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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

By Hope Reese July 15, 2016, 7:40 AM PDT

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

Complete model of the 3D plans.

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Complete model of the 3D plans.

Using ProJet 660Pro and Adobe products, WhiteClouds, a provider of 3D printers, designed a pool from 3D printed plans in Ogden, Utah. Here are photos of the plans and the completed project.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

View from the top of the pool.

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View from the top of the pool.

WhiteClouds was contracted to build a model of the pool for a homeowner who wanted to see the finished product before construction began.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

Another look at the back yard from the side.

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Another look at the back yard from the side.

The dimensions of the model are 5 ft by 4 ft. The model scale is 1:8.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

Another look at the back yard from the side.

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Another look at the back yard from the side.

The design process began on May 9 and the pool was completed by May 18. The actual 3D printing process took less than six hours.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

The pool at night.

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The pool at night.

The pool lights up different colors at night.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

The real-life pool.

The real-life pool.

The real-life pool is 60 ft by 40 ft.

Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

More pool.

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More pool.

The pool’s alcove makes it feel like a natural cave.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

Hot tub with the pool.

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Hot tub with the pool.

Here’s the entrance to the hot tub next to the pool.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

Pool at ground level.

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Pool at ground level.

Here’s another look at the pool, which is 110,000 gallons.

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Photos: World’s first pool from 3D printed plans was just built

The surrounding landscape.

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The surrounding landscape.

Here’s how the pool blends into the landscape. In the future, models will be used to help pool contractors building custom pools and the homeowners to visualize the final product.

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Hope Reese is a writer based in Louisville, Kentucky, currently living in Budapest. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Vox, Vice and other publications.
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