——使用赛柏斯（XYPEX）修复赫氏古堡海神泳池

美国最昂贵的私人游泳池什么样？

提起私人游泳池，相信很多人都了解，特别是在美国生活的人。在美国由于先天自然条件的原因，很多家庭都有属于自己的游泳池，但您知道在美国最昂贵的游泳池在哪里吗？它是什么样子呢？

这就是美国最昂贵的私人泳池—赫氏古堡海神泳池

赫氏古堡是美国上世纪传媒业的大富豪威廉•伦道夫•赫斯特（William Randolph Hearst）的私人城堡，此古堡是美国上世纪20年代最豪华的私人豪宅。赫氏古堡位于美国加州的圣西蒙，距离洛杉矶只有近4小时的车程。

两侧环池的廊柱均采用浅色花纹的大理石，泳池正面为海神的神殿。这是一个长104英尺、宽58英尺的椭圆形游泳池，设计完全模仿古希腊和罗马式建筑。池底以蓝绿色的大理石铺就。据这里的管理人员告诉我，此游泳池造价高达1200万美元。由于其奢侈的建设和不菲的造价，也让此游泳池多年来一直保持着美国最昂贵的私人游泳池的称号。

参观赫氏古堡一件非常美妙的事情。海神池可蓄水高达1300多吨，而水源全部来自附近的山泉。这些设计正在人们诉说着它的悠久历史，池边点缀着一些意大利文艺复兴时期的雕塑，简直就是一件件精雕细琢的艺术精品。

——以上内容来自于网友的游记

以下内容来自于赛柏斯全球官网 WWW.XYPEX.COM

Hearst Castle Neptune Pool

赫氏古堡海神泳池

San  Luis Obispo County, California, USA

圣路易斯奥比斯波县，加利福尼亚，美国

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.

赫氏古堡是美国历史上最雄心勃勃的建筑活动之一，也是威廉•赫斯特力量和远见的证明。威廉•赫斯特是哈佛毕业的一位传媒大亨，在传媒、政治、好莱坞以及艺术领域都有很大的影响力（小编：好莱坞著名影片“公民凯恩”即以其为蓝本）。赫氏古堡位于加州中央海岸的圣西蒙的一座小山上，自1957年起为加州政府所拥有（小编：赫斯特的后人无力支付每年高达上亿美元的房产税，因此将其捐赠给了加州政府），如今作为地标性的的州立历史公园，每年吸引着上百万游客。

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.

从1919年开始，并在接下来合作的28年里，赫斯特和建筑师朱莉娅•摩根建造了一座城堡，圆了自孩童时代起，赫斯特在欧洲旅行时就拥有的梦想。1947年，他们终于建成了一座拥有165个房间，127英亩花园，露台，水池，走廊等的建筑。这是世界最伟大的展览馆之一，以展示他的艺术收藏，这些今天仍然可以参观的艺术品遍布这座历史性城堡的各个角落。

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

尽管赫氏古堡的建筑和装饰源自欧洲的古典风格，但其基础结构主要是由钢筋混凝土构成。

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 façade 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，曾经被重建过三次以适应主人的品味。它是整个建筑的亮点，其核心的古罗马风格立面是赫斯特从欧洲进口至加利福尼亚。其他值得关注的方面包括燃油加热系统，佛蒙特州大理石线盆、水槽和凉亭，以及在两侧柱廊的四个意大利浮雕。

Xypex and the Neptune Pool Restoration Project

赛柏斯和海神泳池修复工程

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. 

这个拥有41万加仑（小编：一加仑约等于3.8升）水量的游泳池，一直以来就有渗漏的问题，每天会失水3000-5000加仑。解决这个问题的契机来自于2014年，当地极端的干旱气候使得保持水池充满水变得不再可行。赛柏斯的施工开始于2017年7月，在此之前，曾经使用过环氧注浆进行维修，但最终的结果是失败的。另一个曾经被考虑的方案是使用内贴柔性防水层，但因为内贴防水层很有可能被刺破或撕裂，所以这个方案也被否决了。最终，赛柏斯的结晶技术被选定，为工程提供最佳的且永久性的防水、保护以及修复混凝土的方案。

The Xypex Challenge

赛柏斯面临的挑战

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，混凝土非常老旧，有很多的孔洞、蜂窝以及其他的缺陷。其中24K镀金手工雕刻的意大利瓷砖需要在施工前非常小心地移除，这些瓷砖将在赛柏斯施工完成后按原样恢复。

The Xypex Application

赛柏斯的施工

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，蜂窝孔洞和有缺陷的混凝土部位需要全部清理，并用赛柏斯防水材料进行修复：面积小于6吋（小编：约150平方厘米）的部位使用赛柏斯堵漏剂进行修复，面积大于6吋的部位使用赛柏斯 Megamix II 高强砂浆修复，修复之后在泳池内壁涂刷两遍赛柏斯浓缩剂。

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.

由于施工是在华氏90度（小编：约等于摄氏32度）的天气下进行，因此夜间使用了自动喷淋系统，以防止赛柏斯涂层过早干燥。14天之后，闭水试验开始。当开始注水的时候，能够发现有些地方出现了渗漏现象，但经过几天之后，随着结晶体在混凝土毛细孔和腔道内的不断生长，渗漏开始逐渐减少，直至最终完全消失。当这个过程完成之后，再使用高压水枪将赛柏斯的涂层去除，以便恢复原始瓷砖所需的砂浆层可以直接施工于混凝土基面。

Xypex’s Winning Performance

赛柏斯的成功表现

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这类高端项目中，赛柏斯的技术、工作和服务为用户提供了完全成功的防水工程。现在我们的客户非常欣喜，因为他们已经确信这个泳池得到了赛柏斯产品永久性的防水和保护。

（小编：赫氏古堡曾经接待过各路名流，邱吉尔、萧伯纳、爱因斯坦、卓别林等都曾来造访。当音乐家萧伯纳参观完后曾经感慨地说：“如果上帝有钱，他大约也会为自己修建这样的住所。” 

        现在的赫氏古堡是美国加州最著名的景点之一，每年接待上百万的各国游客。如今在赛柏斯的帮助下，海神泳池又恢复了往日的风采，迎接着来自世界各地的游客！）