Concrete is the second most widely consumed substance on earth, after water. It is ubiquitous, and easily taken for granted.
It is a favored material of many talented architects and engineers who favor its versatility, strength, and limitless potential for imaginative forms and surfaces. Concrete is a chameleon. Without concrete, some of the most beautiful and innovative works of contemporary architecture in the world, would be inconceivable.

It is most often gray, but can just as easily be made any variety of color through the selection of cement, aggregate or special color agents.
It can be plain or elaborately patterned, as smooth as glass or as rough as weathered rock, the finish is not only limited by the formwork used to mold it. It may also be sculpted, as gunite sprayed over an armature, to the desired shape and surface texture.
Concrete is a product that covers a broad spectrum of materials, with countless possibilities for texture, color and architectural expression.

Curved stair formwork at Sunridge Estate Whistler B.C. This was a long project with a lot of work. The stair form was 19 rises at 7 1/2 inches and a tread of 1 foot.

The poured steps were then clad in slate. The walls were done with granite and then capped with a continuous concrete coping.

This long steep driveway required exposed aggregate stairs from street to entry. They followed an existing exposed retaining wall. The new driveway was poured after.

These sculpted concrete landscape stairs lead you up from the house through the back patio, to the back play yard. The stairs join in to a sculpted retaining wall which leads to one of two waterfalls.

Ocean front retaining wall and patio. Lower patio level before stain. This shows the connection between the existing rock and the new sculpted concrete. This is the level the boat launch ramp connects.

Here the project is in view. The upper deck has a large barbecue and washing area with fridge. There is also a gas fired fire pit and an outdoor pool table. A set of sculpted stairs bring you down to a bridge that hangs out over the water and takes you to the lower level and the boat launch.