Award of Excellence | Residential Interior/Exterior
Villa Mayavee - Phuket, Thailand
MIA Member Company:
Stones and Roses International Co. Ltd., Bangpla Bangplee, Samutprakam, Thailand
- Stone Supplier - Stone Fabricator - Stone Installer
Other Project Team Members:
Mr. Gabriel Cardona, Mr. Paitoon Arunrat - Clients
Mr. Martin Palleros-Tierra Design - Architect
S. Charoenthongkiat Ltd. Part. - General Contractor
Stone:
Black Slate
Volcanic Grey Basalt
Limestone
Interpreting the traditional typology of Thai residences - utilizing separate pavilions but having a unity as a whole - the four-level building forms a Z shape with a guest wing and master wing connected by the elevated living room.
The exterior stonework contributes to creating a sense of unity: the forecourt and drop-off paved with black slate leading to a large reflection pond that is paved and clad with the same stone. The reflection pond shadowed by the living space forms a threshold between the forecourt and the expanse of the ocean.
Large slabs of black slate pave the walkways. Volcanic grey basalt clad walls with their expressive horizontal pointing (worked by alternating two different textures of the same material) pay homage to the clarity of the horizon. The main feature wall is 35m long and is capped by the basalt clad water feature of the fourth floor Jacuzzi.
The interior stonework also plays an important role in creating this sense of unity: the warm limestone flooring runs across the building and connects all areas through a set of terraces, corridors and staircases. At the center is the elevated living room a 35 x 11m large rectangular area paved with large slabs (900 x 900mm) of warm honed limestone. The limestone paving connects to terraces paved with the same limestone in a rougher texture and then continues through the staircases and corridors into the guest wing and the master wing.
Award of Excellence | Renovation Restoration
O.C. Tanner Flagship Jewelry Store Salt Lake City, UT
MIA Member Company:
MIA Member Companies: KEPCO+ Salt Lake City, UT -Stone Installer
Valders Stone & Marble, Inc. Valders, WI -Stone Supplier - Stone Fabricator
Vytek Laser System Fitchburg, MA - Stone Etching
Other Project Team Members:
O.C. Tanner Company - Client
MJSA Architects - Architect
Big-D Construction - General Contractor
Caffall Tile, Child Enterprises Millcreek, Tile and Stone - Stone Installer
Stone:
Valders Buff Dolomitic Limestone
Valders Dovewhite Dolomitic Limestone
Heber Red Sandstone
In 2008, the O.C. Tanner Company purchased a vacant Salt Lake City landmark and committed to restoring it to its original grandeur.
The 18-month renovation of the historic gem culminated with the grand opening of the O.C. Tanner Flagship Jewelry Store. Originally built as a book depository in 1905, the building was later converted into the city's planetarium.
The reconstruction included the removal of a brick addition, cleaning and restoration of the historic limestone cladding, and installation of an innovative new limestone facade. Mammoth slabs of Valders Dolomitic limestone were laser engraved to literally reflect the building's history. The three-story masterpiece includes a scene from the city library at the bottom, a starry galaxy to represent the building's days as a planetarium at the top, and a portrait of O.C. Tanner symbolically unites the images in the center. The resulting entrance worked to achieve a tasteful, yet subtle, merging of past and present.
Teamwork and the coordinated efforts of several MIA Members helped to complete this breathtaking exterior, which is currently the largest stone engraving project of its kind in the world. Limestone flooring, patterned inlays, and a flowing spiral stone staircase compliment the elegant finishes of the store's interior.
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