location is thousand oaks california add sunlight for a late afternoon light show the stairs on the hillside in salvaged broken concrete chunks with decomposed granite on the landings in between the steps blend the stairs and landings into the natural slope of the hillside add california native plants and bushes on the hillside around the steps add a man and his son walking up the steps carry a basketball the pool terrace paving is made of limestone accent strips with smooth concrete infill and some flagstone areas show the paved area at the top of the stairs in astroturf for a basket ball half court