Although Langdale was completed in 1959 the kidney shaped pool on the East side of the house wasn’t added until 1965. The East pool is located between the house and the woods with the creek beyond, it was built by Anthony pools which was among the best pools available in 1965. By 2007 the pool was in terrible shape with cracks in the plaster, which had been painted at some point, broken coping and missing tile.

We considered replacing the pool entirely with a new design, but after careful consideration of how the pools curved lines related to the straight lines of the house we decided to update it. That meant removing the extensive concrete decking, putting in new plumbing, adding more stairs in the pool, new lighting, replacing the plaster, new tile and coping; and changing out the old chlorine system for a salt water system.















At this time we also began the addition of a second pool on the West side of the house in the entry courtyard. The West pool is a 60ft long rectangle and has a fresh water system with biological filters for the Japanese Koi that live in the pool. Upon entering the courtyard visitors cross over the West pool via a floating concrete bridge to reach the front door.