A 1970's modernist swimming pool nestled between the hills and the ocean in southern France delivers a masterclass in geometric design.
In the beginning of 1970 renowned French architect Alain Capeillères designed a sizeable white-tiled oasis pool for his summer home, Six-Fours-les-Plages, in southern France. A little known masterpiece of remarkable architecture, the property was documented for the first time by Paris based photographer Romain Laprade in 2017.
This stunning photography series was part of the Domestic Pools exhibition, held at Hyères, France’s artistic center Villa Noailles in 2018, showcasing the most extraordinary pools in private homes across Los Angeles, Spain and the south of France, exploring the way they have culturally and symbolically evolved over the years.
Nestled between the hillside and the ocean in Provence’s Six-Fours-les-Plages, this modernist swimming pool is a masterclass in geometric design. Overlooking the sea, Capeillères excavated part of the sloping site, freeing up an area which is protected from the wind and surrounded by retaining walls. Covered with more than 100,000 white ceramic tiles, this curved architectural setting houses a central pool which is 25 meters long.
Accompanying elements - spherical lamp posts, a hammock, the curved grotto leading to the diving board and vast terraces with ocean views - come together to complete this architectural masterpiece.
