 coming clean by scott res atlanta home mag july august 2000 crisp clean geometric lines characterize the 17955gallon pool and adjoining spa on this twoacre plot situated along the chattahoochee river we try to look at the owners taste in architecture and art says cla allgood asla of allgood outdoors who designed this entertainment complex to complement a modern stucco home that the owners describe as the softer side of contemporary in addition to the 43 12foot pool and spa installed by artistic pools the backyard includes two arbors a barbecue and a massive stackedstone fireplace a waterfall on one side of the pool provides a soothing soundtrack for evenings spent entertaining patterned concrete decking scored like slate unifies the entire complex we wanted it to be like another room of the house explains the homeowner who loves the backyard s nononsense angles i think we ve accomplished that allgood agrees it used to be the swimming pool was the center of the backyard he says now the swimming pool is only part of the entertainment area it s not just a pool with a ring of concrete around it anymore  