A Camden, ME, home sat alone at the end of a long driveway with little to no property features other than the surrounding forest floor and an elevated view of the ocean
The Evolution of the Swimming Pool
Pool is a pool is a pool is a pool.? Actually, the correct words are, ?Rose is a rose is a?? and so on. The line, from Gertrude Stein?s poem ?Sacred Emily,? written in 1913, was intended to propose that ?once there, a thing (such as a rose or pool) is what it is and will always be there.”
Natural Fit
As I sat through a seminar highlighting contemporary organic architecture, the realization occurred that shotcrete construction is a seamless fit to this design philosophy.
Brown University
Brown University, a prominent Ivy League university located in Providence, RI, decided to add a new aquatics center with an Olympic-qualifying 164 ft (50 m) pool.
Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Corner
On behalf of the Pool & Recreational Shotcrete Committee, I am proud to announce the establishment of our second position statement, ?Definitions of Key Shotcrete Terminology.?
Swimming Pool Scaffolding
In the shotcrete swimming pool installation process, proper work platforms have always been a necessity during the shotcreting process.
The Garrison Inn Project
This project was part of a larger reconstruction of a historic residential property on the Hudson River.
The Outstanding Pool & Recreational Project
Imitating Nature’s Rock Features
With a Little Help from Specialized Shotcrete Rock-Carving Techniques.
A Shotcrete Success Story
This La Jolla, CA, project was designed over a 2-year time frame with the collaboration of Island Architects, Bruce Rudd Land scape Architecture, and Questar Pools.