25+ years building in Austin
Founded in 1999, Modern Pools has designed and built custom pools across Austin, Texas and the surrounding Hill Country for more than a quarter century.
Barton Creek Custom Pool Builders
Barton Creek is estate country, with large lots that invite ambitious backyard designs. The limestone underneath is stable but takes real excavation, and the grade rolls across most properties. We build big custom pools here with infinity edges, spas, and full outdoor living, all engineered for the rock and slope.
Why Modern Pools
Your Trusted Barton Creek Custom Pool Builder
Award winning design
Our work has earned international recognition, including a spot in The World's Greatest Pools from Pebble Technology International.
Tough lots are our specialty
We build on the steep, limestone, and caliche Hill Country sites that other contractors turn down, with engineering planned in from the start.
Fixed price, structural warranty
You get a fixed price contract before construction begins and a structural warranty on the gunite shell we build.
Reviews
What Our Barton Creek Clients Say
“Modern Pools did a great job. They designed an in ground pool and spa and landscaping and the result is stunning. Mike Newman was our project manager and he was a total pro.”
“It's been a decade-long dream to build a custom, studio pool for my underwater photography business.”
“They did a great job on our design and were helpful through the whole process.”
Our Services
Our Barton Creek Swimming Pool Services
Pool Design
Big Barton Creek estate lots give us room to dream. We design your pool in 3D, placing it to fit the acreage, the limestone, and your home. Learn more about pool design.
Pool Design
Pool Construction
Barton Creek sits on solid Hill Country limestone. We build steel reinforced gunite shells with premium plumbing, engineered to stand up to the rock and last for decades. Learn more about pool construction.
Pool Construction
Pool Remodeling
Bring a dated Barton Creek pool back to life. We refinish plaster, add new tile and coping, upgrade equipment, and can fully redesign the pool from top to bottom. Learn more about pool remodeling.
Pool Remodeling
Water Features
Large lots near the Barton Creek Greenbelt suit bold water features. We engineer grottos, spillways, sheer descents, bubblers, and fire and water features right into your pool. Learn more about water features.
Water Features
Outdoor Living
With so much acreage in Barton Creek, your backyard can do more. We build outdoor kitchens, decking, pergolas, and fire pits, and design landscaping across the whole space. Learn more about outdoor living.
Outdoor Living
Pool Cost & Pricing Guide
No guessing on price. We give Barton Creek homeowners fixed price contracts across four design tiers, so you know the full cost of your pool before you commit. Learn more about pool cost & pricing guide.
Pool Cost & Pricing GuideStart Your Design
Building in Barton Creek?
Tell us about your Barton Creek lot and how you want to use it. We will show it to you in 3D before you spend a dollar.
Pool Types
Barton Creek Residential Pool Designs
From steel reinforced gunite to vanishing edge infinity pools and compact plunge pools, we design the right pool for your Barton Creek site, your style, and your budget.
Gunite Pools
Steel reinforced concrete, fully custom in any shape or depth.
View Gunite PoolsInfinity Pools
Vanishing edge designs that frame Hill Country views.
View Infinity PoolsPlunge Pools
Compact cold-plunge and lounge pools for tight or sloped lots.
View Plunge PoolsGeometric Pools
Clean, architectural lines that echo modern homes.
View Geometric PoolsFreeform Pools
Organic, natural shapes that settle into the landscape.
View Freeform PoolsSmall Inground Pools
Big design on a small backyard footprint.
View Small Inground PoolsFiberglass Pools
Fast-install shells for the right site and budget.
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Inground Pool Designs Near Barton Creek
Start Your Design
Start your Barton Creek pool design
Tell us about your Barton Creek lot and your vision. We will show you what is possible, in 3D, before you commit a dollar.
Start Your DesignServing Barton Creek, TX
Modern Pools
3303 Northland Dr UNIT 212
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 608-6602
Mon – Fri, 9am – 4pm
Designed in Austin · Built for Barton Creek
Designed for Barton Creek, Built to Last
Around Barton Creek
Showpiece Pools for Estate Lots
Barton Creek is Austin luxury at its most established. Sprawling lots, golf course frontage, and homes built around the Hill Country views that drew people here in the first place.
A pool in Barton Creek should match that level. It should feel like part of the architecture, not an afterthought dropped in the backyard.
For 25 years, Modern Pools has built that caliber of pool across Barton Creek, blending design, water features, and outdoor living into a single statement.
The Barton Creek Lot
The land here is classic Hill Country: limestone bedrock, rolling grade, and big views over the greenbelt and golf courses. That means rock excavation and careful grading, but it also means perfect conditions for a dramatic pool.
These large lots invite ambitious designs: infinity edges that spill toward the fairway, negative edge spas, and expansive outdoor living spaces. We engineer each one for the limestone and slope underneath.
Most of Barton Creek falls under strict HOA and architectural review. We prepare the submittals and permits so your project clears review cleanly.
Areas We Serve in Barton Creek
We build throughout Barton Creek and its communities, including:
- Barton Creek Estates
- Amarra Drive
- Spanish Oaks nearby
- Escala Drive
- The Foothills of Barton Creek
- Wimberley Lane area
- Fazio and Crenshaw golf course homes
- Barton Creek Boulevard estates
We also serve neighboring West Lake Hills, Bee Cave, and Austin.
What We Build Here
Estate scale pools. Large custom gunite pools designed to anchor a luxury backyard.
Infinity and view designs. Vanishing edges and water features that play off the greenbelt and golf course views.
Full outdoor living. Outdoor kitchens, fire features, pergolas, and travertine decking. See outdoor living.
High end remodels. Bringing older estate pools up to current standards. See pool remodeling.
Why Barton Creek Homeowners Choose Us
We build at the high end. Award winning work and the craftsmanship estate lots demand.
In house 3D design. See your showpiece before we break ground.
Fixed price contracts. Even on large, complex builds, your price holds.
Structural warranty. Every shell is engineered for the limestone and warrantied.
Ready to build in Barton Creek? Call (512) 608-6602 or request a consultation today.
Common Questions
Barton Creek Custom Pool Questions, Answered
How much does a custom pool cost in Barton Creek?
Custom pools in Barton Creek often run well above the low six figures because the lots invite estate scale designs and sit on limestone that requires rock excavation and careful grading. We price the rock work and ambitious features in a fixed price contract, so a large Barton Creek build has no moving target.
Can you build an estate scale pool on a Barton Creek lot?
Yes, Barton Creek lots invite ambitious designs, and we build large custom gunite pools with infinity edges, spas, and full outdoor living to anchor a luxury backyard. The classic Hill Country limestone gives a stable base, and we engineer each shell for the rock and rolling grade underneath.
Do you handle Barton Creek permits and architectural review?
Yes, most of Barton Creek falls under strict HOA and architectural review alongside Travis County permitting, and we handle both on every project here. We prepare the submittals and permits so your Barton Creek pool clears review cleanly before construction.