A funnel-shaped copper roof and subterranean swimming pool feature in this west London home, which Gianni Botsford Architects has slotted behind a 19th century townhouse. More
Threefold Architects has completed a simple brick pool house with an outdoor fireplace, and a matching gym, at either end of a London garden. More
This beachfront retreat in Costa Rica, by local studio Laboratory Sustaining Design, includes a waterfall that flows between the outdoor pools stepped down its steep site. More
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk has built a linear concrete house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with a slatted wood entrance and a large swimming pool in its expansive garden. More
Mexican firm CDM has embedded a beachfront cabana and swimming pool into a rugged hillside covered in vegetation and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More
Architecture firm Main Office has extended and renovated a residence in a Mexican surfing town to nestle among trees, plantains and ferns on a steep slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More
An outdoor swimming pool runs along the full length of this black residence by Israeli architecture firm Pitsou Kedem, which features slate walls both inside and out. More
Design collective Framestudio has added an indoor pool to a Silicon Valley home, for clients who travel frequently and wanted to create their own version of a hotel spa. More
Jubilee Pool Penzance, a triangular lido built in 1935, is set to be transformed into the UK's largest heated seawater pool, by London-based Scott Whitby Studio More
The latest mid-century American motel to be revived as a boutique hotel is this 1950s building in San Francisco, which features colourful guest rooms and a landmarked swimming pool. More
Architecture studio Heusch has sought to create a continuous experience between the indoor and outdoor spaces of this overhauled mid-century residence, located high up in the Santa Monica Mountains. More
Inspired by the summer heat, we've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to swimming pools, including a Mexican residence with a secluded pool and Stephan Zirwes' aerial views of public pools. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›