Join me as I build a swimming pool around my house, with an expected completion time of three weeks. Stay tuned for updates ...

Typically a pool house is a place to slip on a bathing suit and grab a fresh towel before taking a dip. In other words, a nicety. And then, there’s this recent build in Scarsdale: an 8,000-square-foot ...

We revisit swimmers’ paradises from Malibu to Tangier. Great Spaces We revisit swimmers’ paradises from Malibu to Tangier. Great Spaces The pool at the actor Robert Downey Jr.’s home in Malibu, Calif.

My parents wanted a house first and a backyard second. When they found out their backyard consisted mainly of water, they surely must have had second thoughts about the house. But buy it they did, and ...