DCC announces winners of Decorative Concrete Awards

by Brianna Crandall — February 12, 2016—Newly announced awards showcase the impressive possibilities of decorative concrete for facilities managers and owners who are contemplating a renovation or new build project.

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, recognized the winners of its eighth annual Decorative Concrete Awards competition at a ceremony at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas on February 2. (This year’s results have not yet been posted online.)

WOW! Award: USF Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, FL

The University of South Florida (USF) Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, Florida, won the WOW! Award for 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, explains the DCC. The first architectural concrete components 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.

USF Polytechnic

The USF Polytechnic 555 Building, Lakeland, FL, won the WOW! Award for best overall project for Baker Concrete Construction, Ft Lauderdale, FL, with an innovative design in architectural concrete by Santiago Calatrava and Festina Lente.

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 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: T.B. Penick & Sons, San Diego, CA, for Main Temecula Bridge
  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, MN, for Edina Promenade
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Greystone Masonry, Stafford, VA, for Creative Addition
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, VA, for The Nokesville Residence

Polished

  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Texas Bomanite, Dallas, TX, for Preston Trail Community Church
  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bay Area Concretes, Livermore, CA, for Stanford Linear Accelerator
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, TN, for Legacy Learning Studios

Overlays Under ¼”

  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Concrete Coatings, Hammond, LA, for Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino Biloxi
  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Sundek ADT Coatings, Arlington, TX, for Sunnyland Furniture
  • Under 5000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Salzano Custom Concrete, Centreville, VA, for Contemporary Summer Retreat
  • Under 5000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Premier Veneers, Shelby Township, Mi, for Rochester Hills Residence

Overlays ¼” – 2”

  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Honestone, Tuggerah, North South Wales, Australia, for Hype DC Huntsville

Cast-in-Place Special Finishes

  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, CA, for Aruba Residence
  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, CA, for a private residence in Los Angeles
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Inc., Oxnard, CA, for Kaiser Panorama City
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Angus McMillan Concrete Ltd., Hastings, New Zealand, for Mangakino Skatepark

Vertical Application

  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, CO, for Mehaffey Park
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Bulach Custom Rock, Inver Grove Heights, MN, for Scheels Shopping Mall

Concrete Artistry

  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Sinclair Construction Group, Marietta, GA, for Stealth
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Concrete Mystique Engraving, Nashville, TN, for Arthur Patio

Multiple Applications

  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Trademark Concrete Systems, Oxnard, CA, for Tarbut V’Torah Community Day School
  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: Colorado Hardscapes, Denver, CO, for Johnson Habitat Park
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Tom Ralston Concrete, Santa Cruz, CA, for Santa Cruz Roundabout

Stained

  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Hyde Concrete, Pasadena, MD, for Canapp Residence
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 2nd Place: ADT Coatings, Arlington, TX, for Alex Akuagua Residence

Architectural Concrete

  • Over 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Baker Concrete Construction, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for USF Polytechnic 555 Building
  • Under 5,000 sq. ft., 1st Place: Scottworks Construction, Friday Harbor, WA, for Floating Landing

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