Falls River Square
granite, stainless steel, concrete, brick
35′ radius: 95′ long x two 2′w pools, "Dry Deck" 24′d
2003, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Located in the downtown historic section of the city, this project includes two fountains: an outer "Nozzle & Scupper" feature, and an inner "Dry Deck" animated, musical play fountain. A wind control prevents the nozzles from spraying the surrounding hardscape. Submersible, low voltage fixtures light the piece, each containing three MR-16 bulbs in primary red, blue, and green, which provides a generally white light with colored highlights.
The fountains are also lit by eight fiber-optic illuminators with dichroic colour wheels. Control of the pumps and lighting is by DMX interface.
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Formosa Fountains is a partner of Stoller Studio and engineers all our fountains.
They bring 30 years experience in creating stunning fountains around the world. With Larry McDonald, the founder of Formosa, the Studio provides engineering that depicts the hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical system designs a fountain needs using the best fountain equipment available. We supply pool plans, piping diagrams, elevations, sections, details, equipment space layouts, piping penetrations, lighting layouts, panel board layouts, wiring diagrams, etc.
Features and techniques used in our fountains include:
- Geyser effects
- Jumping jets
- Dry deck (pop jet)
- Waterfall effects
- Fog systems
- Lighting effects
- Musical choreography
- Motion sensory effects
- Fire enhancements
These features are used to obtain the exact texture of water and aesthetic appeal to compliment the surrounding area.
Much of what makes the beauty of a fountain is never seen. Many design features that make the fountain blend into an area flawlessly are the result of sound engineering that includes:
- Water filtration
- Advanced plumbing systems
- Advanced electrical systems
- Landscape architecture integration
- Animation engineering
- Safety and health provisions