At Paradise Walk in San Diego, Boulderscape gave a developer speed and savings in one wall — sculpting 4,300 square feet of structural and architectural shotcrete into a San Diego Ashlar finish, delivered in 3 days at 36% below traditional construction.
Record Installation Time
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The Paradise Walk development in San Diego required an architectural retaining wall that would complement the surrounding community while helping maintain an aggressive construction schedule and project budget. The developer selected Boulderscape's San Diego Ashlar finish to provide the appearance of natural stone while taking advantage of the speed and efficiency of shotcrete construction.
Boulderscape hand sculpted the San Diego Ashlar finish across the entire wall surface, carefully replicating the proportions and texture of traditional ashlar stone masonry. A light earth stain was applied to create natural color variation and enhance the appearance of weathered stone, providing an architectural finish that complemented the surrounding development.
The project encompassed 4,300 square feet of wall surface consisting of a 12" thick structural shotcrete section with an average 2" thick architectural relief over a soldier pile wall system using a 5,000 PSI mix design. The entire scope was completed in just 3 days, delivering a durable retaining wall solution that combined architectural appeal with accelerated construction. 36% under traditional cast in place construction. See our sculpted shotcrete process or explore more shotcrete finishes.
Installed a 12” thick structural shotcrete and a 2” thick architectural shotcrete.
San Diego Ashlar
Light Earth Blend
12"
Soldier Pile Wall
5,000 PSI
Hydration stabilizers were used to maintain concrete temperature and extend the finishing time.
