Pools By Design
Swimming pool contractor offering custom designs for pools and outdoor living spaces, plus repairs.
About Pools By Design
Pools by Design is a swimming pool contractor serving Tucson and communities across Southern Arizona. The company designs and builds custom pools, spas, and outdoor living spaces, with a focus on creating backyards that complement the home and the way its residents live. Its service area includes Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, the Catalina Foothills, and Sierra Vista. Pools by Design also offers pool remodeling and repairs, giving homeowners options for new construction as well as improvements to existing spaces.
The company works with several types of pools and water features. Its custom concrete pools are designed around a home, property, and client preferences, while fiberglass pools offer a selection of models, colors, and sizes with a faster installation process. The site highlights fiberglass models including Aruba, Astoria, and Fiji. Pools by Design also creates spas and hot tubs, including spa additions intended to support hydrotherapy and relaxation. Pool projects may incorporate energy-efficient systems, saltwater systems, in-floor cleaning, water features, premium finishes, and smart technology designed to simplify ownership and maintenance.
Outdoor living is another part of the company's work. Pools by Design creates connected backyard environments that may include patios and other hardscapes, fire features, water features, lighting design, and shade structures such as pergolas, cabanas, and other coverings. These elements are planned alongside the pool so the result functions as an outdoor extension of the home. The company describes its approach as design-led and rooted in landscape architecture, with attention to how the pool, surrounding architecture, views, surfaces, lighting, and gathering areas work together.
Pools by Design says its story began as a small, design-focused pool builder and developed into a team centered on craftsmanship, creativity, and customer care. The company describes its guiding principles as designing with purpose, building with integrity, communicating clearly, and creating with heart. Its stated process begins with listening to how clients live and what they want their home to feel like. From there, the team develops a design, builds the project, and provides start-up and training support. The company also emphasizes transparent steps, consistent updates, licensed professionals, quality materials, and trusted partners.
The team includes owner Ken Larison, a University of Arizona graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture. According to the company, Larison works with customers and existing site conditions to create designs that flow comfortably and enhance surrounding views and architecture. President Nickolas Koustik leads operations with a focus on craftsmanship, accountability, construction auditing, and team development. Designer and Vice President Maryanne Larison is a graduate of California Polytechnic University and is involved in the design process. The company identifies itself as the only Master Pools Guild member in Southern Arizona, and its website also refers to its work as an award-winning approach.
For homeowners considering a project, Pools by Design begins with a complimentary design consultation. That conversation is intended to help clarify a vision, explore what is possible, and identify a suitable starting point among custom concrete pools, fiberglass pools, spas, remodeling, repairs, or outdoor living improvements. The company provides galleries of pool and outdoor projects for design reference, along with information about financing, frequently asked questions, and its design, build, start-up, and training process. Its Tucson office serves as one point of connection for projects throughout the region, with additional service in Sierra Vista.