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An indoor pool is drained and rebuilt as a spacious, stadium-style home theater.
March 16, 2007 | by EH Staff

Swimming pools, even indoor ones, just aren’t all that tempting in regions where the mercury rarely reaches above 80 degrees.

So when the owners of this Wisconsin home purchased their residence, they decided to convert the indoor in-ground pool that came with the property into a fully functional home theater. Flooring and carpeting were added to the concrete bottom of the 20-by-40-foot area, and draperies were hung over the room’s windows and metal walls to soften up the space. However, not all signs of the building’s former life were removed. Wiring for the audio and video components was pulled through the pool’s existing plumbing systems, and the slope of the pool floor was maintained to create a stadium-style seating arrangement.

The concrete sides of the pool precluded speakers from being built in, so the homeowners opted for Klipsch floorstanding models. The 106-inch Draper screen was suspended from the room’s existing rafters using aircraft cabling and secured at the edge of the pool to keep the material taut. Last but not least, the Marantz video projector was mounted to the ceiling, and the audio and video components were stowed inside an equipment rack at the back of the room.

Swimming is now the last thing on the homeowners’ minds when they step into their revamped entertainment escape. Separate from the main house, the building feels like a special destination that gets more use than it ever did as a pool house.

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Posted by laura  on  10/29/08  at  09:02 AM

smexy idea. I would have made it into a dance hall or a photography studio. But that’s just me. Also I would not have the patience to redecorate. I wish I had that much time on my hands! Nice job.

Posted by Charles  on  05/21/08  at  09:15 AM

I wrote in aboute this project when it first came out, and the only downfall that I see at first glance is that the front row looks like it is about 6 feet below the bottom edge of the screen.  I don’t know how comfortable thiswould be, unless the front row is recliners.  Also in response to the comment about the tile ruining the sound, all that has to be done, is to use sound dampening panels.  Although not a Klipsch dealer, I have been told by another highend shop in our city, that Klipsch works well in a “live” room, so the tile might actually help.

Posted by The Drew  on  08/25/07  at  11:33 AM

If Bose sucks, where do I go to find out what’s good???

Posted by Sean  on  08/25/07  at  01:50 AM

I work in the pool industry.  I hope you made sure there would be no ground water that could crack the body of the pool now that it is empty.

Other then that - cool idea.

Posted by bosehater  on  08/24/07  at  09:22 PM

“Bose Blows” , that is another line I’ve heard.  It is junk and those who support that company don’t take the time to do research.  Get some B&W components, and don’t get such a useless interior designer if you plant to home theater your pool.


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