Quick Summary
Selah Pools built a complete outdoor environment for the Golovich family in Mansfield featuring a 33,437-gallon pool with grotto, GRS 15 slide, raised custom spa with spillway, weeping wall, outdoor kitchen, fire features, tanning ledge, diving board, LED lighting, bubblers, and travertine decking.
Key Takeaways
- The Golovich family chose Selah to create a resort-style aquatic paradise serving multiple generations
- Features include grotto with LED lighting, GRS 15 slide, raised custom spa with spillway, weeping wall, and outdoor kitchen
- Travertine decking, ceramic tile waterline, and gunite construction create a luxury material palette built to endure
- Whimsical elements like the Bottlenose Up Dolphin statue blend family fun with sophisticated design
- RS-PS8 AquaLink automation manages lighting, filtration, and water feature sequences seamlessly
When a family envisions transforming their outdoor living space into a personal water park, every element must balance adventure with elegance. The Golovich residence in Mansfield presented an opportunity to create multiple experience zones within a cohesive design. The centerpiece grotto provides dramatic vertical interest and cave-like atmosphere, while the GRS 15 slide delivers thrilling descent into the pool. The raised custom spa creates an elevated retreat, its spillway connecting visually and acoustically to the main pool. Fire features punctuate the hardscape, while the outdoor kitchen extends entertaining through all seasons.
Gunite & Travertine
Gunite construction provides the structural foundation for this ambitious aquatic environment, while standard plaster surfaces deliver durability that ages gracefully. The grotto's natural stone formation houses LED nicheless lighting that transforms evening swimming into underwater theater. Standard 6x6 ceramic tile at the waterline maintains clean lines, while coping creates substantial visual weight along the pool's edge.
Tile & Spa
Travertine decking stays cool underfoot during Texas summers, complemented by accent lighting that extends usability into evening hours. The tanning ledge provides shallow-water relaxation enhanced by LED bubblers that add kinetic energy. Bottlenose Up Dolphin and turtle statues create whimsical focal points, while the RS-PS8 AquaLink automation system manages filtration and lighting sequences with minimal intervention.
Project Highlights
The Golovich family chose Selah to create a resort-style aquatic paradise serving multiple generations
Features include grotto with LED lighting, GRS 15 slide, raised custom spa with spillway, weeping wall, and outdoor kitchen
Travertine decking, ceramic tile waterline, and gunite construction create a luxury material palette built to endure
Whimsical elements like the Bottlenose Up Dolphin statue blend family fun with sophisticated design
RS-PS8 AquaLink automation manages lighting, filtration, and water feature sequences seamlessly
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you build a grotto that doesn't look artificial?
Natural stone grottos require careful attention to proportion, texture, and lighting to achieve authentic cave-like atmosphere. The Golovich project demonstrates how skilled masons create rock formations that appear naturally occurring while housing LED nicheless lighting systems within the structure. The key lies in varying stone sizes, creating organic sight lines, and integrating dramatic uplighting that transforms the space after dark. When executed properly—as with this Mansfield residence—a grotto becomes both architectural sculpture and functional swim-through feature that anchors the entire pool environment.
How do you integrate slides into sophisticated pool design?
The GRS 15 slide at the Golovich residence demonstrates how adventure features can complement rather than compromise architectural elegance. Strategic placement near the grotto ensures the slide enhances the overall composition while providing thrilling water entry for swimmers of all ages. Modern fiberglass slides like the GRS 15 L/R-Turn offer smooth curves that integrate seamlessly with surrounding stone formations and spa spillways. At this Mansfield project, the slide, diving board, and tanning ledge create layered activity zones where excitement and sophistication coexist naturally within the design.
What makes a spa spillway more dramatic than standard jets?
Spa spillways create continuous water movement between an elevated custom spa and the main pool, adding both visual drama and soothing sound throughout the environment. The Golovich custom spa demonstrates how a properly designed spillway becomes a water feature in its own right, connecting the two bodies of water architecturally. The falling water creates natural circulation while the raised position offers commanding views of the entire 33,437-gallon pool below. Combined with LED spa lighting, the spillway transforms the evening experience into something theatrical and immersive for the whole family.
How does automation manage complex water features?
The RS-PS8 AquaLink automation system at the Golovich residence manages multiple water features, lighting zones, and filtration cycles through programmable sequences. This allows the weeping wall, LED bubblers, and custom spa functions to operate independently or in coordinated displays throughout the day. Advanced automation ensures optimal water chemistry across the 33,437-gallon pool volume while enabling custom lighting scenes for different occasions. The Golovich family can shift from subtle evening ambiance to dramatic entertainment lighting with simple controls, keeping this complex environment effortless to operate.
Can outdoor kitchens handle year-round Texas weather?
Properly designed outdoor kitchens extend entertaining seasons far beyond traditional pool usage. The Golovich outdoor kitchen demonstrates how weather-resistant materials and strategic placement create a functional cooking and gathering space that performs through every Texas season. Durable appliances and stone surfaces ensure longevity, while fire features nearby provide warmth during cooler months. Combined with the travertine decking and accent lighting throughout the Golovich outdoor living space, the result is a complete outdoor environment that serves the family year-round—not just during swimming season.
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