Oasis Pools continues to set the standard for luxury swimming pool design and construction, earning two prestigious 2026 Pinnacle Awards from Luxury Pools + Outdoor Living and celebrating its third consecutive year of national industry recognition.
Oasis Pools, a leading custom swimming pool and outdoor living contractor serving the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area and Southern Illinois, is proud to announce that it has received, not one, but two prestigious 2026 Pinnacle Awards from Luxury Pools + Outdoor Living this year. The dual recognition celebrates the company’s exceptional craftsmanship, innovative designs, and commitment to creating extraordinary outdoor living environments.
The awards recognize two remarkable Missouri projects: Wonderworld/Grand Grotto Resort, an expansive backyard retreat in St. Charles, and Huntleigh/Grand Manor Estate, a sophisticated resort-style outdoor living space in Huntleigh.
Presented by Luxury Pools + Outdoor Living, the Pinnacle Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in swimming pool and outdoor living design. Honoring projects that seamlessly blend innovation, artistry, and lifestyle, the awards showcase the industry’s most impressive residential outdoor environments.
Two Extraordinary Projects, Two Prestigious Awards
Wonderworld in St. Charles, Missouri
(Pinnacle titled the project GRAND GROTTO RESORT)
Transforming more than 20,000 square feet into a private residential resort, Wonderworld showcases the extraordinary possibilities of custom pool design and outdoor living. This expansive retreat features an organic swimming pool with a lazy river, a bridge leading to an island putting green, and a dramatic natural rock grotto with an enclosed waterslide and waterfall. Additional amenities include a standalone hot tub, a covered outdoor kitchen and entertaining area, a hidden stone-enclosed sauna, a circular fire pit, and a multi-use pickleball and basketball court. Exceptional engineering, sophisticated hydraulics, hand-set stonework, and meticulously coordinated landscaping, hardscaping, and lighting seamlessly unite these features into an immersive outdoor destination designed for recreation, relaxation, and entertaining.
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Huntleigh Estate in Huntleigh, Missouri
(Pinnacle titled the project GRAND MANOR ESTATE)
Nestled within a beautiful wooded property, Huntleigh Estate combines timeless architecture with contemporary outdoor living. The centerpiece is a custom geometric swimming pool designed for symmetry, relaxation, and entertaining, featuring two distinctive recessed seating areas, spacious tanning ledges with bubblers, and dramatic stone columns topped with fire bowls. Expansive decking seamlessly connects the pool to multiple outdoor entertaining areas, including outdoor kitchens, a smoker, pizza oven, and elegant stone fireplaces. Thoughtfully designed water features, architectural lighting, and lush landscaping enhance the estate’s natural beauty, while meticulous craftsmanship, advanced hydraulics, and seamless integration with the residence create a sophisticated outdoor retreat designed for year-round enjoyment.
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A Growing Legacy of Award-Winning Excellence
The two 2026 awards represent another significant milestone for Oasis Pools, which has now received four Pinnacle Awards over three consecutive years.
The company’s first Pinnacle Award came in 2024 for an innovative Des Peres, Missouri, project featuring a dramatic front-entry reflecting pool with floating steps and a backyard rain curtain waterfall. In 2025, Oasis Pools was recognized again for The Château Escape, a luxurious Ladue estate featuring a geometric swimming pool, elevated spa, and sophisticated European-inspired detailing.
Receiving two awards in 2026 further reinforces the company’s reputation as a leader in luxury swimming pool construction and comprehensive outdoor living design.
View all the 2026 winning projects here: https://luxurypools.com/awards/2026-pinnacle-awards/
About Oasis Pools
Founded in 2007, Oasis Pools is a family-owned custom swimming pool, spa, and outdoor living contractor based in Wood River, Illinois, serving the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area and Southern Illinois. Owned by Chip Unnerstall and Nicole Newkirk, the company has been involved in the construction of approximately 1,000 swimming pools.
Specializing in custom shotcrete swimming pools, spas, water features, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, landscaping, and lighting, Oasis Pools provides comprehensive, turnkey outdoor living solutions. With its own in-house shotcrete crews and a commitment to continuing education, innovative design, and superior craftsmanship, the company has earned a reputation for delivering exceptional results.
Please contact us for more information, to explore the company’s award-winning projects, or to schedule a free consultation.
