Backyard & Pool Design Services
Professional backyard design eliminates guesswork, prevents costly revisions, and brings your vision to life exactly as planned.
Backyard & Pool Design Services
Professional backyard design eliminates guesswork, prevents costly revisions, and brings your vision to life exactly as planned.
What We Design
- Pool Placement & Layout
- Patios & Hardscapes
- Water Features & Lighting
- Outdoor Living Areas
We turn your ideas into a buildable plan so you can move forward with confidence.
Best For
- New Pools & Full Backyard Projects
- Renovations & Remodels
- Clear Budget & Plan First
- Comparing Your Options
Want to talk through options first? Start here, then we align scope, budget, and next steps.
What we do
We design backyard layouts that are realistic to build. Pool placement, patio sizing, outdoor living zones, and feature planning, packaged into a clear scope that keeps decisions clean and prevents expensive changes later.
Layout + placement
Setbacks, access, elevations, and flow mapped correctly for your site.
Hardscape planning
Patios, walkways, and circulation zones that feel intentional.
Features + lighting
Water features, lighting zones, and upgrades planned early to stay on budget.
Outdoor living areas
A cohesive plan for the entire space, not just the pool footprint.
Our Design Process
A structured process that reduces revisions and keeps projects moving.
Consult and site review
We clarify goals, yard constraints, and what matters most: layout, features, timing, and priorities.
Concept layout development
We map pool placement, patio zones, and key features so the space feels balanced and buildable.
Scope and budget guidance
We outline what is included, what is optional, and what drives cost so your choices are informed.
Next-step plan
We recommend sequencing and phasing to avoid rework and keep the project efficient.
What You Receive
- Custom Concept Layout
- Detailed Scope Outline
- Budget Guidance
You get clarity on what to build, what to prioritize, and what it takes to do it right.
Design Deposit
A design deposit is required to begin the design process.
This deposit includes:
- Custom layout and site-specific planning
- Detailed scope development
- Preliminary budget guidance for your project
If you move forward with construction through Aquarius Pools & Spas, the full design deposit is credited toward your final project cost.
Example Designs
A few examples of concept layouts and planning documents we create during the design process.
What customers say
A few highlights from Google reviews.
From DRAB to FAB!! We bought a home in West Lafayette last August and inherited a run down pool cont.
MandyThey installed our pool for us this June. They were ahead of schedule on everything and we love the pool. Great locally owned family ran company. Can't recommend them enough.
CristinAlways wonderful in the store. Our pool build was also amazing and we had zero issues. Definitely recommend.
Lauren
