{"id":227185,"date":"2024-06-05T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=227185"},"modified":"2024-06-05T08:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:53:14","slug":"plunge-into-this-patterned-swimming-pool-by-best-practice-architecture","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/plunge-into-this-patterned-swimming-pool-by-best-practice-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Plunge Into This Patterned Swimming Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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June 5, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Wilson Barlow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Rafael Soldi<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Plunge Into This Patterned Swimming Pool<\/h1>\n\n\n

Prior to launching his Seattle-based firm Best Practice Architecture<\/a> in 2011, Ian Butcher was part of the team that designed a local private home. It\u2019s that history that made Best Practice, well, the best candidate for a new project in the tidy 1,300-square-foot rear yard of that residential site: \u201cLil Dipper,\u201d aka the name Butcher\u2019s crew gave to the heated pool that, at 11 by 28 feet, and only 4 1\/2 deep, is just big enough for swimming laps or inviting grandchildren over to splash around.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was important to remain respectful of the original architecture and landscape,\u201d Butcher recalls, referring to such choices as ipe for the boardwalk to coordinate with the house\u2019s exterior detailing. \u201cBut we also made it unique to our client.\u201d As the client is a collector, Best Practice literally integrated art into the pool with the aptly named Liquid Center<\/em>, a commission from the late sculptor Jim Melchert and his grandson Galen of ceramic tiles down the center and one side, their pattern mimicking wavering swim lines when viewed from the water\u2019s surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can also be seen from the new grassy turf\u2014populated by additional commissions from Jeffry Mitchell and Mungo Thomson\u2014or the poured-concrete bench built into one end of the pool. Elevated 18 inches, it\u2019s the perfect perch for dipping toes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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