PROJECT DETAILS
STATUS
Completed
2014
CATEGORY
Estate Landscapes
LOCATION
Thornhill, GTA
SIGNATURE ELEMENTS
20-Foot Granite Waterfall
Six-Ton Diving Stone
Freeform Natural Pool
Two Hidden Ravine Paths
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Completed in 2014, this Tudor-style residence in Thornhill was reshaped around a twenty-foot granite waterfall, custom-assembled on site to mimic the glacial stone outcrops that shaped Canada's landscape. At its base, a granite river-rock plunge pool collects the falling water before it flows toward the estate's freeform natural pool, a custom-built swimming pool encased in large random flagstone and cut to fit on site.
A six-ton monolithic granite slab serves as a single-piece diving board at the pool's twelve-foot deep end, while cantilevered umbrellas, lounge seating, and dense layers of boxwood and hosta screen the home for a private, estate-scale backyard.
Two hidden paths lead from the pool terrace into the wooded ravine beyond: large flagstone steps climb toward the top of the waterfall, while a second route of smaller rectangular stepping stones descends into the woods. A newly established lawn was shaped to blend seamlessly with the existing ravine forest, so the finished landscape reads as though it has belonged to the property since the home itself.

Craft & Composition
The disciplines that shaped this landscape, and the natural materials it was built from.
SERVICES
Design & Build
Hardscape
Custom Stoneworks
Water Features
Outdoor Living
Planting
MATERIALS
Limestone
Granite
Flagstone
River Rock
GALLERY
The Project in Detail

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SERVICES
Design
Build
Stoneworks
Planting
Outdoor Living
AREAS SERVED
Toronto
Oakville
King City
Vaughan
Muskoka
Rice Lake
Greater Toronto Area
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