The winners of the American Society of Concrete Contractors’ 11th annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition were recognized at a ceremony Jan. 22 at the 2019 World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
Contractors could enter projects in 13 categories. Each category, except countertops and project video, was divided by size, grouping together projects less than 5,000 square feet and those more than 5,000 square feet. Judges could award a first and second place in each size classification.
No awards were bestowed in the countertop category this year and, in other categories, there wasn’t a second-place honoree. From all the winners, a best overall project was selected.
At the top of the list, Bullion Coatings of Katy, Texas, won the WOW! Award for the best overall project, the Sawmill Lake Recreation Center splashpad in Sienna Plantation, Missouri City, Texas. This project also garnered first place in Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 Square Feet, and Decorative Coatings, Under 5,000 Square Feet.
Designed to mimic the Louisiana swamps with stars reflecting in the water, the splashpad features 14 custom colors, 400 stars, six constellations, three template trees, a four-color grassy area and a four-color template moon. Bullion used Sundek Classic Texture and Sundek Suncoat on the project which was designed by TBG Partners of Houston.
Second Place in Concrete Artistry, Under 5,000 Square Feet, went to T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California, for the Las Vegas Showgirls Sign.
The other 2019 winners are:
Decorative Coatings, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Sundek
Anodamine Office Building
To overcome the obstacle of a wood subfloor in poor condition, the contractor floated wood decking and installed hard-backer. It was then coated with a four-part system of primer, a base coat, Sundek metallics and a urethane sealer for abrasion resistance.
Concrete Artistry, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Bomanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Albukhary International University
Multiple finishes complement and enhance the Moorish Islamic architecture of the buildings, which are interconnected with walkways and driveways.
Concrete Artistry, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
33 Tehama
Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Bomanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
Albukhary International University
Turfed areas, linear ponds and a water fountain with a skylight sit above an underground parking area. Before the paving was refurbished, the parking area flooded when it rained. To remedy the situation, the defective structural installation and waterproofing were removed and replaced.
Multiple Applications, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Bomanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
The Light Linear
Multiple Applications, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
T.B Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater Splashpad
Aquatic Design Group’s intent was to provide an interactive splashpad that accents the city of Fontana’s new amphitheater and creates a showpiece for the community to enjoy.
Multiple Applications, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Alchemy Concrete, Nelsonville, Wisconsin
Berard Pool, Deck and Patio
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Philip S. Miller Park Amphitheater Splashpad
The splashpad’s integrally colored, quarried-stone finish concrete work and monolithically embedded mosaic reflect the pattern found on San Bernardino County’s largest library adjacent to the site. Inspiration for the design came from the library’s hand-painted Mexican tile.
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Kona Kai
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Trademark Concrete Systems, Oxnard, California
888 at Grand Hope Park
Trademark created a new hardscape on top of an existing eight-story parking garage in downtown Los Angeles. This amenity deck consists of 15,300 square feet of decorative concrete paving and 1,700 linear feet of curbs and walls.
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
LaRusso Concrete, Wilsonville, Oregon
Market of Choice
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Bomanite Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Karpal Singh Promenade
This multifaceted promenade extends 2 kilometers along the coast in Penang, Malaysia.
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Greystone Masonry, Stafford, Virginia
Garcia Residence
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Salzano Custom Concrete, Aldie, Virginia
Royal River Front
This project’s objective was to convert a mountain home’s heavily wooded side yard into a usable space that blended with nature. The patio area is about 12 feet higher than the surrounding terrain so a series of steps and landings was built to provide access.
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Shepherd’s Construction Co., Anderson, Indiana
Campbell Residence
Polished, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, Maryland
TechSpace
To help achieve more LEED points, the owner chose polished concrete for the common areas and corridors.
