The Quarry House: where Wilder comes together.
The name comes from another time, when these hills were put to different uses. Decades ago, the valley was filled with the sound of machinery and blasted rock. Soon it will be filled with other sounds: kids splashing in a pool, live music and people gathering for all kinds of occasions.
The Quarry House will be the recreational and social heart of Wilder, a gracious hacienda with outdoor spaces designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. And it will boast an array of amenities for children and adults alike. The swimming facility, designed with Orinda’s passion for competitive swimming in mind, will be the ideal place for swimmers to train and compete. A well-equipped fitness center and yoga room will complement the pools. For those who prefer less energetic pursuits, there will be lawns and terraces designed for socializing, sunbathing, gathering around an outdoor fireplace or simply taking in the valley view.
GALLERY
Reconnecting with nature.
In today’s world, where kids seem to exercise only their thumbs and their eyeballs, Wilder offers an exciting alternative — a real world frontier of physical and mental space where everything is new and unfamiliar. Come to think of it, this is not only true for kids, it’s true for adults, too.… — read more
The Wilder neighborhood.
When finished, Wilder will be a neighborhood of just 245 homes. If you look at the community plan, you’ll see that the neighborhood itself is just one small part of Wilder’s 1,600 acres … the civilized part, which will occupy about 300 acres. What you can’t see from the plan is the topography. How comfo… — read more
Trails: How to get into the wildness.
Certain places are best explored on foot or bike. Wilder is one of them. That’s why we’re creating an extensive network of trails and paths that will weave through the natural landscape and connect to existing trails in Orinda. These connections will open Orinda’s western boundary to the community and m… — read more
More reasons to leave the house.
In a certain regard, Wilder is simply a long list of compelling arguments for spending more time outdoors. Hundreds of acres of natural open space. Creeks, woods, hills and meadows. The Quarry House. But there’s more to the list. Like playfields. There will be five of them, created mainly for soccer and… — read more
