12 × 6 m Kidney
pool plan
An estate-class pool: resort presence at home, with room for swimming, play and lounging at the same time. At this size the supporting decisions matter as much as the basin — plan generous decks, a solid heat source and an automatic cover from day one, because every square metre of water is heated, treated and covered.
The kidney is the archetypal free-form pool: one flowing bean-shaped curve with a waist that invites planting, a boulder or a slide. It blends into naturalistic landscapes better than any straight-walled shape and makes small gardens feel bigger because the eye never finds a hard boundary.
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Plan view, 12 × 6 m — drawn to scale
The numbers, computed
- Water surface
- 40.9 m²
- Water volume
- 66.4 m³ (66,382 L)
- Perimeter
- 27.9 m
- Depth
- 1.2–2.0 m
- Excavation approx.
- 100 m³
- Fill time (garden tap)
- 44 hours
- Skimmers needed
- 2×
- Heat pump size
- 24 kW
Figures are computed from the sampled pool outline and the plan's depths — the same geometry the 3D designer uses. Excavation includes shell and working allowance; your site conditions may differ.
Questions about this plan
- How much water does a 12 × 6 m pool hold?
- About 66.4 m³ (66.4 tonnes of water) at 1.2–2.0 m depth — computed from the actual pool outline, not a rule of thumb.
- How long does it take to fill?
- Roughly 44 hours from a standard garden tap (~1.5 m³/h). A water delivery service fills it in a few hours.
- Is this size right for my garden?
- The water surface is 40.9 m²; plan roughly 1.5–2× that footprint including the surrounding deck. Open the plan in the designer and set your own deck margins to see the full footprint.
- Can I change the depth or edge type?
- Yes — open the plan in the designer and adjust depths, edge system (skimmer, deck-level overflow or raised), finishes and accessories freely.
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