Wa Project

Material: Meta-sedimentary

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.

 

Grandview Landscape

Since the late sixties, art collector, Donald Head, has invested in the 25-acre rehabilitation of the old and neglected Pike Estate in Saratoga.  Today, Old Grandview Ranch is also known as Hearst Castle North.  Set in the wooded foothills of Saratoga, Dr. Head has developed a French Renaissance showcase estate that includes a rejuvenated 22-room mansion, two art galleries, a studio, two swimming pools, a pool house, gardens and orchards.  Walton & Sons Masonry, Inc. set granite and marble stone for the landscape and buildings on the estate.

 

Landscape:  Set black and white granite with polished and flamed finishes, for all ashlar paving on terraces, for all stair treads and risers, for all stairways including the circular stairways, for all cladding applied to walls, planters, pilaster, for all balustrade systems including balustrades, bases and caps.

 

Grandview Architectural

Materials: Marble, Finished Granite

Since the late sixties, art collector, Donald Head, has invested in the 25-acre rehabilitation of the old and neglected Pike Estate in Saratoga.  Today, Old Grandview Ranch is also known as Hearst Castle North.  Set in the wooded foothills of Saratoga, Dr. Head has developed a French Renaissance showcase estate that includes a rejuvenated 22-room mansion, two art galleries, a studio, two swimming pools, a pool house, gardens and orchards.  Walton & Sons Masonry, Inc. set granite and marble stone for the landscape and buildings on the estate.

 

Architectural:  Set white marble stone with veining with polished and flamed finishes, all in the Loggia, for ceiling cladding, pilasters, walls, fluted columns and entablatures.  Cut 4x4x16 concrete block down to 4×12 and laid it as veneer for the art gallery in 1998.  It was later faux painted to match the brick on the residence.