Polished, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Trademark Concrete Systems, Oxnard, California
The Jeremy West Hollywood Hotel
Polished, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Scout’s Custom Concrete, Greensboro, North Carolina
Bennett, North Carolina, Garage/Man Cave
In three days, Scout’s produced a concrete floor system that disguised the mistakes of the previous contractor. He had burned the surface with his trowel machine, leaving behind unsightly black marks.
Polished, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Industrial Caulk & Seal, Delta, Pennsylvania
Fort Meade Defense Information School
Polished Overlays, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Industrial Caulk & Seal
Skyline New York Offices
Industrial Caulk was tasked with rehabilitating an existing warehouse to house corporate offices. The biggest challenge lay in polishing concrete as an afterthought rather than as part of the original plan. An aging slab was coated with a polishable overlay to ensure the flooring was uniform and not crisscrossed with repairs.
Polished Overlays, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Colorado Hardscapes
Dairy Block
The lobby in this hotel/office building in downtown Denver features a dark matte finish with grinding stopping at 200 grit and sealed with a penetrating sealer. Zinc divider strips create the floor pattern.
Polished Overlays, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Hyde Concrete
1100 Wilson Blvd.
Stained, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, Maryland
TechSpace
To add another layer of dimension and to enhance the overall theme, five different colored stained lines originate at the main elevator lobby and weave through the corridors, connecting all the spaces.
Stained, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Las Vegas Showgirls Sign
Part of the city’s larger Main Street project, the sign features “Las Vegas” in color-changing, 12-foot-tall letters that are flanked by two 26-foot-tall showgirls modeled after the women who accompanied Mayor Oscar Goodman at public appearances.
Stained, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Little Feet Concrete, Lexington, Kentucky
Kalinyak Floor
Vertical/Facades, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Modern Concrete, East Providence, Rhode Island
Harbor View Residence
This project featured a showcase wall in the middle of the house that had a tight-seam, wood look with minimal variances in the finish. This was a tough task since the concrete had to be pumped from the rooftop, some 15- to 18-feet up, with each panel custom made.
Vertical/Facades, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Intricate Concrete, Bay City, Michigan
Faux Stone Wall
Vertical/Facades, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Consigli Construction Co., Milford, Massachusetts
Wellesley College Pendleton Hall West Addition
A 10,000-square-foot addition was designed to unite two existing buildings to make room for visual and musical arts. The overarching challenge was building a complex structure in a very tight space on an active campus. To identify the right concrete color mix, 160 mock-ups were done.
Vertical/Facades, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Torrey Point
Cementitious Overlays, Under 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Intricate Concrete, Bay City, Michigan
Faux Wood Porch
A glue-covered plain-gray front porch was converted into a focal point with less than $500 worth of materials. Intricate Concrete used a concrete overlayment to simulate the wood plank entry.
Cementitious Overlays, Under 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, Colorado
Belleview Station Block B
Cementitious Overlays, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Sundek, Arlington, Texas
Celebrino Event Center
Sundek was given four days to complete this 13,000-square-foot hardscape for a wedding venue in Georgetown, Texas. It took four crews to complete the task on time.
Cementitious Overlays, Over 5,000 Square Feet, Second Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
33 Tehama
Architectural Cast-in-Place Concrete, Over 5,000 Square Feet, First Place
Baker Concrete, Monroe, Ohio
National Veterans Memorial and Museum
With more than 8,000 cubic yards of concrete, the memorial in downtown Columbus is one of the most complex concrete structures ever built in Ohio. The unique structure consists of three interwoven concrete rings. The Baker team built from a virtually constructed 3D model rather than traditional drawings.
Project Video, First Place
T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, California
Fern Street Public Art Project
To continue creating a more playful public realm for the city of Cambridge, New York, T.B. Penick was involved with a public-art project that involves a bicycle/pedestrian path. The space aims to ease traffic and transform a utilitarian path into a public area that integrates play for all ages.
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Project Video, Second Place
Decorative Concrete of Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia
Academy Center of the Arts
The DCC 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 2020 awards competition, go to www.ascconline.org or call (866) 788-2722.
