Colorado Aquatics Blog

News, project stories and practical advice on commercial pools, water features and aquatic service.

Sea Lion Habitat

At Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, we teamed up with Vertix Builders to bring new life to the Sea Lion Habitat. Taking us a little over a month, three of our crews worked six days a week to meet the schedule. Our

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Indoor pool with cave-like colors and features, including a small waterfall cascading over stairs; a water slide passes through the middle of the rock formation where the waterfall flows.

Paul Derda Recreation Center

Colorado Hardscapes served as the Design-Build contractor for this renovation, with the aquatic work performed by the team now operating as Colorado Aquatics. This initiative was primarily focused on replacing the center’s aging rockwork, a task that necessitated both aesthetic enhancement

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Close-up view of a flamingo habitat featuring rock-like formations.

Flamingo Habitat at Denver Zoo

In 2023, Denver Zoo entrusted us with taking part in the construction of the new Flamingo Habitat. Our task was to install several specialized pools, from their mechanical system to their custom rockwork. The project involved a great deal of collaboration

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Top view of the penguin exhibit at Denver Zoo done by Colorado Hardscapes 2021.

Penguin Habitat at Denver Zoo

The penguin habitat at Denver Zoo now lets you experience a South African beach in your very own city! After nine months of construction, these African penguins have a place to call home. We worked hard to replicate the rock seen

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Top view of full pool and kiddie pool at the Vista Clubhouse in Genesee done by Colorado Hardscapes.

Vista Clubhouse Pool

Working with MW Golden Constructors, Hord Coplan Macht, and Colorado Pool Designs, our team fully renovated this full-depth pool and constructed a new zero-depth tot pool for the Vista Clubhouse Pool in Genesee. Our scope of work included the following: Plaster, shotcrete,

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Northern Shores at Denver Zoo shotcrete rock stream bed, sandbox, and boulders to climb on.

Northern Shores

At Denver Zoo, the Northern Shores Café playspace is perfect for little “monkeys” to get their wiggles out. There, we installed some climbing boulders, a streambed, and a sandbox. We placed most of these features using our shotcrete method, although we

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Distant photo of rockwork with people at Botanic Gardens.

Mordecai Children’s Garden

Found within the Denver Botanic Gardens is the Mordecai Children’s Garden; a three-acre addition purposing as a hands-on, interactive experience for children and families. Chosen by GH Phipps and working with Mundus Bishop, we installed large amounts of artisan rockwork around

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