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Combination of
Hardscape Products
Residential – More than
4,000 square feet
Winner: Baltazar Residence
Location: Wilbraham, Mass.
Contractor: Bahler Brothers
Manufacturer: Techo-Bloc
Designer: Jen Kloter, Bahler Brothers
Description: The homeowners needed a large space for entertaining. There is a series
of retaining walls and levels of patios that create several outdoor rooms and functions.
The panoramic view from the back of the house is key in this design with everything
having to keep a low profile to maintain the openness and not block the view. An Infinity
Edge pool takes advantage of it from the patio, and was a crucial focal point of the
design. The overall design and curve of each of the 10 walls was worked on with
purpose — some creating niches for more intimate areas, some for slightly expanded
areas and some as connections between spaces. The main living area of the house
looks down on the pool and patio, so the interaction between the landscape bed lines,
patio edges and the walls was created to flow across the different levels and work
together as a whole. The entire area becomes a resort-like oasis for entertaining 100
people, and yet has intimate enough spaces to be comfortable for this family of four.
Combination of
Hardscape Products
Commercial – More than
20,000 square feet
Winner: University of San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Contractor: The Legacy Paver Group
Manufacturers: Pavestone Company &
Natural Granite Pavers
Description: The University of San Francisco
Campus has undergone major redevelopment
over the last eight years, removing asphalt
driveways and paths and replacing them with
more than 50,000 square feet of interlocking
pavers. The addition of the new Science
building included more than 30,000 square
feet of granite pavers. The campus walk pavers
are Pavestone Villa pavers, and the Science
building pavers are custom-cut granite slabs
in various sizes and shades of grey. Pavers
were installed by The Legacy Paver Group. The
most challenging aspect of the installation was
working with tight deadlines over the summer
to get everything in place by the time students
returned for fall semester.
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