Aussie builder wins international Gold

Queensland builder Stuart Bevan has won Gold at the Global Aquatekture Visionary Awards (GAVA) in Las Vegas.

The Brisbane lap pool designed and built by Stuart Bevan Pools is suspended up to 12.5 metres off the side of a hill; providing panoramic views of the surrounding bushland and rural properties.

Stuart Bevan said it was an honour to be named the only Australian swimming pool among the other 38 international finalists from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean.

“We have been building concrete pools on difficult sites for the past 25 years,” he says. “This tree-top pool is spectacular while giving the owners everything they asked for.”

The owners wanted a lap pool for health and fitness reasons, a difficult build on such a steep site. Naturally, they also wanted to make the most of their elevation by allowing swimmers to enjoy the expansive view of the Brisbane hinterland.

The pool is 16.6m long x 5m wide, fully lined in Sapphire Blue tiles and is surrounded by a hardwood timber deck. It extends from an architecturally designed gazebo, which was positioned to maximise the entertainment potential and view.

“The pool is supported by poles,” says Bevan. “If you think of a pole house – well this is a pole pool built on the side of a sloping hill.”

The GAVA Awards recognise artisans globally whose visions and creativity exemplify the best in AquaTekture: the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting water environments and ancillary components in a harmony with nature, taking into account function, space and aesthetics.

For more on the Awards go to: www.gavaawards.com.