A Private Balinese Zero-Edge Pool in Nueva Andalucía – Marbella
Morning light in southern Spain doesn’t just arrive. It seeps in. First the roofs, then the palms, then the stone under your feet. By mid-morning, the heat sits still over the garden. Almost too still.
In that garden — Nueva Andalucía, Marbella — a mirror of water. The edge bends in soft arcs. Some days the surface stays still for hours — until a stray breeze runs across it and leaves faint rings that vanish as quickly as they appear.
This was our very first build in Marbella. A beginning that, without us knowing at the time, would open the door to many more pools in this corner of Andalusia.
The owners, a Swedish couple who had once lived in Bali, came to us with a very precise idea in mind — and yet they couldn’t quite put it into words. They had images in their heads, feelings from their years in Indonesia, moments they wanted to re-create. But translating that into lines, levels, and materials? That was our job.
Access to the property wasn’t easy. Tight streets, sharp turns, no room for large machinery. Most of the heavy work had to be done by hand — wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow, stone by stone. It slowed us down. Forced us to take each step with more care — measuring twice, sometimes three times, before moving on.
We kept going back to the sketches. Changing a curve here, softening a line there. Little by little, the paper began to match the picture they carried in their minds.
The pavilion greeted us on the first visit. Heavy carved beams, details darkened by time. By mid-morning the scent of the hardwood rose in the heat. It belonged here — yet the space around it felt unfinished, waiting for its centrepiece.
Designing for silence and slow
They asked for a free-form zero-edge pool. Learn more about the difference between a zero-edge pool and a negative edge pool. The kind where the water doesn’t stop at a line, but seems to slide into the terrace itself — like the edge of a beach where water and sand merge. No visible overflow grilles, no disruption. Just a still surface, catching light, carrying it across to the stone.
We set the slot overflow into the perimeter, invisible. Tuned it so the water slid away evenly, no disturbance to the mirror effect. The layout followed the shape of a shoreline you might walk barefoot at low tide.
At one end, we placed a wooden bridge to an island. Timber treated for weather, but still warm underfoot by noon. On the island, foliage dense enough to hide the sound of the street. Waterfalls from its edge, not loud, not showy — just there, like they had always been.
Precision at every stage
They asked for a free-form zero-edge pool. The kind where the water doesn’t stop at a line, but seems to slide into the terrace itself — like the edge of a beach where water and sand merge. No visible overflow grilles, no disruption. Just a still surface, catching light, carrying it across to the stone.
We set the slot overflow into the perimeter, invisible. Tuned it so the water slid away evenly, no disturbance to the mirror effect. The layout followed the shape of a shoreline you might walk barefoot at low tide.
At one end, we placed a wooden bridge to an island. Timber treated for weather, but still warm underfoot by noon. On the island, foliage dense enough to hide the sound of the street. Waterfalls from its edge, not loud, not showy — just there, like they had always been.
Water as comfort
They asked for a free-form zero-edge pool. The kind where the water doesn’t stop at a line, but seems to slide into the terrace itself — like the edge of a beach where water and sand merge. No visible overflow grilles, no disruption. Just a still surface, catching light, carrying it across to the stone.
We set the slot overflow into the perimeter, invisible. Tuned it so the water slid away evenly, no disturbance to the mirror effect. The layout followed the shape of a shoreline you might walk barefoot at low tide.
At one end, we placed a wooden bridge to an island. Timber treated for weather, but still warm underfoot by noon. On the island, foliage dense enough to hide the sound of the street. Waterfalls from its edge, not loud, not showy — just there, like they had always been.
A Pool That Shapes the Property
When the villa went on the market, the agent didn’t hesitate. The pool was first on the list. Not just for the look — the way it worked. Silent, balanced, nothing for the owners to worry about.
That’s what happens when you treat the technical with the same care as the visible. It shows.
From first sketch to final swim, this zero-edge pool delivers exactly what it was meant to: a seamless blend of water, architecture, and place. If you’re imagining a pool for your own property, we can bring the same precision and integration to life — wherever your project may be.
If you’re considering a bespoke pool project, let’s define it together.
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