AQUA Choice Awards

The 2011 AQUA Choice Awards will honor the best in residential pool and spa design. From portable hot tub installations to extravagant custom concrete pools with all the bells and whistles, entries are encouraged in all scales of design.

The judges — a panel of industry experts — will consider the quality of design, engineering and execution, design context, sustainability and value to the client.

Categories:
Concrete pool or pool/spa combo
Manufactured pool
Water feature or portable hot tub installation

Recognition:
Winners will be featured in AQUA Magazine — one winner per month, excepting the December issue. Each month we'll feature a different winner with an elegant spread in AQUA magazine — these are an inspiration to all builders and valuable recognition for AQUA Choice winners.


See Past Winners

February 2012 AQUA Choice Winner

ByScott Webb | January 25, 2012

Be honest, on a snowy winter's day in Massachusetts is there anyplace you'd rather be than sitting poolside in this marvelous aquatic space adorned with exposed ...



Meet The AQUA Choice Judges

ByAQUA Editors | January 11, 2012

Every year the AQUA Choice judges are presented with a formidable task: out of a plethora of exquisite beauties, pick just 11. A rating system helps (pools and spas are ...



January 2012 AQUA Choice Winner

ByMandy Acre | December 13, 2011

A home as unique as this one needs a pool to match. Built into the side of a steep cliff in West Kelowna, British Columbia, this home is the epitome of contemporary ...



November 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: Achieving Ultimate Poolscape Proportion In Coppell, Texas

ByScott Webb | October 14, 2011

This Texas-sized ranch deserved an outdoor environment that would truly reflect the wide open spaces and rugged Western charm of the home and property. The end ...



October 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: Combining Two Concrete Pool Preferences In Wheeling, Illinois

ByScott Webb | September 26, 2011

The wife had a proclivity for the modern. The husband preferred natural settings. But the spouses were clients on equal footing and so the result would have to please them both. ...



September 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: A Classically Styled Concrete Pool In British Columbia

ByScott Webb | September 07, 2011

Even the most florid prose fails to match what is gracefully presented to the eye by this classically styled pool from British Columbia, one of the most ...



August 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: A Vinyl-And-Rockwork Project By Westmoreland Pools & Spas

ByScott Webb | August 16, 2011

When most builders hear the phrase "resort pool," they're not thinking about steel walls and beaded 20 mil. But that doesn't mean a resort-style backyard can't be ...



July 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: A Princely Pool Project In Dubai By Silver Fox Pools

ByScott Webb | July 12, 2011

This pool looks like it might be tucked into an inlet near Marina Del Rey or perhaps south of Sarasota, but the alluring gem was created by Silver Fox Pools in Dubai.



June 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: Geometric Pool and Spa by Blue Water Pools

ByScott Webb | June 21, 2011

  A successful project must achieve a see-saw balance between client's desires on one side, and a client's resources on the other. If the plan gets heavy on the features side, ...



May 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: A Fiberglass Pool By AquaFX

ByScott Webb | May 27, 2011

It's amazing what can be done with glass fibers — this beautiful backyard poolscape was constructed using fiberglass for the pool shell and glass fiber reinforced ...



April 2011 AQUA Choice Winner: Tuscan Style Pool

ByScott Webb | April 01, 2011

Doric columns and commanding architecture harken back to the days of Julius Caesar



March 2011 AQUA Choice Award Winner: Rockwork Adorns A Vegas Pool By Paragon

ByScott Webb | March 12, 2011

The work of Joe Vassallo and Paragon Pools is famous for its creative blending of fire and water; this pool provides yet another superb example. As is the case ...



February 2011 AQUA Choice Award Winner: A Stone Garden Spa In West Olive, Mich.

ByScott Webb | February 01, 2011

The challenge of the AQUA Choice portable hot tub category is to integrate a man-made spa into a natural setting. Landscape Solutions West achieves that difficult task in this ...



January 2011 AQUA Choice Winner:A Residential Pool and Spa in San Diego

ByScott Webb | February 01, 2011

January's AQUA Choice winner pushes the boundaries of residential pool design



A custom pool project in Olney, Maryland

ByScott Webb | November 11, 2010

An "extreme makeover" changes the entire look of a Maryland backyard.



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