Canadian company Modpools has converted standard, metal cargo containers into pools and jacuzzis that can be installed above or below ground.
Modpools was founded by husband-and-wife team Paul and Denise Rathnam, who had worked in the modified shipping container industry for years. The first Modpool was released to the public in March.

The couple ? who has three kids and is based in Abbotsford, British Columbia ? was inspired to start the company while travelling on vacation and noticing that pools that are becoming more compact.
"I came up with the idea when on vacation in Palm Springs, California," Paul Rathnam told Dezeen. "After the vacation, I came back to our shop and started building our first Modpool from the napkin sketches I drew up. It took around a year and a half to refine our Modpool and submit our patents."
The containers are purchased from Chinese suppliers and are modified after being used to ship cargo to North America. "Once the cargo is unloaded, we bring the containers to our factory," Rathnam said.
To make the container suitable for use as a pool, various structural modifications are made, including adding a heavy-duty pool coping to the top edge. "This gives the container walls the strength to hold in the 4,800 gallons of water," Rathnam explained.

The team also adds a sanitation and heating system, a colour-changing LED light and eight jacuzzi jets.
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