Who We Are
As the West Coast pioneers in the water art industry, we create beautiful, cutting edge water features in Northern California. Over the last 45 years, our team has constructed award-winning projects and helped realize clients' visions by building bespoke and lasting water features on time and on budget.
Our team of artisans, plumbers, and craftsmen use their extensive knowledge of water display design, construction, and maintenance to masterfully blend artificial and environmental elements, harmoniously balancing nature with human ingenuity.
Our History
Now owned and run by President and CEO Dirk Rohloff, Pacific Water Art, Inc. was originally founded in 1962 by Rohloff's father, Gary Rohloff. A German immigrant, Gary initially immigrated to the west coast of Vancouver, Canada where his prior experience working on machines in Germany helped him find work. But the elder Rohloff had the heart of an entrepreneur and the eye of an artist, so he combined his experience in building trades with his appreciation for fine art and sculpture and started designing and building his own fountains in his spare time, displaying them at county fairs. To this day, the company reflects the family's love of nature, art, architecture, and quality craftsmanship.
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Dirk earned a degree in zoology with the intention of going on to dental school, but building was in his blood and he ultimately found himself drawn to the building trades industry, planning to start a business as a custom home builder/developer.
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But in 1980, when Pacific Water Art's rapidly growing reputation and referral base became too much for his father to keep up with alone, Dirk decided to put all of his efforts into helping him grow the company.
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As the computer and tech industry boomed, it brought with it a flood of influential companies to the Silicon Valley and in turn brought more and more challenging projects and referrals to Pacific Water Art's door.