——使用賽柏斯（XYPEX）修復(fù)赫氏古堡海神泳池

美國最昂貴的私人游泳池什么樣？

提起私人游泳池，相信很多人都了解，特別是在美國生活的人。在美國由于先天自然條件的原因，很多家庭都有屬于自己的游泳池，但您知道在美國最昂貴的游泳池在哪里嗎？它是什么樣子呢？

這就是美國最昂貴的私人泳池—赫氏古堡海神泳池

赫氏古堡是美國上世紀(jì)傳媒業(yè)的大富豪威廉?倫道夫?赫斯特（William Randolph Hearst）的私人城堡，此古堡是美國上世紀(jì)20年代最豪華的私人豪宅。赫氏古堡位于美國加州的圣西蒙，距離洛杉磯只有近4小時的車程。

兩側(cè)環(huán)池的廊柱均采用淺色花紋的大理石，泳池正面為海神的神殿。這是一個長104英尺、寬58英尺的橢圓形游泳池，設(shè)計完全模仿古希臘和羅馬式建筑。池底以藍綠色的大理石鋪就。據(jù)這里的管理人員告訴我，此游泳池造價高達1200萬美元。由于其奢侈的建設(shè)和不菲的造價，也讓此游泳池多年來一直保持著美國最昂貴的私人游泳池的稱號。

參觀赫氏古堡一件非常美妙的事情。海神池可蓄水高達1300多噸，而水源全部來自附近的山泉。這些設(shè)計正在人們訴說著它的悠久歷史，池邊點綴著一些意大利文藝復(fù)興時期的雕塑，簡直就是一件件精雕細琢的藝術(shù)精品。

——以上內(nèi)容來自于網(wǎng)友的游記

以下內(nèi)容來自于賽柏斯全球官網(wǎng) WWW.XYPEX.COM

Hearst Castle Neptune Pool

赫氏古堡海神泳池

San  Luis Obispo County, California, USA

圣路易斯奧比斯波縣，加利福尼亞，美國

Hearst Castle is one of the most ambitious architectural endeavors in American history and atestament to the power and vision of William Randolph Hearst, a Harvard graduate and a media genius whose influence extended to publishing, politics, Hollywood and the art world. Located above the villageof San Simeon along California’s Central Coast, the estate, owned by the State of California since 1957 is a national historic landmark attracting millions of visitors eachyear.

赫氏古堡是美國歷史上最雄心勃勃的建筑活動之一，也是威廉?赫斯特力量和遠見的證明。威廉?赫斯特是哈佛畢業(yè)的一位傳媒大亨，在傳媒、政治、好萊塢以及藝術(shù)領(lǐng)域都有很大的影響力（小編：好萊塢著名影片“公民凱恩”即以其為藍本）。赫氏古堡位于加州中央海岸的圣西蒙的一座小山上，自1957年起為加州政府所擁有（小編：赫斯特的后人無力支付每年高達上億美元的房產(chǎn)稅，因此將其捐贈給了加州政府），如今作為地標(biāo)性的的州立歷史公園，每年吸引著上百萬游客。

Beginning in 1919 and collaborating for the following 28 years, Hearst and Architect Julia Morgan constructed a castle worthy of those Hearst had dreamed of building since his European tour as a boy. By 1947, they had created an estate of 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways – one of the world’s greatest showplaces for his art collection which can still be seen today occupying almost every inch of this historic castle.

從1919年開始，并在接下來合作的28年里，赫斯特和建筑師朱莉婭?摩根建造了一座城堡，圓了自孩童時代起，赫斯特在歐洲旅行時就擁有的夢想。1947年，他們終于建成了一座擁有165個房間，127英畝花園，露臺，水池，走廊等的建筑。這是世界最偉大的展覽館之一，以展示他的藝術(shù)收藏，這些今天仍然可以參觀的藝術(shù)品遍布這座歷史性城堡的各個角落。

Although Hearst Castle’s architectural style and ornamentation evolved from historic European themes, its underlying structure is primarily steel reinforced concrete. 

盡管赫氏古堡的建筑和裝飾源自歐洲的古典風(fēng)格，但其基礎(chǔ)結(jié)構(gòu)主要是由鋼筋混凝土構(gòu)成。

The Neptune Pool

海神泳池

The outdoor Neptune Pool, rebuilt three times to suit its owner’s tastes, is a highlight of the estate with its centerpiece, the fa?ade of an ancient Roman temple Hearst imported to California. Other notable aspects include the oil burning heating system, the Vermont marble that lines the basin, gutters, and alcove, and four Italian relief sculptures on the sides of the colonnades.

城堡室外的海神泳池，曾經(jīng)被重建過三次以適應(yīng)主人的品味。它是整個建筑的亮點，其核心的古羅馬風(fēng)格立面是赫斯特從歐洲進口至加利福尼亞。其他值得關(guān)注的方面包括燃油加熱系統(tǒng)，佛蒙特州大理石線盆、水槽和涼亭，以及在兩側(cè)柱廊的四個意大利浮雕。

Xypex and the Neptune Pool Restoration Project

賽柏斯和海神泳池修復(fù)工程

This 410,000-gallon swimming pool has historically leaked between 3,000 and 5,000 gallons a day. The opportunity to remedy this situation began during the drought of 2014 when keeping the pool filled was no longer feasible. Prior to the Xypex applicationin July 2017, an Epoxy injection had failed and an interior liner, while considered, was rejected because of the high probability of puncturing and tearing. Accordingly, Xypex Crystalline Technology was selected as the best and most permanent solution to waterproof, protect, and the concrete structure. 

