How to Use Balance to Harmonize Your Pool Area
You need visual balance to feel completely comfortable in your pool area. In “How to Keep Your Balance: the First Principle of Good WaterSpace Design,” Chris Volk explains why: “Just as we can’t stand erect without balance, humans can’t stand an environment lacking a sense of balance” Balance is one of those unnoticed senses we […]
Read More....6 Design Principles You Need to Learn and Follow When Planning a New Pool
In his latest blog article at TheWaterSpace, Chris Volk sets out to help you make the right choices every time when planning your new pool and the space it will occupy in your outdoor living area. Read the first of the new series of articles on designing with water and space.
Read More....How Engineering and Design Made the Fairmount Water Works a World Famous WaterSpace
If you’ve ever wondered about the lovely classical buildings sitting above the river as you drive by on the Schuylkill Expressway, you owe it to yourself to learn the story. Join Chris Volk here at TheWaterSpace blog, as he dives into the technology and designs that brought fame and wonder to a place for pumping […]
Read More....Take an Amazing Dive Into the Science of Water
Just in time for that first summertime embrace of your favorite outdoor spaces, Chris Volk offers a fresh dive into his favorite topic—the magical properties of water and space. Whether your summer water retreat is in your backyard—or far beyond—you’ll find a greater appreciation and a few surprises in this brief story of that “strange […]
Read More....How LEDs Bring Better Light to your Outdoor Living
In his latest article at TheWaterSpace, Chris provides helpful hints on installing the new LED lights designed for outdoors
Read More....The Science of Water, Wellbeing & ‘Blue Mind’
A new series of articles at TheWaterSpace.com blog will be investigating the science behind our unique human kinship with water. Chris Volk writes it’s a relationship “that reaches beyond the biological need to satisfy our daily thirst.” Learn how science is discovering more about the biological drives that make “seeing water, hearing water, smelling water, […]
Read More....How to Create a Home in Harmony with Water, Space and Architecture
Your home’s architecture is an essential design element in outdoor living spaces
Read More....Custom Pools to Fit Small Spaces
They’re called “spools and “cocktail pools” and they’re one of the hottest trends in custom pool design. Learn all about how homeowners are doing more outdoor living in smaller spaces with these new pool designs. Read “The Joy of Small Space WaterSpaces” by Chris Volk. While you’re visiting, take the opportunity to dig into many […]
Read More....Why It’s Hard to Agree on Color Choices
In his latest article at TheWaterSpace blog, Chris Volk provides a practical guide to making more harmonious color choices. Whether it’s choosing colors for a custom pool environment or redecorating a room in your house, people are often surprised by how hard agreeing on colors can be. “Color is hard to talk about because it’s […]
Read More....When Texture Means More than You Imagined
When it comes to pool design, the word “texture” probably means more than you think. In Chris Volk’s latest article on TheWaterSpace blog, he describes how landscape textures influence our moods. He explains how the subtitles of texture can have a profound impact on the way we feel in the spaces we occupy. Done right, […]
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