Designed and built in the late 1800s, the Museum of Art at Bowdoin College has served for decades as the cultural center of the campus and surrounding community. In conjunction with a complete restoration of the building's foundation, granite plinth blocks surrounding the main entrance were removed, cut-down to 4-inch veneer and reinstalled over a waterproof and insulated substructure.
Additional blocks, capstones and curbing were fabricated from Sterling Grey granite to accommodate minute changes to the faÁade's design. Each component demanded extensive bush-hammering to accurately match the color and texture of the existing stonework. Sterling Grey was also chosen for many interior applications, including key elements of the newly constructed 12,600-square-foot pavilion.
Hundreds of large trapezoidal tiles line the floor and support columns in the pavilion's lower level, while Zimbabwe Black stair treads create a perceptible contrast. Combining modern design and technology with sensitivity toward architectural tradition, the Museum of Art at Bowdoin College will remain a worldclass facility.
Award of Merit - Renovation/Restoration
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine
MIA Member Company: J.C. Stone, Inc., Jefferson, Maine - Stone Fabricator and Installer
Other Project Team Members:
McKim, Mead & White - Original Architects
Machado and Silvetti Associates - Renovation Architects
Consigli Construction Co., Inc. - Construction Manager
Indiana Limestone Co., MIA Member - Fletcher Granite Co. - Stone Suppliers
Granite Importers - Stone Fabricator
Consigli Construction Co., SD Szetela, Inc., Stonescape - Stone Installers
Stone: Light Buff Indiana Limestone, Sterling Grey Granite, Zimbabwe Black Granite
This project was done in a residence on 5th Avenue in New York City. The project was designed by Molyneux Studio, the contractor was Clark Construction.
There where three separate rooms involved in the job, his bath, her bath and a powder room. All the stone was two centimeters thick. Green and White Onyx were used in his bath, while, Yellow and White Onyx was selected for her bathroom. The powder room was done in Calacatta Vagli. Everything, except the shower floors were polished. The shower walls were flat panels. The rest of the walls in both baths were done as a wainscot. This wainscot was designed in a stile, rail with beveled center panel all set on top of a profiled base and toped off with a profiled chair rail. The door casings were built up to mimic three inch thick material. This build up was done in such a way that no lamination is visible. Projects of this nature pose challenges of many different types.
The most difficult challenge comes from the fragile nature of the material and working it into such a wide variety of different elements. Of course, the stile and rail design require a great degree of fabricating accuracy. I think my fellow fabricators can appreciate the skill and effort required to complete a project of this nature.
Award of Merit - Residential Interior/ Exterior
Special Award for Use of Stone
Fifth Avenue Apartment, New York, New York
MIA Member Company: Fordham Marble Company, Inc., Bronx, New York - Shop Drawings, Fabricator and Installer
Other Project Team Members:
Juan Pablo Molyneux - Designer
Clark Construction Company - General Contractor
ABC Worldwide Marble and Granite Reliance Marble and Granite Saymar Stone - Stone Suppliers
Stone: Green Onyx, White Onyx, Yellow Onyx, Calacatta Vagli Marble
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