The Decorative Concrete Council announces winners of 8th annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition

USF Polytechnic ASCC/DCC Awards
USF Polytechnic 555 Building

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis, Missouri, has announced the winners of its eighth annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition. The winners were recognized at a ceremony at the World of Concrete, Las Vegas, on Feb. 2, 2016.

The USF Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, Florida, won the WOW! Award, best overall project for Baker Concrete Construction, Ft Lauderdale, Florida. The innovative design in architectural concrete, by Santiago Calatrava and Festina Lente, includes an elliptical-shaped structure highlighted with exposed concrete raker portals. The first architectural concrete constructed were retaining walls with integral concrete seating caps. These walls defined the building’s perimeter from the reflection ponds and total a mile in length.

The main building’s architectural concrete began with 142 column portals spaced at eight feet on center in a curving layout, framing the endless hallway and supporting the second story of the building’s perimeter. The shape of these portals required triangular bracing between two columns, using self-consolidating concrete to monolithically pour. After column construction, the second-level elevated beams and slabs were completed and followed by polished concrete ground floor slabs.

The two main entrances began with perimeter architectural concrete columns connecting to each of the 16 unique raker portals. These portals support the roof and tie into an oval concrete skylight that illuminates the grand entry polished concrete stairs.

Other winners are:

Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California, for Main Street Temecula Bridge

Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, for Edina Promenade

Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Greystone Masonry, Stafford, Virginia, for Creative Addition

Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, Virginia, for The Nokesville Residence

Polished, Over 5,000 SF, 1st Place
Texas Bomanite, Dallas, Texas, for Preston Trail Community Church

Polished, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Bay Area Concretes, Livermore, California, for Stanford Linear Accelerator

Polished, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, Tennessee, for Legacy Learning Studios

Overlays Under 1/4-inch, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place
Concrete Coatings, Hammond, Louisianna, for Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Biloxi

Overlays Under 1/4-inch, Over 5,000 SF, 2nd Place
Sundek ADT Coatings, Arlington, Texas, for Sunnyland Furniture

Overlays Under 1/4-inch, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, Virginia, for Contemporary Summer Retreat

Overlays Under 1/4-inch, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Premier Veneers, Shelby Township, Michigan, for Rochester Hills Residence

Overlays 1/4-inch to 2-inch, Under 5,000 SF, 1st Place
Honestone, Tuggerah, North South Wales, Australia for Hype DC Huntsville

Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place
Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, California, for Aruba Residence

Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, California, for a private residence in Los Angeles

Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, California, for Kaiser Panorama City

Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Angus McMillan Concre Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand for Mangakino Skatepark

Vertical Application, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, Colorado, for Mehaffey Park

Vertical Application, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, for Scheels Shopping Mall

Concrete Artistry, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Sinclair Construction Group, Marietta, Georgia, for Stealth

Concrete Artistry, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, Tennessee, for Arthur Patio

Multiple Applications, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place
Trademark Concrete Systems, Oxnard, California, for Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School

Multiple Applications, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place
Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, Colorado, forJohnson Habitat Park

Multiple Applications, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Tpm Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, California, for Santa Cruz Roundabout

Stained, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, MD for Canapp Residence

Stained, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place
ADT Coatings, Arlington, Texas, for Alex Akuagua Residence

Architectural Concrete, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place
Baker Concrete Construction, Ft.

Lauderdale, Florida, for USF Polytechnic 555 Building

Architectural Concrete/Under 5000 SF, 1st Place
Scottworks Construction, Friday Harbor, Washington for Floating Landing

In a new category, Project Video
Tom Ralston Concrete won 1st place for a video of the Santa Cruz Roundabout project.

The Decorative Concrete Council is composed of contractors, manufacturers and suppliers of decorative concrete products. The Council is dedicated to improving the technical and business expertise of the contractors that pursue this specialty market. To enter the 2017 Awards go to www.ascconline.org or call (866) 788-2722.

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