When family-owned-and-operated Qualey Granite & Stone Fabrication, LLC of Maine was initially established in 2003, it solely concentrated on exterior work. Today, production has grown to include interior designs such as countertops and fireplace and shower surrounds.
With a background in both tilesetting and stone countertop fabrication and installation, Robert J. Arseneau (RJA) Tile & Stone of Lenoxdale, MA, is able to provide full-scale services for its client base, which covers the Berkshire Mountains region of Massachusetts.
The Christ Pavilion of Christian religions, a combined contribution of the Catholic and Protestant Churches for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, is intended to be a contemplative counterpart to the vanity fair with architectural highlights. It was designed by Meinhard von Gerkan (Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner) and Joachim Zais with a plan that is “simple in structure, reduced to a few materials, precise in detail and unmistakable in its appearance and spatial atmosphere.”
Practically since childhood, Bruce MacLachlan has had a history in the kitchen-building business. Today, his company - Top Line Co., of Pennsauken, NJ - includes a busy solid surface shop as well as a state-of-the-art stoneworking facility in Pennsauken, NJ.
For the remodeling of its 5,600-square-foot corporate headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, employees of Cawley Architects, Inc. wanted to upgrade the look of its offices by adding elegant stone materials in unique colors, while maintaining a contemporary aesthetic. In the end, the firm went with a striking combination of exotic granite and black slate.
The building that today is home to Worthington National Bank of Fort Worth, TX, holds a storied past. Originally built in 1914, the historic landmark was first occupied by a bank, and then housed a string of various tenants throughout the years. And due to the toll of time and lack of upkeep, the once-elegant interior marble work was in a state of disrepair.
Taking maintenance issues, durability and style into
consideration, architects and designers deem stone and tile a natural fit for
today’s commercial spaces
With the ever-expanding number of stone and tile collections
available today,
the creativity in residential and commercial design has
reached new peaks
Located about 40 miles from Florence, Italy, In the Tuscan
Countryside, the medieval city of Lucignano offers an unspoiled glimpse into
the classic stone architecture of the period
For
almost as long as he can remember, Charles Rabinovitch of C.M.
Rabinovitch/Architects in New York wanted to be an architect when he grew
up. He was first inspired at the age of
nine when he visited an exhibit on the work of renowned French architect Le
Corbusier.
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