Winners of 2016 Decorative Concrete Council Award Announced

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — 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 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Feb 2.

The USF Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, Florida, won the WOW! Award, best overall project for Baker Concrete Construction. The innovative design in architectural concrete 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, for Main Street Temecula Bridge
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Bulach Custom Rock, for Edina Promenade
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Greystone Masonry, for Creative Addition
Cast-In-Place Stamped, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Salzano Custom Concrete, for The Nokesville Residence
Polished, Over 5,000 SF, 1st Place, Texas Bomanite, for Preston Trail Community Church
Polished, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Bay Area Concretes, for Stanford Linear Accelerator
Polished, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Concrete Mystique Engraving, for Legacy Learning Studios
Overlays Under ¼”, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place, Concrete Coatings, for Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Biloxi
Overlays Under ¼”, Over 5,000 SF, 2nd Place, Sundek ADT Coatings, for Sunnyland Furniture
Overlays Under ¼”, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Salzano Custom Concrete, for Contemporary Summer Retreat
Overlays Under ¼”, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Premier Veneers, for Rochester Hills Residence
Overlays ¼” – 2”, Under 5,000 SF, 1st Place, Honestone, for Hype DC Huntsville
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place, Tom Ralston Concrete, for Aruba Residence
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., for a private residence in Los Angeles, California
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., for Kaiser Panorama City
Cast-in-Place Special Finishes, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Angus McMillan Concrete Ltd., for Mangakino Skatepark
Vertical Application, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Colorado Hardscapes, for Mehaffey Park
Vertical Application, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Bulach Custom Rock, for Scheels Shopping Mall
Concrete Artistry, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Sinclair Construction Group, for Stealth
Concrete Artistry, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Concrete Mystique Engraving, for Arthur Patio
Multiple Applications, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place, Trademark Concrete Systems, for Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School
Multiple Applications, Over 5000 SF, 2nd Place, Colorado Hardscapes, for Johnson Habitat Park
Multiple Applications, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Tom Ralston Concrete, for Santa Cruz Roundabout
Stained, Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Hyde Concrete, for Canapp Residence
Stained, Under 5000 SF, 2nd Place, ADT Coatings, for Alex Akuagua Residence
Architectural Concrete, Over 5000 SF, 1st Place, Baker Concrete Construction, for USF Polytechnic 555 Building
Architectural Concrete/Under 5000 SF, 1st Place, Scottworks Construction, 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, visit: http://www.ascconline.org or call (866) 788-2722.