The pool goes here

Our front lawn slopes down to the road. Right now it is this half alive (it is hot here, this is how it looks with three waterings a week during summer) and fairly un-used. Those two bushes essentially mark our boundary. More specifically, if you can see the two retaining wall heights down the bottom of the photo, that is the boundary.

The pool will be at the height of the other balcony (off the master bedroom) and from the height I was standing when I took this photo, that means two steps downwards will be pool and decking height. We are hoping to be able to hide all the pool equipment underneath. I have wanted to live in a house with a pool for a LONG time!

Looking up towards the house from the boundary point:

Let me try to explain it a little with a video.