Start with the kidney pool shape line
A kidney pool has rounded ends and one inward curve. The planning question is what belongs beside that inward bend and whether it earns its place.
Pool shape planning
Planning a Kidney Pool Shape
Compare pool geometry with the way you want to swim, gather, move, and use the surrounding yard.
Read the shape against the site and intended use
Study adjacent deck, seating, landscape, approach, views, water uses, and circulation on both sides of the curve.
Compare adjacent directions on the same questions
Kidney keeps a recognizable asymmetric outline, free-form allows a less regular curve, and oval restores symmetry.
Turn the preference into a feasibility brief
Test the measured site, access, intended activities, entries, seating, surrounding space, systems, requested features, and required approvals together.