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This natural pool and landscape design is created only from ingredients present at the PLOT. This project is being completed as a Design-Build effort as we are intending to use only components we find at the site, rather than adding or subtracting elements from the property.In this way, we create architecture through a process of moving, carving, re-purposing, and re-using. We believe that all projects in South Florida can be created in this manner, in order to re-establish our connection to the land, earth, and ground plane. No extra building material is being brought to the site- all stone is instead quarried from the property - carved, cut, and maneuvered to establish the pool’s geometry and form. Once the shape of the pools is carved, an entirely native palette of plants is brought to the site in order to establish a series of diverse plant communities. These ecosystems are defined by subtle variations in elevation and relationship to ground water. Plants that are installed at higher elevations have less access to water, meaning they must survive the dry Florida winters. Plants placed near the water table will purify the water and provide natural filtration to the pool which will otherwise not need salt or chlorine to keep it clean.