The residential backyard space, adjacent to an Artists/Musicians studio located in Massachusetts, required an access area to accommodate large delivery vehicles. More importantly, it required a permanent solution for stormwater management and yet still maintain landscape aesthetics necessary to help nurture the creative minds of the occupants.
Bomanite Licensee, Premier Concrete Construction worked with the homeowner in planning out the space for the Bomanite Pervious Concrete Grasscrete System. Grasscrete not only augmented the landscape architecture by handling the stormwater runoff but added benefit of a very long lifespan. Grasscrete has been a Bomanite System for over 40 years with installations throughout North America in all climate types. Grasscrete can handle the harsh New England winters and has zero potential for freeze-thaw or clogging issues. The Bomanite Grasscrete Molded Pulp Former System has been engineered to provide long-term durability, low maintenance and structural strength.
The backyard project incorporated 3,000 square feet of the Grasscrete System. A subbase was prepped to facilitate stormwater management via proper drainage and to create the outer forms of the project. Next, the Molded Pulp Formers were placed with rebar for continual reinforcement. The concrete then poured, leveled, broom finished, and allowed to dry. Voids were created to put the final finishing touches on the entire project. At the time of installation, the owner was contemplating having half of the Grasscrete fully Concealed and the half closer to the building Partially Concealed.
Grasscrete can be used as an exposed utilitarian product for functional applications or as a concealed system with vegetation such as grass or native ground cover installed over the concrete. This system allows you to mitigate drainage issues while maintaining strong structural integrity that allows for some of the heaviest vehicles to operate unencumbered. A perfect solution for this Artist Studio space.
Premier Concrete Construction won the 2018 Bomanite Gold Award for Best Grasscrete Project.
Bomanite is pleased to present the Annual Decorative Concrete Project Award winners! The Bomanite Company held their Annual Conference in Denver, CO March of this year, where winners of the Bomanite Annual Awards Program were announced at the Annual Banquet Dinner.
Bomanite Licensee Harrington Bomanite Corp. located in Massachusetts received the Bomanite Outstanding Project Grand Award as well as the Best Imprint Systems Gold Award for their winning ideas at the Castaway Island – Canobie Lake Park. The Tidal River project addition of 45,000 sq. ft. was completed with the Bomanite Imprint systems with over 9 color hardeners, 4 Release Agents and 4 different patterns. The detail and work showcased vast talent and design to be able to incorporate a drainage system in the 2 plus acre site that satisfied state and local environmental concerns. The meandering brook concept of stamped concrete stole the show….
Canobie Lake Park is New England’s Amusement Theme Park known for its FUN! Realizing the need to create more FUN, Canobie Lake Park’s Castaway Island Water Ride underwent a large expansion. The Tiki resort-like atmosphere now features a wave pool, 60-foot water slides, a Tidal River, a Rain Fortress, a kid friendly lagoon, a Caribbean inspired restaurant with tiki bar and private cabana rentals that include a television, refrigerator and lockers.
This 100 year old family operated park has been keeping up with the times with renovations and updates throughout the years. Bomanite licensee, Harrington Bomanite has been a part of those additions for more than 30 years. Harrington Bomanite has installed many upgrades and enhancements throughout the park and was presented with its greatest challenge of the “Tidal River Project” an addition to the 45,000 square foot Castaway Island expansion. The overall renovation using the Bomanite Imprint Systems included multiple Bomanite stamped concrete patterns and color hardener and release agent colors installed as the decking, plaza, restrooms and water areas.
The most challenging aspect was to achieve a drainage system in the 2+ acres site, that satisfied state and local environmental concerns, while at the same time maintaining aesthetics demanded by the owner (and designer) Raymond Captell. Pavers were not part of the drainage solution. After months of brainstorming, Captell came up with an 8’ wide “meandering brook” concept of stamped concrete. The 8’ area was designed with a 4′ wide center area of the Bomacron Garden Stone pattern, then a 12″ wide drain grate on each side, which in turn was bordered with a 12″ Bomanite Textured Border. Below this 8′ wide area would be a 4′ deep engineered system of graded aggregates for drainage.
