Pool Room
Here's an idea if we partially sink the pool and have 12-18 above floor level. Could pool be close to back wall(window/South wall)? All along front edge (rec room side) would be a bench, but with steps leading up to pool edge. Bench would wrap around to both ends of pool with front end (North end) being the mechanical access pit. Our bench probably could not be very wide because we don't have much width in the pool room and would still need walking space on rec room side of pool.
Similar to our sliding doors in Pool Area and Covered Patio
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