Residential work is where imagination has the fewest limits, and that’s what makes it so rewarding. Most clients come in with a general idea of what they want but very little sense of what’s actually possible. Part of my job is expanding that picture.
A naturalistic pool environment can be as simple or as ambitious as the client wants it to be. A rocky waterfall that doubles as a hot tub. A cavern grotto with a wine cellar tucked inside. A full-scale fabricated bristlecone pine that shelters an outdoor television from sun glare while blending so naturally into the backyard landscape that guests assume it grew there. Bas-reliefs, hidden grottos, themed environments, custom boulders, sculpted trees, the range of what can be designed and built in a private residential setting is genuinely surprising, even to people who think they already know what a custom pool can look like.
What I enjoy most about this work is the moment a client realizes that the thing they thought was impossible is not only possible, it can be done beautifully and built to last. If you have a backyard and a vision, even a vague one, let’s talk about what we can build together.
• Gold Award, Best Water Feature, Western Pool and Spa Show, Long Beach, California, 2004
• Silver Award, Best Water Feature, Western Pool and Spa Show, Long Beach, California, 2005
• Gold Award, Best New Design Spa, Western Pool and Spa Show, Long Beach, California, 2005
• Gold Award, Best New Design Pool, Western Pool and Spa Show, Long Beach, California, 2007
• Featured, Pool Science Magazine, “Rock Escape to Paradise,” April 2004
• Featured, Watershapes Magazine, “Sculpted for Fun,” June 2001
