Soho House – Brighton

Aquascapes is proud to have been appointed as the specialist pool contractor for The Beach House in Brighton, marking our second collaboration with Soho House on a project that blends luxury leisure with artistic expression.

Perched on the seafront at the eastern edge of Brighton Pier, the rooftop pool is as much an artwork as it is a place to swim. Its standout feature is the playful ‘banana’ mosaic, a striking design by celebrated British artist David Shrigley, whose works are held in the Tate, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary. Rendered in vivid yellow mosaic tiles with organic brown accents, the banana curls across the pool floor, while the rim is inscribed with Shrigley’s phrase: “The moment has arrived, the banana is ripe” — a metaphor for Kemp Town itself: “An overripe banana — perfectly sweet, beautifully imperfect, and fleeting.”

The pool’s surrounding aqua-blue ceramic tiles create a vibrant contrast, amplifying the artwork’s bold visual impact. Constructed offsite using Aquascapes’ precision-engineered modular infinity pool system, the installation delivered both structural integrity and a flawless finish, showcasing our technical expertise in marrying complex design with functional performance.

The result is a truly unique rooftop pool that exemplifies Aquascapes’ ability to transform ambitious artistic visions into reality, combining cutting-edge engineering, meticulous craftsmanship, and the creative ethos of Soho House to deliver an unforgettable leisure experience on Brighton’s iconic seafront.