Water Feature Designs
Nine signature water features — from architectural sheet walls to naturalistic boulder waterfalls. Engineered for low evaporation, low chemistry burden, and quiet, recirculated operation in the desert.
12' floating wall with a glass-smooth sheet of falling water.
Naturalistic stacked-boulder waterfall with a grotto cavity detailed to the approved project design, with restricted access and active adult supervision required.
Three matching spillway scuppers in a clean stucco wall.
Twin pedestal bowls — fire on top, water spilling from below.
Linear architectural water channel cutting through patio.
Living koi pond with crystal-clear bog filtration.
Synchronized laminar jets arching across the pool.
Classic raised spa with wide sheet spillover into pool.
Standalone sculptural fountains for non-pool yards.
All designs are starting points. Final design, any required engineering, pricing, applicable requirements and approvals depend on the site, the approved project documents, the authority having jurisdiction for your property, any HOA/ARC or other private review, and your signed scope. Published pricing is planning-range pricing — never "call for pricing" — not a quote or an approval.
All design librariesHow AE tunes water
Water features are sound design first, visual second. Every AE feature runs on its own valve and variable-speed pump so flow and volume are dialed to the seating area, not left to chance at startup.
- Dedicated VSP pump + isolation valve per feature — tune each independently
- Autofill on every basin, GFCI on every pump circuit
- Sheer descents 1 in. to 48 in. wide, scuppers, bubblers, rain curtains, waterfalls
- Copper, stainless, cast bronze or hand-finished stone spillways
- Winter freeze protection sized for the coldest Valley night on record
Frequently asked
- What kinds of water features do you build?
- Sheer descents, scuppers, bubblers, rain curtains, raised wall spillways, natural rock waterfalls, pondless streams, disappearing urns and full koi/natural pond ecosystems. Every feature is plumbed on its own valve and variable-speed pump so you can tune sound and flow independently.
- How loud is a water feature — will neighbors hear it?
- We tune to 45–55 dB at the seating area, roughly the volume of a quiet conversation. Sheer descents are the loudest per gallon, bubblers and pondless streams are the quietest. All AE features run on VSP pumps so you dial the exact sound level you want.
- How much water and power does a feature use?
- A typical scupper or bubbler evaporates 1–3 gallons per day in summer and pulls 60–200 watts on a VSP pump — about $3–$8/month in APS/SRP power. Larger waterfalls and natural ponds pull 300–800 watts and 5–15 gallons/day evap.
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How AE builds a water feature
