The combination of technical precision, durability, and seamless construction enhances both installation and the pool’s long-term performance.
Designing a swimming pool means resolving a system in which water, structure, ceramics, and construction details must work together as a whole. With ACEPOOL, Gres Aragón brings the precision of extrusion technology to ceramic solutions developed to address this complexity.
Swimming pool design has traditionally focused on aesthetics: the color of the water, the surface finish, and integration into the landscape. Yet from a construction standpoint, a swimming pool is one of the most complex systems in any project.
Exposure to water, temperature fluctuations, solar radiation, safety requirements, chemicals, and continuous use calls for precise solutions at every junction, drainage point, and access point to the pool basin. The quality of the overall system depends not only on the material used, but also on its ability to bring all these variables together.
This perspective gave rise to ACEPOOL, Gres Aragón’s approach to the swimming pool as a complete construction system based on extrusion technology.
Architecture comes together at every junction
One of the clearest indicators of a swimming pool’s quality is the way its construction details are resolved. At edges, corners, steps, drainage channels, and overflow systems, issues as varied as user safety, water drainage, hygiene, durability, and the continuity of the surface finish must all be addressed simultaneously.
To meet these requirements, ACEPOOL offers a comprehensive system of functional components designed specifically for each application. Coping, steps, coved pieces, overflow edges, drainage channels, grates, and transition pieces form part of a coordinated solution that improves both installation and pool performance throughout its service life.
Extrusion as a design technology
The ability to address this wide range of situations begins with the manufacturing process itself. Ceramic extrusion makes it possible to produce three-dimensional profiles tailored to the requirements of each construction detail.
Function is no longer achieved through on-site adjustments—instead, it is integrated into the geometry of each piece. The form no longer depends on subsequent machining or improvised solutions during installation, but is defined during manufacturing, ensuring precision, continuity, and construction reliability.
This design freedom enables the development of coping, overflow edges, steps, coved pieces, corners, drainage channels, and finishing elements designed to fit together as parts of a single system. Extrusion thus becomes more than a manufacturing technology; it is a genuine design tool.
A system designed for better construction
ACEPOOL is conceived as a system that simplifies installation and enhances the overall performance of the pool. By incorporating components tailored to each specific function, it reduces on-site adjustments, promotes continuity between elements, improves water drainage, and ensures greater reliability across the entire system.
These advantages are complemented by the inherent performance characteristics of extruded porcelain stoneware: extremely low water absorption, high mechanical strength, resistance to chemicals, frost resistance, and slip resistance. These properties are essential to ensuring durability in environments exposed to particularly demanding conditions.
The result is a complete solution in which material, geometry, and function work together to meet the technical demands of contemporary swimming pools.
About Gres Aragón
Founded in 1943, Gres Aragón-Faveker draws on decades of experience and expertise in the manufacture and development of ceramic materials. From its origins in working with clay and fire, the company has evolved into an innovative manufacturer equipped with cutting-edge technology and high-performance products for contemporary architecture. The company has extensive experience manufacturing specialized, technologically advanced architectural solutions in ceramic materials for the building industry. Its in-house production capabilities, encompassing both extrusion and porcelain technologies, make it almost unique in the international ceramics sector. International markets account for 60% of the company’s sales, and its products are available in approximately 100 countries. The company also has extensive experience in ceramic solutions for architectural specification. In addition to Spain and other European Union countries, its main markets include North America and the Arab world.
