Bret Shallenberger | San Diego Fiberglass Pools + Frank Wiedner | Homeowner

Material choices

Among the project’s most striking elements is the synergistic interplay between distinctive materials. The concrete coping from Pacific Stone Design frames the spa, fire pit, perimeter seating, planters and columns — most of which utilize natural stacked stone as well.

Glass tile in a variety of browns and blue was used for the waterline, serving as another visual tie-in between materials within the yard, the pool and surrounding hillside.

The project also features an automatic cover with tracks that were installed on the vertical surface of the raised planter. “[The homeowner] had exacting design preferences,” Shallenberger says. “So I ended up building a system that had a hidden recessed vault, vertical flush track, encapsulated wall track, and a hidden leading edge bar.”