NYC Lobby Wall Tops Pinnacle List
OBERLIN, Ohio & CHESTERTOWN N.Y. – A marble lobby wall designed by the late renowned architect Zaha Hadid took the top honors of the 2017 Pinnacle Awards, announced at the Natural Stone Institute Awards Ceremony during TISE 2018 in Las Vegas.
The 2017 Grande Pinnacle Award for best overall project went to to Port Morris Tile & Marble in Bronx, N.Y., for work on the 520 W 28th Street Lobby Feature Wall in New York.
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At the futuristic and upscale residential condominium building developed by New York real estate firm Related Companies, the client commissioned the engineering and execution of an artistic feature stone wall and matching floor design in the lobby area.
Artfully carved from Grigio Brasile marble, the wall creates a breathtaking piece of art that expands a dramatic 34’ across the lobby. This stone was chosen in part due to its highly durable characteristics, as well as its beautiful smoky grey color tones.
The initial phase of the project started with sourcing marble blocks in Greece that were just the right color variations and quantities for the monochromatic design. The next steps involved working closely with Hadid’s team to refine the layouts required to accommodate the sizeable blocks, as well as to allow for proper installation of the large three-dimensional portion of the wall.
From Greece, the stone was shipped to Italy for a highly detailed fabrication process, then carefully transported via air freight to New York for precise installation.
The judges appreciated the beautiful design and flawless execution of this project, calling it a “careful celebration of the stone’s natural characteristics.” They also called it one-of-a-kind, noting that “the characteristics of the marble used is a big part of the success of the execution.”
Additional Pinnacle Awards of Excellence went to:
Commercial Interior
Brookfield Place Tower 2
Perth, Australia
Euromarble (award honoree)
Carrara, Italy
Commercial Interior
609 Main
Houston
Camarata Masonry Systems Ltd. (honoree)
Houston
Commercial Interior
Guoco Tower
Singapore
Masonry Pte. Ltd. (honoree)
Singapore
Commercial Exterior
The Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center of Paris
Paris
ROCAMAT Pierre Naturelle (honoree)
L’Ile-Saint Denis, France
Commercial Exterior
Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston
Coldspring (honoree)
Cold Spring, Minn.
Commercial Exterior
Perry World House
Philadelphia
ABC Worldwide Stone LLC (honoree)
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Commercial Exterior
Riverside Roundabout
Los Angeles
Coldspring (honoree)
Cold Spring, Minn.
Residential
V House
Undisclosed location
3D Stone, Inc. (honoree)
Bloomington, Ind.
Residential
Baan Phetkasem
Thailand
Stones and Roses International Co. Ltd. (honoree)
Samutprakarn, Thailand
Renovation/Restoration
Recreation Pier Baltimore
Baltimore
Marmi Natural Stone (honoree
Norcross, Ga.
Renovation/Restoration
Buckingham County Primary & Elementary Schools at the Carter G. Woodson Education Complex
Dillwyn, Va.
H E Satterwhite (honoree)
Richmond, Va.
Ssponsors of the 2017 Pinnacle Awards are Marmomac (Grande Pinnacle Award), MAPEI (Commercial Awards), GranQuartz (Residential Awards), and Coldspring (Renovation/Restoration Awards).
