The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the winners of its eighth annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition. The winners were recognized at a ceremony at the World of Concrete, Las Vegas, on February 2, 2016.
The USF Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, Fla. won the WOW! Award, best overall project for Baker Concrete Construction, Ft Lauderdale, Fla.. The innovative design in architectural concrete, by Santiago Calatrava and Festina Lente, includes an elliptical-shaped structure highlighted with exposed concrete raker portals. The first architectural concrete constructed were retaining walls with integral concrete seating caps. These walls defined the building’s perimeter from the reflection ponds and total a mile in length.
The main building’s architectural concrete began with 142 column portals spaced at eight feet on center in a curving layout, framing the endless hallway and supporting the second story of the building’s perimeter. The shape of these portals required triangular bracing between two columns, using self-consolidating concrete to monolithically pour. After column construction, the second-level elevated beams and slabs were completed and followed by polished concrete ground floor slabs.
The two main entrances began with perimeter architectural concrete columns connecting to each of the 16 unique raker portals. These portals support the roof and tie into an oval concrete skylight that illuminates the grand entry polished concrete stairs.
Other winners are:
- Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, Calif. for Main Temecula Bridge
- Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. for Edina Promenade
- Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Greystone Masonry, Stafford, Va. for Creative Addition
- Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, Va. for The Nokesville Residence
- Polished, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Texas Bomanite, Dallas, Texas for Preston Trail Community Church
- Polished, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bay Area Concretes, Livermore, Calif. for Stanford Linear Accelerator
- Polished, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, Tenn., for Legacy Learning Studios
- Overlays Under ¼”, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Concrete Coatings, Hammond, La. for Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Biloxi
- Overlays Under ¼”, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Sundek ADT Coatings, Arlington, Texas for Sunnyland Furniture
- Overlays Under ¼”, Under 5000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, Va. for Contemporary Summer Retreat
- Overlays Under ¼”, Under 5000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Premier Veneers, Shelby Township, Mich. for Rochester Hills Residence
- Overlays ¼” - 2”, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Honestone, Tuggerah, North South Wales, Australia for Hype DC Huntsville
- Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, Calif. for Aruba Residence
- Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, Calif. for a private residence in Los Angeles
- Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, Calif. for Kaiser Panorama City
- Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Angus McMillan Concrete Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand for Mangakino Skatepark
- Vertical Application, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, Colo. for Mehaffey Park
- Vertical Application, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. for Scheels Shopping Mall
- Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Sinclair Construction Group, Marietta, Ga. for Stealth
- Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, Tenn. for Arthur Patio
- Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Oxnard, Calif. for Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School
- Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, Colo. for Johnson Habitat Park
- Multiple Applications, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, Calif. for Santa Cruz Roundabout
- Stained, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, Md. for Canapp Residence
- Stained, Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: ADT Coatings, Arlington, Texas for Alex Akuagua Residence
- Architectural Concrete, Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Baker Concrete Construction, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. for USF Polytechnic 555 Building
- Architectural Concrete/Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Scottworks Construction, Friday Harbor, Wash. for Floating Landing
In a new category, Project Video, Tom Ralston Concrete won 1st place for a video of the Santa Cruz Roundabout project.
The Decorative Concrete Council is composed of contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of decorative concrete products. The Council is dedicated to improving the technical and business expertise of the contractors that pursue this specialty market. To enter the 2017 Awards go to http://www.ascconline.org or call (866) 788-2722.
