Case Study
The Briars Residence - Natchez, Mississippi
he Briars residence is part of a 19-acre, historically significant property located atop the near-vertical Natchez Bluff, overlooking the Mississippi River. Natchez soils are primarily loess, a wind-deposited silt sub- ject to instability when saturated: numerous landslides along the Bluff have resulted in it being designated an endangered natural feature. Following a highly successful slope stabilization pro- gram further along the Mississippi o