PoolRecreationalWater’s Edge
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreThe Water’s Edge pool project was a contracted water feature that drew its contemporary design from the architecture of the new house addition. The house is a modern version of the old coastal mansions once built and adorned by the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Vanderbilts. The
ArchitecturalStructuralRecreationalCOST of Wisconsin/Gilder Center
Martin Palicki and Jared Stanwyck
Read MoreIt’s rare that a building’s design can become so immediately iconic – an attraction unto itself. Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona comes to mind. It is a visual feast – a sculpture that takes the shape of a building. Many architecture critics are already claiming
PoolRecreationalShaw Residence
Andy Duck
Read MoreHow does one provide a backyard transformation that includes a water-in-transit pool, complete with all the outdoor living amenities one could ask for when facing a 75° waterfront sand cliff located on an ever-shifting chain of barrier islands susceptible to a multitude of severe weather
PoolInternationalRecreationalTHUNDERBIRD FALLS
Dan Pitts
Read MoreBuilding a swimming pool on the edge of a cliff can be an exciting and challenging project, especially when using shotcrete as the main building material. Shotcrete is chosen for its strength, durability, and ability to create complex shapes, which is essential for a pool
PoolInternationalRecreationalSOUTH EAST ASIA JUNGLE TRACK AUCKLAND ZOO
Darin A. Brenner and Monica Lake
Read MoreAqua-Environs Construction was subcontracted to provide shotcrete installations as a part of our broader scope of work: construction services to create a naturalistically themed terrestrial and aquatic habitats for Auckland Zoo’s new South East Asia Jungle Track (SEAJT), the Zoo’s most ambitious project in its
PoolRecreationalWatershape University: Filling a Void
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreSwimming pools are so commonplace; it’s easy to take them for granted. When we step back and consider, in specific terms, what the industry is about and what it does, however, we find a profound and even surprising need for education as well as licensing
PoolRecreationalWhy We Need a Design Code for Concrete Pools
Charles Hanskat, PE, F.ACI, F.ASCE, ASA Executive Director
Read MoreThe swimming pool design and construction indus- try is not highly regulated, and in some cases, it is simply not regulated. Some states and municipalities require licensed professional engineers to design all pools. Some jurisdictions require only commercial pools to have a set of plans
RecreationalCementing a Legacy: A Concrete Understanding of Municipal Skatepark Development
Mark Bradford and Aaron Spohn
Read MoreSkateparks have soared in popularity as public facili- ties. Globally, cities are embracing the once-deemed risky activity and shedding any previous notions of skateparks being mere passing trends. As many municipali- ties embark on constructing their first—and possibly only— skatepark, city staff members find themselves
PoolRecreationalRobust Contentment
Bill Drakeley
Read MoreThis beautiful project, nestled on the Connecticut shores of the Long Island Sound, required a careful balance of robust construction and design, and careful adherence to environmental codes protecting the adjacent oceanic rock formations and biologically sensitive tide pools. “It was a steep challenge,” explains
PoolRepairArchitecturalUndergroundStructuralInternationalRecreationalGeneralThe Jetcreter – The First Continuous-Feed, Dry-Mix Gun
Ted Sofis
Read MoreDuring the summer of 1970, on my 18th birthday, my father woke me up and told me they needed me on a job. I drove out that morning in July to the Crucible Specialty Steel plant in Midland, PA. It was my first experience working