Shaped from the ground, not dropped into it. Seven layers — each with a precise technical job — behind one natural-looking pool.
A Bio.design natural pool is built differently from a traditional swimming pool. Instead of starting with a rigid prefabricated or reinforced-concrete shell, the process begins with the ground — shaped to the project and to the character of the site.
That makes it possible to go beyond standard pool geometry and build each project entirely to measure, following the natural contours of the land for a seamless link between water, garden and landscape.
The patented system allows organic shapes, beach entries, seating areas, submerged walkways and varied depths — adapting each pool to the space, to the people who will use it, and to its surroundings.
Behind that natural look, though, is a precise sequence of layers, materials and processes, each with a specific technical and structural role.
Everything begins with the design — and then with shaping the ground.
The excavation does far more than make room for the water: it already defines the pool's outline, depths and character. Swimming zones, beach entries, 45° walls, built-in benches and submerged walkways all take shape here.
With no prefabricated shell or concrete box to fit, the design is free to follow the lie of your property.
Once the ground is shaped, a protective geotextile fabric is laid over the whole excavation.
It separates the waterproofing from the soil beneath, cushions it against stones and roots, and leaves a clean, even surface for the stage that follows.
A flexible EPDM liner is laid over the fabric. The membrane follows every contour of the excavation and forms the pool's waterproof base.
This is also when the technical systems go in: inlets, suction points, underwater lighting and any extras such as air-massage jets or waterfalls.
With everything plumbed and wired, work moves on to the structural and finishing layers.
With the waterproofing complete, the structural part of the pool begins.
A first reinforcement mesh is installed over the liner, shaped to the same curves, preparing the surface for the structural coat.
The structural base coating — part of the patented Bio.design system — is applied over the first mesh.
It is made from specially formulated resins and quartz. According to Bio.design's published technical data, it offers twice the flexural tensile strength of structural concrete.*
The result is a strong, continuous structure without a traditional reinforced concrete shell.
* Per Bio.design's published technical data for its resin-quartz structural coating.
A second, intermediate mesh further reinforces the layered system.
Set between the base coat and the final layer, it adds strength to the whole shell, spreads loads and prepares the surface for the finish — while keeping the freedom to build shapes a traditional pool can't.
The last stage gives the pool its final appearance: a distinctive textured surface in colours and textures chosen to sit naturally in your landscape.
The signature expansion joints are completed here too. Technically, they absorb stresses from natural ground settling — and in our climate, freeze–thaw movement — helping to prevent cracks. Visually, they become a design feature, in custom colours and patterns that play across the floor and the water.
Once the finishes and systems are complete, the pool is filled and becomes part of the garden.
Pulled apart, the build reads from the ground up — every layer with its own job.
The ground itself, shaped to the design
Traditional poolPrefabricated shell or reinforced-concrete box
Organic outlines, beach entries, 45° walls
Traditional poolStandard geometries, straight walls
Benches, walkways and depths shaped in the dig
Traditional poolFixed by the shell or formwork
Meshes + resin-quartz structural coat
Traditional poolReinforced concrete
Expansion joints absorb settling stresses
Traditional poolRigid shell
Textured surface in custom colours & joint patterns
Traditional poolTile, plaster or liner
Excavation, protective fabric, waterproof liner, structural meshes and multiple coating layers: behind the natural look is a precise, patented build system.
It goes beyond the traditional concrete structure — giving us more freedom to design shapes, depths and wellness areas, and to build a pool shaped in harmony with your garden.
* Per Bio.design's published technical data for its resin-quartz structural coating.