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30 January/February 2015 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com Landscape Design and Construction faster, providing a time savings. During construction, there was a significant global stability concern with the site. The contractor worked with the wall engineering firms to revise the plans and create an acceptable solution. This was a multi-tiered/terraced wall utilizing select backfill for the infill zones and extended geogrid layers to intercept the global stability slip arcs that were of concern. The whole project was a collaborative effort among all parties from start to finish. The clean lines and careful attention to detail created a solid and functional structure that provides the high degree of aesthetics sought by DePauw University. Category: Segmental Retaining Walls - Residential Project Name: Yates Residence Size: 900 square feet Location: Westerville, Ohio Manufacturer: Allan Block Retaining Walls, manufactured by Reading Rock Designer: Hedge Landscaping Contractor/Installer: Nathan Graham, Hedge Landscaping Project Description: This project was located on a busy golf course and the homeowner wanted a space that provided some privacy. Existing materials were in disrepair and removed, but two large locust trees remained with the space designed around them. The design included two large patios areas. The upper level would emerge from the kitchen, while a lower sunken area gave a private entertaining space. Retaining walls used were the Allan Block Lite Stone accented with travertine for the caps and the patio surface. Below the kitchen door on the basement level there is an existing window, and this portion of the basement was wood framed so backfill against the house was not permitted. The upper patio leading out of the house is built on a reinforced timber deck substructure with a silica decking system to allow the installation of the travertine. The large curved Allan Block wall wraps around and conceals the decking system. To keep the gravel backfill away from the foundation, there is an Allan Block wall inside the radius wall, creating a large window well to protect the house from potential water damage. The sunken patio includes a barbeque/bar area with large TV that comes out of the ground. The entire patio is surrounded by natural-gas lanterns for outdoor entertaining. The stainless-steel accents on the wall and the bar were custom designed by contractor and locally fabricated. Clay Brick - Commercial "Triangle Park" Lexington, Ky. Contractor: Ray Tramontin Co. Inc. Clay Brick - Commercial "Eleonore Raoul Hall Emory University" Atlanta, Ga. Contractor: Hemma Concrete, Inc. Clay Brick - Permeable "Plum and Walnut Street Intersection Improvements" Lancaster, Pa. Contractor: Horst Excavating Company Clay Brick - Residential "Old Palm Residence" Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Contractor: Post and Beam Concrete Paver - Commercial - Less than 15,000 sf "Internal Paving of a Building in Dubai" Dubai, United Arab Emirates Contractor: DUCON Industries FZCO Concrete Paver - Commercial - More than 15,000 sf "City of Tolleson" Tolleson, Ariz. Contractor: European Pavers Concrete Paver - Permeable – Commercial "Chapel Hill-Carrboro Elementary School #11" Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina Contractor: Fred Adams Paving Co., Inc. Concrete Paver - Permeable - Residential "Rowe Pineville Cottage" Charlotte, N.C. Contractor: Toms Creek Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. Concrete Paver - Residential - Less than 3,000 sf "Outdoor Entertainment Center" Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Contractor: Go Pavers Concrete Paver - Residential - More than 3,000 sf "Hoyle Residence" Tuscaloosa, Ala. Contractor: Southern Tractor & Landscaping Combination - Commercial - Less than 20,000 sf "527 Professional Drive - Oberto Properties" Northfield, Minn. Contractor: Switzer's Nursery & Landscaping, Inc. Combination - Commercial - More than 20,000 sf "Pascack Brook County Park Project" Westwood, N.J. Contractor: Conquest Industries, LLC Combination - Residential - Less than 4,000 sf "Wilderness Escape" Gibsonia, Pa. Contractor: Grunden Landscaping Combination - Residential - More than 4,000 sf "My Resort Backyard" Kingsport, Tenn. Contractor: Jackson Jones Construction Segmental Retaining Walls - Commercial "US85 Realignment" Torrington, Wyo. Contractor: Miller Wall Company 2014 HNA Hardscape Project Honorable Mentions LI