這個擁有41萬加侖（小編：一加侖約等于3.8升）水量的游泳池，一直以來就有滲漏的問題，每天會失水3000-5000加侖。解決這個問題的契機來自于2014年，當(dāng)?shù)貥O端的干旱氣候使得保持水池充滿水變得不再可行。賽柏斯的施工開始于2017年7月，在此之前，曾經(jīng)使用過環(huán)氧注漿進行維修，但最終的結(jié)果是失敗的。另一個曾經(jīng)被考慮的方案是使用內(nèi)貼柔性防水層，但因為內(nèi)貼防水層很有可能被刺破或撕裂，所以這個方案也被否決了。最終，賽柏斯的結(jié)晶技術(shù)被選定，為工程提供最佳的且永久性的防水、保護以及修復(fù)混凝土的方案。

The Xypex Challenge

賽柏斯面臨的挑戰(zhàn)

Built in the 1930s the pool’s concrete was old, very porous and with considerable honeycombing and other concrete defects. It also had 24k gold plated hand-carved Italian tiles that needed to be carefully removed before any remedial work was undertaken.The tiles were reapplied following the completion of the Xypex application.

建造于1930年代的泳池，混凝土非常老舊，有很多的孔洞、蜂窩以及其他的缺陷。其中24K鍍金手工雕刻的意大利瓷磚需要在施工前非常小心地移除，這些瓷磚將在賽柏斯施工完成后按原樣恢復(fù)。

The Xypex Application

賽柏斯的施工

First, the honeycombing and defective concrete areas had to be removed and patched with Xypex waterproofing materials: Xypex Patch’n Plug was used on areas smaller than 6” and Xypex Megamix II on areas greater than 6”. Two coats of Xypex Concentrate were then applied to the pool’s interior. 

首先，蜂窩孔洞和有缺陷的混凝土部位需要全部清理，并用賽柏斯防水材料進行修復(fù)：面積小于6吋（小編：約150平方厘米）的部位使用賽柏斯堵漏劑進行修復(fù)，面積大于6吋的部位使用賽柏斯 Megamix II 高強砂漿修復(fù)，修復(fù)之后在泳池內(nèi)壁涂刷兩遍賽柏斯?jié)饪s劑。

Because the application was performed in 90 degree weather, an overnight sprinkler system was required to prevent the Xypex treatment from drying prematurely. After 14 days the pool was filled with water for leak testing. Upon the initial fill, some leaking was evident but over the course of several days, as the crystalline formation developed within the concrete’s pores and voids, leaks turned to drips and gradually dried up resulting in a waterproof structure. Once this process was complete, the surface coating was removed by pressure washing so that a mortar bed and the original tile could be laid and bonded directly to bare concrete.

由于施工是在華氏90度（小編：約等于攝氏32度）的天氣下進行，因此夜間使用了自動噴淋系統(tǒng)，以防止賽柏斯涂層過早干燥。14天之后，閉水試驗開始。當(dāng)開始注水的時候，能夠發(fā)現(xiàn)有些地方出現(xiàn)了滲漏現(xiàn)象，但經(jīng)過幾天之后，隨著結(jié)晶體在混凝土毛細孔和腔道內(nèi)的不斷生長，滲漏開始逐漸減少，直至最終完全消失。當(dāng)這個過程完成之后，再使用高壓水槍將賽柏斯的涂層去除，以便恢復(fù)原始瓷磚所需的砂漿層可以直接施工于混凝土基面。

Xypex’s Winning Performance

賽柏斯的成功表現(xiàn)

On a high profile project such as the Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle,it is rewarding to know that our technology, work and service resulted in a thoroughly successful waterproofing application and that our very happy customer now deems the pool as permanently waterproofed and protected by Xypex.

在像赫氏古堡的海神泳池這類高端項目中，賽柏斯的技術(shù)、工作和服務(wù)為用戶提供了完全成功的防水工程?，F(xiàn)在我們的客戶非常欣喜，因為他們已經(jīng)確信這個泳池得到了賽柏斯產(chǎn)品永久性的防水和保護。

（小編：赫氏古堡曾經(jīng)接待過各路名流，邱吉爾、蕭伯納、愛因斯坦、卓別林等都曾來造訪。當(dāng)音樂家蕭伯納參觀完后曾經(jīng)感慨地說：“如果上帝有錢，他大約也會為自己修建這樣的住所?！?nbsp;

        現(xiàn)在的赫氏古堡是美國加州最著名的景點之一，每年接待上百萬的各國游客。如今在賽柏斯的幫助下，海神泳池又恢復(fù)了往日的風(fēng)采，迎接著來自世界各地的游客?。?/span>