Infinity pools are also known as infinity edge pools, vanishing edge pools, negative edge, zero edge, or disappearing edge. Infinity pools are always custom-built and should be designed to highlight a view. An infinity pool gives one an illusion of a sheet of water dropping off over the edge of the property, like a waterfall, although you can't see or hear falling water.
The infinity pool is the ideal solution for those who love the visual continuity between sea and sky or between earth and sky. The water level reaches the limit of the wall and then falls by gravity into a compensation tank thus creating a spectacular cascade effect. The water can alternatively fall in a choreographed way into a smaller tank set at a lower level than the main one.
An infinity pool, also known as a zero edge pool, looks like it disappears into the horizon. An infinity pool is designed to play a visual trick on the eye, making you think that there is no separation between the water and surrounding landscape features.
An infinity pool’s edge is like the edge of any swimming pool, except that there’s a dip in one section of it to allow water to flow over, into a lower catchment basin. To create the disappearing-edge illusion, infinity pools are designed without a visible cap: at the deck level, there’s nothing—coping, pavers, or decking—to call attention to the edge.
The catchment and recirculation systems in an infinity pool add a degree of difficulty—and expense—beyond a basic swimming pool. To prevent pool water from flowing in the wrong direction, it needs a vacuum basin, plus a special filtration system to remove leaves, bugs, and other debris from the pool’s edge.
A vanishing edge will add 30 percent to the cost of any in-ground pool. And that’s for one disappearing edge. Some infinity pools are designed to allow water to overflow on more than one side of the perimeter, which adds to the cost.
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