Community Pools & Building Spacing: Who Gets Seen

The residential community's swimming pool is located in the courtyard between two tower buildings, surrounded by residents' windows looking down. Therefore, the entire design must address the issue of sightlines: the pool's long axis avoids directly facing living rooms, a row of evergreen trees is planted on the side closer to the building to block direct views from lower floors, the lounge chair area is set back under the tree canopy rather than in the center of an open space, and the changing room entrance faces a solid wall without windows. Low planting strips and elevation changes replace railings at the poolside, softening the boundary. The water surface brings the sky and tree canopy above into the courtyard. Shot at eye level from the courtyard ground during the day, clearly showing the tree's screening, the water surface, and the relationship with the tower buildings in the background. Avoid: the pool directly facing large windows, removing the screening trees, adding tall metal fences, or arranging lounge chairs in the central open space.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

住宅社區的泳池設在兩棟塔樓之間的中庭,四周都有住戶的窗戶往下看,因此整個設計要回答的是視線問題:池的長軸避開正對客廳的方向,靠近建築的一側種一排常綠喬木擋住低樓層的直視,躺椅區退到樹冠之下而不是放在空地中央,更衣室的出入口朝向沒有窗的實牆面。池畔用低矮的植栽帶與高差取代欄杆,讓邊界柔和。水面把上方的天空與樹冠帶進中庭。日間從中庭的地面平視拍攝,樹的遮蔽、水面與後方塔樓的關係清楚。避免:泳池正對大面窗戶、拿掉遮蔽的喬木、加設高的金屬圍籬、躺椅排在中央空地。