POOL COOL

Crafted from cedar and stainless steel, the plunge spa pool is the centrepiece of this lush landscape

Stoked Stainless offers a high-quality range of elegant and durable made-to-order cedar tub, spa pool and plunge spa pool products designed to turn any outdoor space or garden into a place of retreat - somewhere you can relax no matter what the time of year.

Handmade in New Zealand by skilled artisans, but available through the company's Australian warehouse, the products include woodfired hot tubs, woodfired outdoor bathtubs, electric bathtubs for use inside the home, a woodfired and electric hybrid spa pool, an electrically-heated square spa pool and plunge spa pools, also electrically-heated, such as the one featured here.

This plunge spa pool is the focal point of a lush Melbourne garden designed by Alison Watson of Outdoor Designs. "The design focus was to enable the plunge spa pool to be visible from the living areas of the home, but as the pool was to be located in a part of the garden that slopes steeply away from the house, this presented something of a challenge," explains Alison.