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Home renovation reflects family living style

October 28, 2011
Jennifer Adams
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A combination of stone and quartz surfacing were utilized for the remodel of a private residence in San Jose, CA, to create a modern and functional living space


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Restaurant design exudes rustic elegance

October 28, 2011
Jennifer Adams
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A mix of stone varieties in different textures and finishes create an Old World style for Fiola da Fabio Trabocchi — a new Italian restaurant in Washington, DC


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Home expansion retains cottage charm

October 28, 2011
Jennifer Adams
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When building an addition to a modest private residence in Austin, TX, a near-perfect match was found for the home’s existing local flagstone 


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Recreated quarry wall reinvents Montreal Museum

October 28, 2011
Kelly Martin
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A quarry wall from the Danby quarry in Vermont was meticulously recreated for the newly redesigned Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in Canada 


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Creative stonework forms a “foundation” for university campus

October 01, 2011
Michael Reis
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The new University Center at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN, employs a range of local materials, including highly variegated Indiana limestone


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Restoring historic campus architecture

October 01, 2011
Kelly Martin
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After 10 years of vacancy, Cheyney University’s 100-plus-year-old student residence hall — Humphreys Hall — underwent a renovation project that also restored the colonial revival building’s stonework


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A living testament to stone’s sustainability

September 01, 2011
Michael Reis
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Made from local limestone, a nearly 150-year-old building in Wise County, TX, was abandoned for four decades, until restored to its original character


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Stone palette creates a new look at Bloomingdale Properties

March 02, 2011
Kelly Martin
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Located on the oldest north-south main road in New York City, Bloomingdale Properties’ 1385 Broadway has undergone lobby and common area renovations as part of a substantial capital improvement and modernization program. Corporate space planning and interior design firm MKDA contributed to the redesign by modernizing the building’s entrance, lobby, elevator cabs, corridors and restrooms with a selection of natural stone.
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Overcoming dimensional stone veneer challenges

November 01, 2010
Katherine S. Wissink, LEED AP
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Design of dimensional stone veneer is a straightforward process when the stone sizes are similar, utilize the same material and are connected to an appropriately framed structural backup. However, if stone panels of different sizes and shapes are part of the architectural vision and the existing backup wall limits the location of anchors, the designer must be creative and meticulous in the cladding design.
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Rejuvenating an historic sandstone building

Rejuvenating an historic sandstone building

September 27, 2010
Jennifer Adams
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Built more than a century ago, Treat Hall on the Denver, CO, campus of Johnson & Wales University was in need of a facelift.
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