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THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS
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| September 5, 2018 www.watershapes.com |
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Room Additions
The clients wanted to add a pool to the existing features of their large backyard.Kurt Kraisingerwas happy to oblige, but he had a grander vision for reorganizing their entire space around a core fire feature and had to figure out a way to persuade them to come along for the ride. [more]
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FEATURE ARTICLE
Augmenting Reality
Asked to beautify an unlovely, long-duration mess caused by a natural, spring-fed stream,Steve Sandalisknew from experience that working directly with Mother Nature is serious business. That’s why he took a big step back and let the setting guide his efforts — and his schedule.[more]
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NEPTUNE POOL RENEWAL
Wrapping up his discussion of the restoration of the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, Matthew Reynoldscovers the painstaking process of resurfacing the shell with new marble as an exact replica of the original and making ready for the reintroduction of 350,000 gallons of water. [more]
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ESSENTIAL
The Pacific coast of northern Costa Rica is lined with white sand beaches and dense vegetation — beautiful surroundings that watershaperJoan Rocahas long used to inspire his work. Here, he takes us to visit one of his most recent projects, this one for a commercial property with requirements that called on him to find different ways of expressing himself and draw on the character of the surroundings while using only the simplest possible forms.
This article, originally published inWaterShapesin March 2010, has been digitized for all readers. Clickhereto see the full text and enlarge the images to study them in detail.
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TRAVELOGUE
A Recipe for Jambalaya
Once the site of an abandoned sewage plant, Jambalaya Park in Gonzalez, La., merits a visit if you’re in the area. It stands as testimony to just how ambitious a renovation project can be — and, writesLes Ewen, how tangled the path to success can sometimes become. [more]
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 WATERSHAPES WORLD
Valued and Valuable
Pools are fixed objects in changing environments, notes Jim McCloskey, which is why, after some time spent pondering his own backyard, he comes away with praise for watershapers who take the time to inform their clients about what might be coming in their futures. [more]
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WE BROWSE SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO . . .
Why in the World Dept.:Tourist arrested for trying to do something stupid while visiting Trevi Fountain. [more]
What is is about cultural treasures that inspires such idiocy?
Tale as Old as Time Dept.:Ancient swimming pool unearthed in the heart of Petra’s marketplace. [more]
Seems like people have been having good ideasforever.
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WATERSHAPES CLASSIC
Watershape designs can easily get out of hand, wroteBrian Van Bowerback in September 2003, but he hoped through this column to persuade watershapers to step back and avoid getting carried away. [more]
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FX Luminaire’s Compact Underwater Lights
FX Luminaire(San Diego, CA) produces Model LP, the company’s smallest submersible LED lighting fixture. Designed for compact spaces, the low-voltage fixtures are made of die-cast natural brass for durability, include support bases and come with three color filters as well as a range of available lead lengths. They also have tamper-resisting features. For details, clickhere.
CAT 6000 Controller from Hayward
Hayward Pool Products(Elizabeth, NJ)now offers the CAT 6000 water-chemistry controller. Featuring a full-color touch screen, the unit guides the operator through programming, generates multiple reports and has a sensing technology that allows for truly precise measurement and control of free chlorine, pH, temperature and conductivity. For details, click here.
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WPN UPDATE
Want Traffic
on Your Site?
Many watershapers have, through the years, invested heavily in building their own beautiful web sites, then wondered why prospective clients haven’t been beating paths to their doors. The hold-up? It’s a simple fact that building a strong web presence as a stand-alone site is a tough row to hoe — and that’s precisely why we started theWaterShapes Professional Network.
building a collective presence in which dozens and, eventually, hundreds of sites participate as an interlinked colossus, WPNbecomes a group entity that search engines can’t overlook. So if it’s a strong (or stronger) web presence you’re after, check it out.
TheNetworkis working just the way we’d hoped: Time toclickaboard?
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