This bubble swimming pool has to be seen to be believed

Look down and prepare to be stunned at this near $3.9 million house.

The Ohio family home has an underground pool, designed by an Austrian firm, that has to be seen to be believed. It challenges what homeowners know about swimming pool design and is a universe away from the common kidney pool of decades past.

The cavernous pool is punctuated by walkable skylights, which appear as dazzling sapphire blocks in the outdoor terrace.

In Upper Arlington, the hunt for a buyer is entering an important phrase. The property has an asking price of $US2,495,000 ($AU3,194,000) after a haircut of $US180,000 ($AU282,000).

Smooth, cathedral-like arches in the subterranean, saltwater swimming pool give it an intergalactic quality.

At night, deep green light bounces around the high curves.

The three-bedroom home was built in 1978, the Zillow listing advises, and features raked ceilings and traditional timber finishes.

It is not made clear on the listing when the pool was constructed. However, when the listing went viral on Zillow Gone Wild, an Instagram user named Eric Wolske commented that it was his adolescent home, and much had changed.

“We built this house,” Wolske said.

“The upper part of the pool used to be two shades of orange. It looks much better white.

“The pool was delivered in fiberglass sections on a flat bed. A huge hole dug in the back yard, pieces lifted into place by a crane and bolted together, we had a local plumber, our general contractor. It was the coolest thing ever.

“We saw a very small picture in a house magazine. My parents thought it was awesome. At the time there were only like four built in the world.”

The pool is not the design moment which is a step outside the box. The buyer will find coffee bar in the main bedroom.

Upper Arlington is a city the midwestern state. The listing is managed by realtors Susie Pattison and George Pattison.

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