The first two videos in this sequence were about access, and this one is, too – but with a difference. Where the other projects challenged us with tight access, and we had to figure out ways to take care of the excavation spoils on relatively level lots, this one is a case where we were able to take advantage of
As I mentioned in the first of this series of articles, I initially became involved with the art of concealment when a client showed me an interior room’s lighting system that was activated by touching a kickplate hidden in the floor moldings. It was one of the coolest things I’d ever seen (or not seen) and set me off on a career-long pursuit of
Cascades and waterfalls are different from most other types of watershapes. In ponds, for example, the quiet reflective surface of the water serves to accentuate elements within the water, such as the plants, fish and rock materials, while reflecting the features surrounding it. That same reflectivity is a hallmark of pools as well. Our purpose in setting up cascades and waterfalls is, by contrast, to highlight the water itself, and specifically the
Government Again Postpones DeadlineFor New Pool-Accessibility Standards
Compiled and Written by Lenny GiteckWe’re pleased to present the first all-animal installment of Ripples, which begins halfway around the world in South Asia … Roosters Sacrificed in India to Secure Swimming Pool Safety
I’m still smiling. As I’ve declared in a few recent blogs, my hope has been that the apparent conflict between Genesis 3 and Artistic Resources & Training (ART) would result in two high-caliber education providers emerging in place of one that was drifting. If the first classes conducted by ART are any indication
Just about everyone is familiar with Hoover Dam on some level, but in considering it from the perspective of watershapers whose working lives depend on containing and controlling water with concrete structures, I’ve always thought this engineering marvel is worthy of
Of all the visual distractions we’ve considered so far in this series of articles, the one I will discuss here might be the detail I could most safely skip. After all, the necessity of making skimmer lids less visually intrusive has been part of dozens of articles published in WaterShapes – most notably in several by David
In the last video I offered here, we were working on a site with access so limited that only mini-Bobcats were able to negotiate the passageway from the backyard to the street. That space was positively luxurious compared to the one highlighted in my
