On the steep downhill grade of Breckenridge Ski Hill Road, cast-in-place forming was impossible — so Boulderscape sculpted 5,500 square feet of structural and architectural shotcrete into a custom Box Groove finish over a soldier-pile wall, delivered in just 7 days at 72% below traditional construction.
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A downhill soldier pile retaining wall was required along Breckenridge Ski Hill Road to support the roadway above. The steep terrain below the wall created significant challenges for traditional cast in place construction, while the architect's design called for a distinctive Box Groove architectural finish that would have been difficult and costly to achieve with conventional forming methods.
Boulderscape was selected to construct the wall using shotcrete and to recreate the architectural design through hand sculpting. The 2" thick Box Groove pattern was carefully cut into the shotcrete surface, producing the clean lines and uniform appearance envisioned by the design team.
The project encompassed 5,500 square feet of wall surface consisting of a 6" thick structural shotcrete section with an average 2" thick architectural relief over a soldier pile wall system using a 5,500 PSI mix design. The entire architectural facing was completed in just 7 days, providing an efficient construction solution while achieving the project's architectural objectives. See our sculpted shotcrete process or explore more shotcrete finishes.
Installation of a 6” thick structural shotcrete with a 2” thick “Box Groove” finish over 5,500 square feet of soldier pile wall
2” Box Groove
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Soldier Pile Wall
5,500 PSI
8%-10% air was needed to help reduce chances of cracking in winter. Xypex crystalline waterproofing was used seal the outer face and reduce spalling.
