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It's a play pad with a difference: While offering ample opportunities for vigorous summer fun, notes Peter Arnold, the area's looping set of spray rings are the visual heart of this Canadian housing development -- even in winter when there are multiple feet of snow on the ground.
A Splashy Statement
It was the perfect confluence of needs and ideas: Mattamy Homes, a Canadian developer based in Toronto, was working on a project in Edmonton, Alberta - a new community called Stillwater that they wanted to elevate with an "amenity center." This key space, we learned, was meant to promote healthy, active lifestyles by offering residents a play area that would include both a skating rink and a unique splash pad. As planned, the community was set up with wilderness areas, hiking trails and other opportunities meant to encourage enjoyment of the great outdoors. To capture that spirit in the splash pad and playground, Mattamy Homes enlisted the services of Calgary, Alberta-based Park N Play Design, a designer and installer of custom indoor and outdoor recreation spaces throughout Canada. The resulting splash-pad design includes a large, custom-fabricated set of spray rings that provides fun for children of all ages while at the same time creating an eye-catching, artistic visual at the heart of
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The discovery of exciting new materials and your ability to communicate those options to your clients is a big part of being a true custom watershaper, observes designer/builder Paolo Benedetti. Here, he outlines the approaches he takes to sourcing new materials and shares his insights into working with vendors and clients alike once those key selections have been made.
Material Issues
Custom watershapers need to understand materials. That's not a new message by any means, but the fact of the matter is that many of the watershapers I encounter have yet to fully embrace the vast range of material options available in today's marketplace.  The reason for that is, I think, quite simple:  Locating new materials and amassing a library of unique offerings for clients can be a full-time job unto itself.  All too often, this makes it easier to rely on familiar sources and options instead of doing the work of finding new ones.   I know from personal experience that the work can be
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The discovery of exciting new materials and your ability to communicate those options to your clients is a big part of being a true custom watershaper, observes designer/builder Paolo Benedetti. Here, he outlines the approaches he takes to sourcing new materials and shares his insights into working with vendors and clients alike once those key selections have been made.
Material Issues
Custom watershapers need to understand materials. That's not a new message by any means, but the fact of the matter is that many of the watershapers I encounter have yet to fully embrace the vast range of material options available in today's marketplace.  The reason for that is, I think, quite simple:  Locating new materials and amassing a library of unique offerings for clients can be a full-time job unto itself.  All too often, this makes it easier to rely on familiar sources and options instead of doing the work of finding new ones.   I know from personal experience that the work can be
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