Lapis Pools designs and builds private bathing rooms — pools, plunge baths and reflecting basins — for South Florida residences. One commission at a time, four months from sketch to first swim.
Lapis Pools occupies a coral-stone yard on South Olive Avenue, walking distance from the inlet. We are six people — two designers, three masons and one project secretary — and we accept four commissions a year. Every pool we build, we visit each morning until the day the water is turned on.
Our houses are simple. A rectangle of water, plaster mixed by hand, tile set one piece at a time, coping cut from a single block of stone. We do not build infinity edges over the water, we do not build pools shaped like kidneys or guitars, and we do not build vanishing decks. We build still water inside a thoughtful frame, and we trust the frame to do the work.
A small still basin, two to three metres across, intended for cooling and reflection. Built into a courtyard, a garden alcove or a private terrace.
Our principal programme. A rectangular pool of twelve to eighteen metres, set into the garden alongside the main residence. Includes apron, lighting and shade structure.
A composed garden of pool, plunge and reflecting basin together, set within planted hedges and shaded pavilions. Designed in concert with a landscape architect.
Share the site, available space and how you want to use it through the year.
Plan your poolLight, context, daily routines and the constraints of the property shape the brief.
Review layouts, materials and priorities together before committing to a direction.
Agree the scope, the next decisions and the responsibilities that carry the work forward.
A location, a few photographs and a sense of your priorities are a useful start. Drawings and surveys help when available.
Yes. An initial brief can explore feasibility, priorities and the questions to resolve before a detailed design begins.
They depend on the site, scope and approvals. Request a project-specific proposal before making commitments.
Share the site, available space and how you want to use it through the year.