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THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
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| August 22, 2018 www.watershapes.com |
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FEATURE ARTICLE
On the Waterfront
When the homeowner suddenly (and completely) changed his mind about this project’s direction,it was easy to slide into a new groove, says Andrew Kaner, simply because the fresh start offered so many opportunities to transform the pool, deck and views from so-so to spectacular. [more]
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Moving a Mountain
Building this golf course wasn’t a subtle process, notesKen Alperstein. As he discusses in the first of a pair of articles on the project, they started by knocking over a South Korean mountain, then, after extensive contouring, began working on two heavily regulated water systems.[more]
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TRAVELOGUE
Los Angeles boasts a multitude of distinctive waterfeatures you should see when you visit. But only a handful of them, writes Jim McCloskey, can be traced to the legendary landscape architect Lawrence Halprin– including the Maguire Gardens adjacent to the Central Library. [more]
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ESSENTIAL
Building pools and other watershapes to reduce their energy or chemical usage while also taking advantage of rainwater or recycled construction materials isn’t rocket science, notes watershaperJamie Ori. But it does require thinking differently about the fundamental nature of watershapes as they relate to environment — and even more so, about how you approach clients when it comes to addressing their increasingly ‘green’ inclinations.
This article, originally published inWaterShapesin October 2009, has been digitized for all readers. Clickhereto see the full text and enlarge the images to study them in detail.
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TECHNICAL BRIEFING
Subtracting a Deck
If a client asks you to get rid of an old deck all the way up to the coping without adding a new deck, you should think things through before taking the job. If you don’t, advisesScott Cohen, things can go very wrong — and you might be on the hook for a substantial shell-repair bill.[more]
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 WATERSHAPES WORLD
Hurtful Impulses
It’s both depressing and discouraging, writes Jim McCloskey, to see news stories about intolerance. It’s even worse, he adds, when it’s related to the use of swimming pools that serve so wonderfully in bringing people together in the common cause of having fun. [more]
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WE BROWSE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO . . .
Fun Is Where You Find It Dept.: Torrential rainfall turns a Swedish subway station into a huge pop-up pool .
The water quality was probably scary, but what the heck?
Going Too Far Dept.:Soap turns San Francisco’s strangest fountain into a sudsy (and costly) mess. [more]
Nobody shouldeverdo this, but it’s pretty spectacular.
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WATERSHAPES CLASSIC
In designing spaces, wroteBruce Zaretskyin August 2008, he thinks about the way people will move around in them with particular care when it comes to what he sees as an often-overlooked feature. [more]
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The Muse Collection from Oceanside Glasstile
Oceanside Glasstile(Carlsbad, CA) has introduced the Muse line of mosaic glass tile. Available in three sizes — 7/8-inch square, 1-3/8 inch square and 7/8 by 1-3/8 inches — the material is available in 19 unique patterns as well as in custom blends and gradients. The line also includes a variety of trim pieces for clean, consistent, finished looks. For details, clickhere.
Speck Debuts the Badu Block Multi Pump
Speck Pumps(Jacksonville, FL) has introduced Badu Block Multi, a pump for commercial pools, fountains and waterfeatures. Designed for easy installation, operation and service, the unit stacks the pump, motor, and strainer housing vertically — a compact footprint ideal for crowded equipment rooms. It’s available in 7.5-, 10-, 15- and 20-horsepower models. For details, cl ickhereand scroll down.
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WPN UPDATE
Are You
in the Game?
These days, the Internet is the information resource of choice for consumers chasing a huge array of goods and services. But it’s tough for an individual business to capture eyes amid the bewildering quantity of options facing these prospects as they try to find ways to make something like water part of their home or working lives.
That’s why we started the WaterShapes Professional Network— a place consumers are using to get basic information about pool. pond and fountain designers and builders before they start making direct phone calls to arrange for site visits and bids. It’s a new way of making initial contact and getting in the game.
TheNetworkis working just the way we’d hoped: Time toclickaboard?
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