T

he dream of many, the pleasure of few. Especially if they are big,

beautiful, and Hollywood-style. Swimming pools belong to the

category of projects that find a lot of room for expression not

only in the public sphere but especially in the private domain. Quite why

they are conceived as a luxury 'optional', they become the object of

architectural research and, above all, of aesthetic prestige.

78

around the world

Swimming pools

For SICIS mosaics, this field of application is truly capable of

enhancing their indubitable material qualities and decorative values. The

range of formal solutions – whether

the pools are built in dedicated areas

of private residences or in exclusive

parks and gardens – is truly endless,

ranging from the most traditional rectangular pools with stair entry to a

wide variety of geometric solutions. The same is true for the strictly

decorative aspects, which vary from the classical design, with Greek key

border and multicolored rosette on the bottom in the center, to

minimalist and high design solutions.