City: Half Moon Bay
Year: 2008-2009
Project Manager: Pablo Riesen
The Wa Project is a private residence perched on top of a ridge above Half Moon Bay. The 20-acre property has views of chaparral vegetation overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The main house, barn and walls reflect countryside English neo-classical influences.
We installed a natural quartzite-like stone of full-thickness that covers all of the facades of the main building, the tower of the silo, and the landscape walls. Accents of architectural cast stone were installed around openings on other areas of the building in the form of trim, belly band, and wall caps. The top of each chimney was veneered with full-size hand-mold (sand-mold) brick in a pattern designed by Walton & Sons Masonry, Inc and they are topped with terracotta chimney pots.
The scope of work included natural stone as well as cast stone that had to be mechanically attached to withstand seismic forces. The natural stone is meta-sedimentary (metamorphic rock derived from sedimentary sandstone similar to quartzite) of full-thickness. It was set in a random ashlar pattern. Brick were laid with soldier, rowlock and running bonds.
Stone Residence on Ridge: Back facade faces west overlooking Pacific Ocean
Stone Residence: Back façade overlooking sunny slopes of chaparral vegetation.
Turret with Belly Band: Turret with a cast stone belly band.
Arches & Windows: Windows and facade veneered with a quartz-like stone of full-thickness.
Arches & Decorative Molding: Semicircular arches of real stone with precast stone horizontal decorative molding (cornice) and a watertable at the base to deflect water away from the foundation.
Bay: Bay windows with a semicircular arch clad in real stone. Cast stone belly band and window trim.
Bay Window Detail: Cast stone bay window detail with semicircular arch pilaster and cast stone belly band.
Entrance Facade: South façade with access to main house.
Entrance Drive: North façade with driveway to main house.
Main Entrance: East façade with main entrance.
Stone Veneer Entrance: Meta-sedimentary rock veneer has decorative cast stone banding.
Doorway Entry: Entrance doorway with decorative cast stone trim.
Bay Windows: North facade meta-sedimentary veneer with cast stone trim on bay and windows set into a side-gable with a long roof slope.
Bay Windows: Decorative molding of cast stone on real stone windows of back façade overlooking Pacific Ocean.
Arched Window: Window with stone arch and decorative molding
Chimney Stack: Chimney by Tower
Stone Turret: Turret clad with real stone and with cast stone trim on windows and belly band on tower.
Tower & Stack: Chimney stack with meta-sedimentary veneer and hand molded brick at top.
Chimney Detail: Decorative hand molded brick on chimney stack set in a fancy pattern with a decorative terracotta chimney pot flues.
North Exposure: North facade of residence with meta-sedimentary rock veneer.
Main house and barn: Stone buildings on ridge above Half Moon Bay.
Barn with Silo: Stone tower attached to barn.
Tower Detail: Stone veneer on tower silo attached to barn.
