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| Skyline
Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
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Designing with
columns
Columns can help turn your
run-of-the-mill landscaping project into a stately,
architecturally-savvy work of art. Take the Skyline Medical Center,
for example. They converted their outdoor eating and lounge area
into a beautiful, terraced landscape complete with a fountain,
planters, shrubs, trees and, of course, columns. |
Schenley Gardens - Pittsburgh, PA |
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Maximizing
usable space
Schenley Gardens-like most
buildings in Pittsburgh-is built on a hill. In fact, the assisted
living center (which is also connected to a hotel) has a 200-foot
elevation change on its property.
So when local developers started
looking for ways to integrate the building into the adjacent
hillside, they needed solutions that would measure up to stringent
engineering standards while at the same time satisfy the architect's
watchful eye.
VERSA-LOK walls were the ideal
solution. Using Standard VERSA-LOK units, the architect created a
series of four terraces spattered with bushes, trees, benches and a
gazebo.
More than 13,000 square feet of
Standard VERSA-LOK units were used during construction, allowing the
architect to create walls with unique curves, corners and steps that
joined the four terraces.
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County Park - Charlotte, NC |
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Shoreline
Protection
McDowell Park and Nature
Preserve in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina is one of countless
private and public agency shoreline projects that has chosen VERSA-LOK
retaining walls because of their durability and life cycle costs.
Some of the VERSA-LOK advantages, as compared to other shoreline
protection wall systems, include:
1.) Free draining system - dry-stacked
units permit water to pass through wall joints, preventing excessive
hydrostatic pressure from building up behind the wall.
2.) Flexible base design - the VERSA-LOK system can tolerate minor
earth movement without damage, even in areas experiencing
freeze/thaw cycles.
3.) Solid units - VERSA-LOK systems' solid durability increases
longevity and stands up well, even in the most demanding and harsh
environments.
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Stoney Creek Golf Course - Indianapolis |
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Maximizing
golf course space
VERSA-LOK retaining walls have been used to solve problems and
complement course designs at numerous golf courses across the U.S.
At Stoney Creek golf course, tiered walls, built in a serpentine
design, not only added aesthetic appeal with new planter beds, but
allowed maximum use of available land on the course.
VERSA-LOK walls were used to convert
this narrow sloping site into a widened, flat tee area. Other golf
course applications include bank protection around lakes, ponds and
creeks, tee box enclosures, golf cart paths, greens and tiered
levels at driving and practice ranges.
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Office Building Courtyard - Maplewood, MN |
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Unlimited
Design Flexibility
The solid, Standard VERSA-LOK
unit is all you need to create custom-designed retaining walls. Its
solid core allows it to be split or saw-cut in any direction. The
unique planters shown above are just one example of how standard
units, plus matching caps, allow complete design flexibility.
The trapezoidal shape of VERSA-LOK units
permits construction of concave and convex curves and serpentine
walls in a wide variety of radii. Inside and outside 90° corners are
easy; other angled corner arrangements require only simple splits
and/or saw cuts.
Freestanding (split texture on both
faces) walls are constructed by using a portable splitter. VERSA-LOK
units are manufactured with splitting grooves to aid in splitting
off the backs of units or splitting the units in half. VERSA-LOK's
unique hole-to-slot pinning system allows the design and
construction of straight and curved vertical walls. VERSA-LOK steps
can be built in a variety of designs, including fan shaped, concave
and convex radii, circular and curved.
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Wisconsin D.O.T. - Onalaska, WI |
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Measuring up
to the highest standards
A highly erodible
sandstone slope along a proposed new road in LaCrosse County, Wisc.,
necessitated construction of a 35-foot-high retaining wall.
A soil-reinforced, two-tiered, VERSA-LOK
retaining wall was approved because of the system's ability to meet
tough D.O.T. structural requirements for the 28-foot-high lower
wall. The product's classic, straight-faced texture was also an
important influence in the decision to use VERSA-LOK.
D.O.T. and other state, federal and
local government agencies throughout the United States have approved
the use of VERSA-LOK in a variety of agency applications, including
flood control, storm channel lining, shoreline protection and
erosion control.
