Slippery Rock Gazette

Second Annual Coverings Installation & Design Awards Recognize Superior Work in Tile + Stone

Fifteen outstanding stone and tile projects from across the country and around the world were recognized in the second annual Coverings Installation & Design Awards. The CID Awards celebrate creativity and technical knowhow in the use of tile and stone in residential and commercial projects.

Projects were judged and awarded separately on technical installation and design. One Grand Prize winner for both design and installation in each category (residential and commercial) was chosen.

The grand prize in the residential category was awarded to Phoenix-based installer Alpentile and designer Wendy Lesueur of Mesa, AZ, for a pool and deck in Scottsdale, AZ.

The top commercial honors went to installer KEPCO+ of Salt Lake City and designer Ross Nadeau of SWA Group in San Francisco for a massive water feature at City Creek Center, a mall in Salt Lake City. Each of the top honorees won a $1,000 cash grand prize.

Lesueur and Alpentile’s project at a ranch in Scottsdale involved replacing a sun-damaged pool and deck with an all-tile spa, an elegantly shaped swimming pool with a 25-foot-long raised water feature, and an expansive stone deck for entertaining.

Materials included hand-textured porcelain tile, glass mosaic tile, and natural stone.

The sparkling, iridescent finishes of the pool and spa tiling are brought to life at night with a single LED spotlight positioned so that the undulating surface of the water feature can be viewed from the patio.

Nadeau and KEPCO+ earned the commercial grand prize with the stunning recreation of City Creek, a natural spring-fed stream that was moved underground a century ago to prevent flooding as Salt Lake City grew. The new above-ground, man-made creek bed, which runs through the City Creek Center mall, stretches over 12,000 feet and cascades over three waterfalls, the tallest of which is 18 feet high. Painstaking attention to detail was required for this immense project, as well as careful work to maintain the integrity of the waterproofing system.

CID Commercial Grand Prize

CID Commecial Grand Prize, City Creek Center Salt Lake City, UT Ross Nadeau and KEPCO+

City Creek Center

Salt Lake City, UT

Ross Nadeau and KEPCO+

CID Residential Grand Prize

Residential Grand Prize: Gaivey Reach Retreat

Gaivey Reach Retreat

Scottsdale, AZ

Wendy Lesueur and Alpentile

High Marks in Residential and Commercial Tile + Stone

Ten other projects were also recognized for exceptional design and installation work from the more than 97 entries received from around the world. The winners were awarded $500 cash prizes from Coverings.