"The existing building has a large amount of granite flooring and wall panels," said Rick Clawson, architect/project manager for ACI Boland. The owner was quite happy with the quality, durability and presence of the stone, so we wanted to keep that natural beauty and the level of class that stone brings to a building."
The architect explained that the granite was not intended to be an exact match, but to complement and build upon the themes of the first building. "We selected Salmon Red [supplied by Emigran of Brazil] for the new construction," Clawson said. "Because of its homogenous color and beauty, it integrated well with the existing granite colors. We were looking for warm tones to use as the base color and then three accent colors -- Absolute Black, Dakota Mahogany and Mahogany Red granite -- were used to accent the design in banding, striping and trim." The Mahogany Red granite can be found in the existing building.