Pools & Spas
Mesa Ridge Residence
West El Paso, TX
The Project
- Type
- Pools & Spas
- Location
- West El Paso, TX
A hillside estate pool composed around the Franklin Mountains, with a raised spa, fire vessels and a glass-smooth negative edge that reads as a continuation of the desert horizon.
The Challenge
A steep, rocky grade left only a narrow usable terrace behind the home, and the owners wanted uninterrupted valley views from inside the house.
The Solution
We engineered a structural terrace to gain usable square footage, then set the water level low and the coping thin so the pool disappears from the interior sight lines.
Materials & Features
- Perimeter-overflow edge
- Raised spa with spillway
- Cast-concrete fire vessels
- Custom glass tile waterline
- Full landscape lighting design
Building in West El Paso, TX
What a pools & spas project like this involves
Dorian Pools and Construction designed and built this project end to end — structure, water, gas, electrical, hardscape, shade and lighting drawn together by one team. Every decision on Mesa Ridge Residence was resolved on paper before excavation, which is how the finished environment matches the drawings.
Southwest properties set the terms: caliche and expansive soils shape shell engineering, hard water narrows the finish options that stay beautiful, monsoon runoff decides grading and drainage, and afternoon sun determines where shade has to land for the space to be usable. Those constraints are worked through during design, not discovered in the field.
If you are planning something similar in West El Paso, TX or elsewhere across El Paso, Texas, the starting point is a site visit. We walk the property, review grade, access and utilities, and return a concept with a preliminary construction budget before any drawings are finalized.
Let's Bring Your
Vision to Life.
From the first sketch to the final detail, Dorian Pools and Construction creates outdoor environments designed around the way you live.