Here’s a question our WinWay Pools team gets all the time: “Can my new pool be designed with my new home, so everything feels cohesive?”
Yes! Because our sister company, WinWay Homes, is a custom home builder in Pinellas County, we can integrate a luxurious custom pool design with the architectural elements of your new home — ensuring both are designed for your lifestyle.
(Or, if you already have another builder working on your new home, WinWay Pools can still design and build a pool to work with the home design and outdoor layout. We specialize in building beautiful, unique pools for homes across Pinellas and Manatee Counties.)
Our pool design process is built around how you want to relax, entertain, and live outdoors in the St. Petersburg area. When your pool is planned alongside your new home’s construction, the result is an intentional, resort-style property, rather than “just a house and a pool.”
Below, we’ll explain how this collaboration works, why it matters, and how a custom pool can enhance your new home’s lifestyle and long-term value.
Why It’s Smart to Design Your St. Pete Pool and Home Together
At WinWay Pools and WinWay Homes, our thoughtful design and custom-build approach includes listening to new homeowners who have a vision for their coastal lifestyle. We do this to avoid regrets such as:
- There’s no clear view of the pool from inside the house.
- Our patio feels cramped (not enough walk lanes).
- The backyard lacks a natural gathering space for guests.
- There’s not enough shade, and the pool needs more privacy.
- The pool just looks awkward in our backyard layout.
We avoid mistakes like these by first understanding how you plan to use your outdoor space, then we work with WinWay Homes to build a custom plan around your property, including considerations such as layout, sun exposure, and overall outdoor experience.
What It Looks Like When a New Pool and Home Are Built Together
When our WinWay Pools team works with WinWay Homes on a new build, we’re thinking holistically about the full indoor-outdoor living experience, long before anything is finalized.
Here are a couple of examples of how this coordination can make a big difference for coastal luxury living.
Effortless Sightlines and Indoor–Outdoor Flow
It’s important to understand how your new pool will be seen and accessed from your home’s main living areas, such as the kitchen, great room, primary suite, and lanai. Our goal is to blur the line between the inside and the outside through intentional layouts, traffic flow, and all the aesthetics that tie your luxury pool, outdoor spaces, and home together.
Seamless Elevations, Grading, and Hardscape Fit
A custom pool should feel like it was designed for your lot — not squeezed in later. When a pool is planned during a new home build, we can assess your yard’s size and shape, terrain and soil conditions, and sunlight and privacy. This way, your pool works seamlessly with hardscape sightlines, elevations, and all your outdoor living areas.
Balanced Aesthetics and Functionality
Where will people sit? Where will they walk? Where will towels, drinks, and outdoor dining happen? Our WinWay Pools team works with WinWay Homes to coordinate different outdoor living “zones” that make sense both functionally and aesthetically.
Luxurious, Private Outdoor Design
A pool feels more luxurious when there are privacy layers and soft landscaping edges. Instead of scattering plants across the yard, our WinWay Pools and Homes teams work together to integrate landscaping into outdoor living spaces that perform well on the Gulf Coast. Think durable foundation plantings with clean lines, canopy trees/shrubs for shade, screens/hedges for wind filtering, and ground covers and flower accents to soften edges.
Can a Pool Increase My Home’s Value?
Absolutely! According to Realtor.com, homes with pools command a sizable “pool premium.” In 2025, home listings with a pool were priced about 54% higher than homes without (pool homes are also typically larger, which contributes to the gap).
This is especially true in Florida, where pools offer more lifestyle value in our year-round mild climate. However, keep in mind that your home’s value still depends on location, neighborhood expectations, and maintenance requirements.
A custom pool tends to add the most value when it:
- Fits like a natural extension of the yard and outdoor space.
- Meets design and aesthetics expectations for the neighborhood.
- Is designed for easy accessibility and maintenance (a poorly placed pool can deter potential home buyers).
Popular Pool Features That Pair Beautifully With a New Home Construction
When the pool is planned alongside your new home, our WinWay Pools team can integrate features to elevate your outdoor living experience.
Just a few of our most popular, timeless pool features include:
- Swim-up bars and perimeter seating. We can integrate in-pool stools at a raised bar edge or align the pool closely with an outdoor kitchen or serving counter.
- Tanning ledges (Baja shelves) are perfect for in-water loungers, young children, and anyone who wants to stay cool without fully swimming.
- Raised spas with spillovers. Soothing spillover spas deliver a big impact with a small footprint, even for small, urban-area lots.
- Sheer descents (clear sheets of falling water) look amazing in both daylight and night lighting.
- Cascading waterfalls add a lush, luxurious feel to your pool and backyard, especially when they’re scaled correctly for your new home’s outdoor layout.
Not Sure You Want a Pool Yet? Plan Your Pool-Ready Yard
Many home buyers love the idea of a pool but prefer to build it later. This is where pool-ready planning can save time and money.
WinWay Pools can work with the WinWay Homes team to design your yard and outdoor living spaces with the right decking layout, pre-wiring, utility planning, and indoor-outdoor access in mind — so you’re not undoing patio pavers or reworking your entire backyard later to build a new pool.
Ready to Explore Your Pool Vision for Your New Home?
If your dream home includes a resort-style outdoor space, WinWay Pools can work with WinWay Homes to design a custom pool, spa, and/or water features that can bring your indoor-outdoor vision to life.
Start here for a little aquatic inspiration:
- Our pools gallery: winwaypools.com/gallery
- Our sister company’s new home gallery: winwayhomes.com/photo-gallery
- Luxury pool design ideas for coastal lifestyles: https://winwaypools.com/5-outdoor-pool-and-yard-design-ideas-for-the-st-pete-coastal-lifestyle/
When you’re ready, reach out and tell us your outdoor vision, and the WinWay teams will work together to design a new home and custom pool that’s made for the way you live in coastal Florida.
