Atlanta Holiday House
Atlaanta Holiday House Companion Podcast:
A Special Project for a Special Cause.
Each year, the Atlanta “Home for the Holidays” is a unique opportunity for architects, designers and builders to “show their wares” at a specially selected house in the Atlanta area. The house is transformed into a public showcase and marketplace for 3 weeks, with tickets sold to the public that benefit the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
In 2021, Waypoint Construction Group had the honor of creating the vertical entablature and pool deck for the Holiday House. The entire project was on a condensed timeline, requiring the coordination of several different teams of builders and designers from across Atlanta. The end result is a glorious luxury home available for the public to see and experience up close.
Building the Atlanta Holiday House
Waypoint Construction Group sees the wood structure when they arrive on the job site. Plastic house wrap has been placed for for waterproofing, with stencils marked and cut from the plastic for windows. Use of rubber washer screws ensures that, as screws are driven into the structure, they seal from water as well. Black paper represents first of three main steps in the build process.
For the front entablature, beautiful Hartstone Tile is used for the vertical work. The entablature form is held with large ratchet straps, and the landing platforms are holding in place until the tile dries. Each tile weights between 150 - 200 pounds EACH. They are attached to the house using L-brackets, construction adhesive and mortar. With a project like this, you have to be concerned about crush injury. Sometimes you have to tell the homeowner that we’re not going to do it a certain way because it’s unsafe.
The heavy stones have to be level. In this particular case, the entablature height and width of the sidewall was off by one inch. On the live job site, Waypoint mason’s used string line to measure and mark, then hand cut to get the lines perfect.
Vertical Work with Hartstone Tile
The vertical work took 3.5-4 weeks, and the process is slower due to the special nature of the job. The team dedicated to the entablature work from Waypoint installed 800 square feet of Hartstone Tile in the time frame, as separate crews worked on the other areas of the house.
Master masons performed the stucco work. Waypoint Construction Group always works well with other crews at a job site. Logan Development Group managed the entire project with an established timeline and excellent pre-production. All of the different elements of the Holiday House have to be well coordinated to the builders, and this project was masterfully efficient.
Master masons performed the stucco work. Waypoint Construction Group always works well with other crews at a job site. Logan Development Group managed the entire project with an established timeline and excellent pre-production. All of the different elements of the Holiday House have to be well coordinated to the builders, and this project was masterfully efficient.
Creating a Perfect Luxury Pool Deck and Patio
Pool Deck Area: Constructed by Neptune Pools, with Nick Papas as the designer. Waypoint Construction has had the pleasure of working with Neptune Pools on several projects.
This pool deck was a simpler endeavor, in that it was flat work. Waypoint had a separate team working on the pool deck and the pool coping, while the masonry team at the front of the Holiday House stayed on task with the entablature. The pool deck area was 2000 square feet of flat work, accomplished in a single week.
In addition to the pool deck, all the water features and accents, such as an outdoor shower and dog wash, were fashioned with Hartstone Tile, the most trusted hard surface paver and stone utilized by Waypoint Construction Group.
The Result.
Truly a One of One, the Atlanta Holiday House is an honor to be involved with. To be able to put our work at Waypoint Construction on display, people get to see our work up close that might not have otherwise.
The Atlanta Holiday House is a unique challenge in many respects:
Compressed timeline requires the skills to adjust you work on the fly and stay sharp as craftsmen.
The house work remains once the event is closed. We are not just working for the showcase, we are working for the individual that will live in the house for many years to come.
The Atlanta Holiday House is a yearly project. When in Atlanta during the holiday season, you should definitely go and support a great cause in the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
General public gets to see what the highest levels of design and construction work. You see why an architect designs things within a home in a unique way.
Waypoint Construction Group takes the lessons from working on a one of a kind, luxury home experience, and brings it to every home project we create.