Forest Hills Residential Home
Wilmington, North Carolina
Constructed as a retirement home, this mansion is
nestled in the leafy neighborhood of Forest Hills
in Wilmington, North Carolina. The architecture
has a French provincial style and the driveway
was originally designed as a round about with a
planted circle. Luckily, we were able to convince
our clients that a traditional entry “courtyard”
was more appropriate. We reviewed several
different geometric patterns before settling on the
current design, which was based on a preliminary
wrought iron fence study that translated well to the
pavement.
Bianco Nero Lithocrete® design from entry porch.
Stanley tan granite blends with the house.
It was our original intent that the entry be
constructed using standard washed aggregate
concrete; however, the general contractor was not
comfortable constructing the geometric pattern
due to the sharp points the design created to which
we responded with a stained concrete to create
the complex pattern. Fortunately for the owner,
the landscape contractor, David Donahue, also a
landscape architect, introduced us to a new unique
approach to traditional concrete, Lithocrete®.
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We conducted our own research on Lithocrete® and
agreed that Lithocrete® was in fact the perfect surface
for the project. Considering that this was the first
driveway in Wilmington to use Lithocrete®, we all
kept our fingers crossed that it would turn out well.
The end product was a beautiful finish, the perfect
color with excellent execution and the owner is
thrilled with their decision to select Lithocrete®.
John Nartowicz
Landscape Architect
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Symmetrical design made with contrasting aggregate.
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