At the Cypress Greens housing community, Boulderscape finished a two-tier wall system in two custom looks — sculpting 13,000 square feet of structural and architectural shotcrete in San Diego Ashlar and Cypress Granite finishes, delivered in 6 days at 38% below traditional construction.
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The retaining wall system at Cypress Greens was developed through several years of collaboration between Boulderscape and the residential developer, resulting in a multi tiered design featuring two distinct architectural finishes. The lower wall was finished with Boulderscape's San Diego Ashlar pattern, creating an attractive architectural element that complemented the surrounding homes and community streetscape.
The upper wall received Boulderscape's Cypress Granite finish, hand sculpted to replicate the appearance of natural rock formations. To further integrate the structure into the landscape, deep fractures, ledges, and crevices were incorporated into the finish to provide natural attachment points for climbing vegetation. As the plantings mature, the wall continues to soften visually and blend into its surroundings.
The project encompassed 12,522 square feet of wall surface consisting of a 15" thick structural shotcrete section with an average 2" thick architectural relief over a combination soldier pile and soil nail wall system using a 5,000 PSI mix design. The entire scope was completed in just 6 days, delivering a durable retaining wall solution that combined structural performance with long term architectural integration into the community landscape. See our sculpted shotcrete process or explore more shotcrete finishes.
Installed a 15” thick embedment layer and a 1”-2” thick architectural shotcrete.
Cypress Granite and San Diego Ashlar
Mission Blend
15"
Soldier Pile wall and Soil Nail Wall
5,000 PSI
Hydration stabilizers were used to maintain concrete temperature and extend the finishing time.
