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Natural Stone Institute Member Company
Rugo Stone Lorton, Virginia Stone Supplier/ Fabricator/Installer
Other Project Team Members
O’Brien & Keane Architects
Architect
Stone
Arabescato marble Bianco Carrara C marble Calacatta marble
Fior di Pesco Carnico marble Nero Belgium marble Rosso Francia marble Rosso Levanto marble Statuario Michelangelo marble
Judges Comments:
Attractive. Obviously, a challenging project. Everything is well done, from the stock selection, to the extreme craftsmanship, to the installation. Well executed care taken particularly with the selection of stone for the statues to provide the best outcomes. Despite the technology involved, the touch of the hand on the stone for finish work is really important.
performed all masonry sup- port, developed the rigging for setting capstones weigh- ing more than 2,500 lbs., and integrated and supplied a new brass custom taber- nacle enclosure.
The tabernacle features a hand-carved Christ on the Cross statue, modeled on the works of Pietro Tacca, a famous 16th-century artist from Carrara. Also adorn- ing the tabernacle are two other custom-made stat- ues, based on simple black and white images of Saints Gemma and Maria Goretti. The Rugo Stone team trav- eled to Italy to scan the wood statue of Saint Maria Goretti, using the dimen- sions to create a niche where she would eventually rest. The artist and archi- tect collaborated exten- sively to recreate the facial image. The Saint Maria statue is unique in that her outreached arm is entirely solid to her torso – no pin- ning and epoxy were used.
Rugo Stone fabricated the center aisle marble in their studio. Comprised of a starburst pattern of rich-colored marbles, it complements the existing antique Tennessee mar- ble floor of the side aisles. The completed look awed the client and Pittsburgh Passionist community, who praised the timely and pro- fessional work of the team.
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OMistaken Identity
ne weekend in February, a man in Raleigh, North Carolina, was stopped at a red light when the
woman in the car next to him exited her car and approached his passenger window.
The woman – a total stranger – screamed at him, “Fix my car! Fix the problem!” he reported to ABC11-TV. “Once I locked the car, she got more aggressive.” The man wanted to drive away, but he was boxed in by cars. “Next thing I know, I seen the knife coming out – a big machete-type knife – she pulled it out from her sleeve” and started beating his passenger-side win- dow with it.
Eventually, the angry woman broke through the window. “I was just pressed against my driver-side seat... until I could step on the gas,” he said. When the light changed, he drove to a police station, where he filed a report. Raleigh police are investigating to determine the mystery woman’s identity.
“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test peo- ple for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. ”
–P.J. O’Rourke, November 1947— February 2022
Commercial Interior
Saint Paul of the Cross Monastery Renovation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TContinued from page 18 his 1850s monas- tery was in dire need of renovation. Rugo Stone’s involvement began during the design process, traveling with the architect to Italy to select marble for the rear taberna- cle, front altar, ambo, and two statue niches
Involving customary classical architecture, the project included exten- sive fine detailing for the molded profiles (both large and small pilasters), and
hand-carved Corinthian capitals on the rear taberna- cle, front altar, and ambo. The main marble color in Bianco Carrara combined with the lightly veined Arabescato marble pilas- ters is accented with bold elements of Rosso Francia marble to create a stunning effect.
Rugo Stone produced precise shop drawings and, with their engineer, designed the concrete and unit masonry details for the 28-foot, slender taber- nacle element. Rugo Stone
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