Melbourne's Considered Homes

Water  as  Architecture.

Designed for the home that already has everything

Selected Works

Six Residences.
Each, Singular.

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Claremont Residence — a long lap pool set within architectural terracing, Toorak

Toorak · 2024

The Claremont
Residence

Garden Pavilion — pool integrated into a manicured garden, South Yarra

South Yarra · 2023

Garden Pavilion

The Long House — linear pool alongside a modernist residence, Prahran

Prahran · 2023

The Long House

Formal Garden — symmetrical pool within a heritage garden, Armadale

Armadale · 2022

Formal Garden

Coastal Study — infinity edge pool overlooking the bay, Brighton

Brighton · 2022

Coastal Study

The Studio

Grand Pools was founded on a single belief: that water, at its finest, should be indistinguishable from the architecture it serves. We work with a small number of homeowners each year — selected for the quality of their vision as much as the calibre of their property.

Every commission begins with the land. We study how light moves across the garden, how the house meets the ground, before a single line is drawn.

18 years  ·  Melbourne's considered homes

"We don't build pools.
We complete gardens."

— James Whitmore, Founder & Principal

A Different Way of Living

Still water,
still mind.

The most considered pools are never the ones noticed first.
They are the ones you never want to leave.

How We Work

A measured approach
to something permanent.

  1. Site & Context We read the land before we touch it — orientation, gradient, sightlines, seasonal light.
  2. Design Development Architecture-led drawings, material studies, and one considered design direction — not options.
  3. Craftsmanship Delivered by a curated team who have worked with us for years, not the lowest tender.
  4. Completion We remain until the water is right. Commissioning is not a handover — it is the final act of design.
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