VI. After. We nestled the cabana into the hill at the pool's shallow end. This newly created space is also home to a fish pond and terraced planting beds.

We cut through the hillside and retained the bank, with stacked boulders allowing us to create a level area about 40 ft. wide, running the full length of the property.

 

A waterfall spills into the spa from the wall, and into the pool from the spa. This helps to integrate the pool into the area that overlooks it.

 

Strong planting along the pool's edge heightens the sense of the natural and helps achieve a quality of mystery and discovery as the visitor follows the adjoining path.