Services

Everything we build for the outdoors.

Six core disciplines, delivered under one contract. Engineered for the slope, the soil, and the Southern California climate.

What we build

Hillside construction first. Outdoor living on top.

Engineered timber retaining walls terracing a Southern California hillside

Hillside Construction

Caissons, retaining walls, slope stabilization, and land optimization — stable foundations that unlock the value of hillside properties.

Hillside Engineering
Curved timber and gravel steps built into a hillside terrace

Pool & Terrace Design

Resort-level pools and terraces integrated with the hardscape and the slope behind them.

Residential Pools
Outdoor seating area under a pergola on a flagstone terrace

Custom Hardscaping

Patios, stonework, and masonry that anchor the whole outdoor environment.

Hardscape
Redwood pergola built over a hillside seating terrace

Outdoor Kitchens & Living

Built-in kitchens, dining areas, and lounge spaces engineered to live outside year-round.

Garden feature wall with boulders and specimen succulent planting

Garden Walls

Decorative and structural — walls that finish the landscape and frame the architecture.

Garden Walls
Terraced planting beds with container plants and gravel paths

Hillside Landscaping

Terraced planting, erosion control, and irrigation tuned for sloped, Mediterranean-climate sites.

Landscaping
How a project runs

Site walk to handover, under one roof.

1

Site walk

We read the property — slope, drainage, access, views, neighbors, setbacks.

2

Design & engineering

Architectural drawings paired with structural details for retaining walls, caissons, and pool shells.

3

Permitting & scheduling

Permits pulled, sub-trades sequenced, and a single critical-path schedule shared with you.

4

Build

Foundations and hardscape, then pool and finish trades, then planting — without the usual GC handoffs.

5

Handover & care

Walk-through, irrigation schedule, care notes, and a seasonal punch list.

Drought-tolerant agave, aloe, and succulent planting set over rock mulch
Why the work holds up

Stonework that ages well. Drainage that survives the next storm.

The reason hillside projects fail isn't bad design — it's hidden detail. We over-spec the things you don't see: rebar in the retaining walls, drainage behind the stone face, expansion joints in the deck. The visible craft — the masonry, the planting, the finish — is built on top of details that will still be working a decade in.

Tell us what you're trying to build.

We'll come look at the property and tell you what's possible — and what isn't.