Fire and water

Fire and water —
the yin-yang of life's essentials. 

Fire boils water,
water quenches fire. 

Fire gives us heat,
water cools us off.  

Fire cooks our food to eat it up, water gives us drink to wash it down.  

Fire gives us evening light, water douses the flame at night. 

And if we're not careful —
fire burns, water drowns.

The colors and properties of these polar extremes are splendidly contrasted here, in the pool lounge of Bruner/Cott's 45 Province condominium in Boston. Coming out of the blue of the cool of the pool, you step into the red-yellow-orange of the warmth of the lounge. The fiery-orange overhead light and the stripes of fire-hue variations on the pillows intensify the heat in the room, giving you a warmer welcome from your swim outside. Thus you cool off and warm up at the same time, and the yin-yang are unified into a totally relaxing feeling.

Adding to this feeling are the deep brown tones of the upholstery and floor, which recall the dark bark of the burning log, for the next-best thing to warming up by a roaring fireplace. However, the blue ottoman under the table repolarizes the yin-yang as it continues the blue hue of the pool into the lounge, tempting you to go out, dive in and cool off again. 

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