Watchmaker’s Eye
When Danny Wang first met about this property, he couldn’t keep his eyes off the homeowner’s watch.
Inside its dial, the A. Lange & Söhne timepiece featured a smaller circular dial with a half-circular element almost touching, but not quite.
“For some reason that really got stuck in my head,” he says. “That night, I went home and drew a really quick sketch.”
Taking that inspiration, Wang drew up this pair of intersecting circles — one the perimeter-overflow spa, the other the slightly raised deck pad for an arcing bench and circular firepit.The only straight line comes in the form of a narrow runnel flowing from the fire feature to the spa.
Wang enhanced the mirror-like effect of the spa by incorporating two types of perimeter overflow. The raised spa itself spills all around, while its catch basin flows through a Lautner edge, with its thin slot. That catch basin serves double-duty as a Baja shelf for the clients’ children.
The fire feature is submerged in the pot, so the flame springs directly from the water. Knowing these installations can be tricky, Wang installed a check valve to prevent water from backing up into the gas line. The deck pad surrounding it also provides easy access to the spa.
