Infinity Pools
Infinity Pool Design & Build in Northwest Atlanta
Vanishing-edge gunite pools that merge the water's edge with the horizon — built for lots where the view does half the work.
The Vanishing Edge
Where the Water Meets the Horizon
An infinity pool is built with one edge set just below the waterline, so the water appears to spill off into the view beyond — merging the pool's surface with the horizon.
That vanishing edge is what makes these pools suit properties overlooking scenic landscapes: the design borrows the backdrop and hands it to the water. Solid Rock builds every infinity pool in custom gunite, pairing the artistry of the edge with the engineering that keeps its flow precise.
How the illusion works
The lowered edge
One wall of the pool sits just below the waterline, so a thin, continuous sheet of water spills over it instead of stopping at coping.
The catch basin
A narrow trough below the edge collects the overflow, tucked out of the main sightline so the eye reads only water meeting the view.
The return
Pumps carry the collected water back into the pool — a closed loop, running whenever the edge is flowing.
Is It Right for Your Yard?
Does Your Lot Suit a Vanishing Edge?
The infinity effect depends on the site more than on the pool itself. Three questions tell most of the story before anyone draws a line.
Which way does the ground fall?
The illusion is strongest when the yard drops away beyond the pool wall, leaving nothing between the water and the backdrop. A flat lot can still carry a raised vanishing edge, but the effect reads differently — closer to a sculptural water feature than a disappearing horizon.
What will the edge look out on?
A vanishing edge borrows its drama from whatever sits beyond it — a wooded ridge, a pasture, open sky. Stand where the pool would go and look outward. If the sightline ends at a fence or a neighboring roof, a different pool design may give you more for the same yard.
What sits below the edge?
The vanishing wall holds back water above a drop, and its catch basin needs room and access at the base. The steeper the fall, the more the structure below the edge matters — a question that gets answered standing on the slope, not on paper.
Unsure on any of the three? A free on-site consultation answers them standing in your yard.
Design Considerations
The Decisions That Shape the Edge
Once the lot says yes, these are the choices that turn a vanishing edge from a feature into a composition.
Where you'll see it from
The effect is composed for a vantage point — the kitchen window, the covered patio, a lounge chair at the shallow end. Naming that spot early decides where the edge goes and how wide it runs.
How much edge
A full-width vanishing edge is the postcard version. A partial edge can frame the best slice of the view while keeping steps, benches, and seating on conventional coping.
The interior finish
Darker finishes read like still water meeting sky and sharpen the horizon line. Lighter finishes read brighter and more resort-like. Both work — they change what the illusion feels like.
The sound it makes
Water falling into the basin is audible — closer to a fountain than to silence. Some homeowners build around that sound; others keep conversation areas on the quiet side of the pool.
Related Work
Other Ways to Shape Water
Every Solid Rock pool is custom gunite — the same construction behind a vanishing edge, shaped to different ends.
Geometric pool with an integrated spa and raised water-feature wall
Free-form pool with a natural stone waterfall and adjoining spa
Raised spa with a spillover edge — the same over-the-wall principle at spa scale
FAQ
Infinity Pool Questions
No — but the strongest version of the effect comes from a yard that falls away beyond the edge. On flatter ground, the edge is raised so the water still vanishes toward the view; the character is different, closer to an architectural water feature. A site visit is how we tell you honestly which one your yard can deliver.
Into a catch basin just below the edge, and from there it's pumped straight back into the pool. It's a closed loop — the pool isn't losing water over the wall, the same water just keeps circulating.
The 'vanishing' part of a vanishing edge is visual, not physical — the edge is a solid wall with a contained basin behind it, not a drop-off into open air. Every safety measure you'd apply to any pool, from fencing to supervision, applies here exactly the same way.
Generally yes. The lowered wall, the catch basin, and the extra plumbing are structure a conventional pool doesn't need, and how much they add depends heavily on your slope. That's part of what a free design consultation scopes — we'd rather walk the site than guess.
Find Out What Your Slope Can Do
The only way to answer the lot question is to stand on the lot. Every project starts with a free on-site design consultation — no pressure, no obligation.