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| Salvation Army, Ellwood City, PA |
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Natural,
weathered columns
When the Ellwood City
Salvation Army started its search for a retaining wall system that
could build walls, steps and columns easily without spending a
fortune while matching the beautiful backdrop of the western
Pennsylvania foothills, they didn't think it'd be this easy. The
solid, pinned construction of VERSA-LOK® Retaining Wall
Systems enabled them to build everything they wanted without
spending extra time and money ordering custom-sized units. Add in
the new Weathered option for a more rugged, natural look and the
Salvation Army had everything they could have wanted. |
City Park/Playground - St. Paul, MN |
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Designing with
colors
The unique design
flexibility of VERSA-LOK systems permits landscape architects to
incorporate a variety of creative elements into their retaining wall
designs. For this project, designers used contrasting colors to
produce attractive wall patterns on the 12-foot-high tiered walls.
Personalized looks with logos, symbols and stripes can all be
achieved with the standard VERSA-LOK unit.
Vertical walls, freestanding walls with
the classic VERSA-LOK texture on both exposed faces, and walls with
inset or protruding units are other creative options.
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Mill Ruins Park - Minneapolis |
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Complementing
historical surroundings
Mill Ruins Park, located
along the scenic Mississippi River in Minneapolis, is one of the
first projects in the U.S. to utilize weathered VERSA-LOK units to
complement historical landmarks. Local developers planned to
construct a tailrace using segmental retaining walls that would run
alongside the flour mill ruins and empty into the river. But in
order to blend the wall with its historical surroundings, architects
had to find a unit that resembled the stone quality, color and
texture of the adjacent ruins.
Weathered VERSA-LOK Retaining Wall Systems worked perfectly. Their
rugged, natural stone appearance blended seamlessly with the old
ruins. And as an added bonus, project architects and engineers
discovered the solid durability and design flexibility VERSA-LOK
units offered was ideal for many other projects on the job site as
well.
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Retention Pond - Framingham, MA |
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Stormwater
Holding Pond
Retention ponds come in
all shapes and sizes, but their common function is to temporarily
hold excess stormwater and then slowly release it into a drainage
system. VERSA-LOK segmental retaining walls are the ideal choice for
retention pond use. Their ease of installation, low initial and life
cycle costs, dependable performance under severe weather conditions,
and low-maintenance durability offer important advantages. A VERSA-LOK
retention pond wall creates more usable land behind the wall by
eliminating gradual pond slopes. This results in greater holding
pond capacity in less space than with conventional ponds. |
Shaw's Shopping Center - Plymouth, MA |
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100% Solid,
Durable, Tiered Walls
This two-tiered VERSA-LOK
retaining wall consists of two 20-foot-high walls placed within 4
feet of each other. In addition to the dead load of the upper wall,
live loads caused by vehicular traffic had to be considered in the
engineering analysis to determine overall stability of this tiered
wall system.
VERSA-LOK solid
retaining wall units offer unsurpassed durability before, during and
after construction. They are made of high-strength, low absorption
concrete and, unlike other segmental retaining wall systems, have no
cores to fill during construction. This eliminates the need for
additional construction materials, unnecessary labor and the
uncertainties of improper construction procedures.
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Smoketown Shopping Center - Dale City, VA |
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Resisting
Mother Nature
Reaching nearly 40 feet,
this soil-reinforced system was designed to support earth pressures
and large surcharge loads. With VERSA-LOK segmental retaining walls,
no footings or special foundations are needed; shallow granular
leveling pads approximately 6 inches thick and 24 inches wide are
generally sufficient. VERSA-LOK modular units are dry-stacked
without mortar or construction forms of any kind. VERSA-LOK walls
can tolerate minor earth movement without damage, making it
well-suited to climates that experience freeze/thaw cycles.
For taller walls, VERSA-LOK units are
combined with soil-reinforced geogrid to permit construction of
stable retaining walls over 40 feet high.
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Flood Control Project - Rochester, MN |
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Resisting
High-Velocity Water Flow
The Rochester Flood
Control Project was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 10-stage, $100
million project that consisted of channel improvements along the
Zumbro River and two of its tributaries.
VERSA-LOK retaining walls minimized
the effect of the flood control project by allowing the channel to
be built deeper-rather than wider-in the golf course area. Major
disruptions of golf play and alterations to the course were not
necessary. More than 17,000 square feet of VERSA-LOK units provided
an aesthetically pleasing and comparatively low-cost ($650,000
savings over an anchored sheetpile wall system) solution to the
problem.
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