The challenging part for Harrington Bomanite was not just the pouring and stamping, but the forming. Harrington Bomanite accessed the design perimeters and was able to figure the best way to achieve Captell’s winding waterway concept and bring it to life with a custom aqua blue color hardener to give it the final appearance of water in a real-life brook. In the end, the two serpentine drains, totaling 380 linear feet, were able to infiltrate storm water and minimize runoff, while at the same time adding another aesthetic dimension to the overall deck.
The custom blue colors were also used in several tones and shades to mimic the ocean in the water reservoir and bathroom areas. Restroom concrete floors were textured with the Bomacron Sandstone Texture imprint and the bottom of the Tidal river with the Bomacron Light Slate Texture imprint. The beach areas were simulated with the Bomacron Regular Slate Texture and Light brown tones of Color Hardener and Release Agent to get that perfect sandy beach vibe. One final touch in creating that Tiki-resort design is the Bomacron 11.5” Boardwalk pattern running throughout the resort including the Lifeguard walk, thus making it the perfect Island getaway.
To start planning your island destination getaway to this Bomacron Stamped Concrete Theme Park visit: www.canobiepark.com
AWARDS:
Harrington Bomanite won the Outstanding Bomanite Project Grand Award and the Best Bomanite Imprint Systems Gold Award for their craftsmanship of the Canobie Lake Park Castaway Island Water Ride. For more photos visit the project profile.
Bomanite is pleased to present the Annual Decorative Concrete Project Award winners! The Bomanite Company held their Annual Conference in Denver, CO March of this year, where winners of the Bomanite Annual Awards Program were announced at the Annual Banquet Dinner.
Bomanite Licensee Harrington Bomanite Corp. located in Massachusetts received the Bomanite Outstanding Project Grand Award as well as the Best Imprint Systems Gold Award for their winning ideas at the Castaway Island – Canobie Lake Park. The Tidal River project addition of 45,000 sq. ft. was completed with the Bomanite Imprint systems with over 9 color hardeners, 4 Release Agents and 4 different patterns. The detail and work showcased vast talent and design to be able to incorporate a drainage system in the 2 plus acre site that satisfied state and local environmental concerns. The meandering brook concept of stamped concrete stole the show.
Bomel Construction Company Inc. located in Irvine, California stepped away with the Best Exposed Aggregate Gold project for their work on the Banc of California LAFC Stadium. The exterior hardscape incorporated the Bomanite Sandscape Texture and Alloy systems along with a sculpted honeycomb seating element. In all, over 150,000 sq ft of hardscape was installed.
Bomanite Licensee, Colorado Hardscapes, located in Denver, CO, was awarded the Gold Award for the Best Toppings Project for their work at the Coloradan. Breaking the mold of a traditional planter and seat wall surface, Bomanite Micro-Top ST delivered a sand-finished surface that accomplished the original architectural intent.
Heritage Bomanite, located in Fresno, California received the Gold Award for the Best Specialty Project. The grand display of the Clovis Community Hospital Cancer Center Fountain with cascading and bubbling water provides a space of serenity for patients and their visiting family members.
Premier Concrete Construction, Bomanite Licensee located in New Hampshire grabbed a Gold for the Best Grasscrete Project. Their work on the Wendt Residence showcases the sustainability and strength that can be used with the Pervious Concrete System incorporating a backyard area that that can accommodate large delivery vehicles for the Artist/Musicians studio and most important storm water management.
Additional awards were given for Silver, Bronze and Honorable Mention categories, to view all the winners and their amazing projects, please click here.
We’d like to thank all the Bomanite licensed contractors who submitted entries for this year’s award contest. The Bomanite Decorative Concrete Annual Project Awards has been a tradition for more than 50 years for Bomanite Licensed Contractors to submit their outstanding projects for the year. Bomanite Licensees compete among the best of the best to be recognized for their hard work and creative talents. The winners are announced at the Bomanite Annual Conference, held in various cities from year to year. This is a taste of artwork and craftsmanship in the decorative concrete market that can be achieved by the Bomanite network of decorative concrete craftsmen. Please take a look at the award-winning projects.
Gold Award: Colorado Hardscapes – The Coloradan Planter Walls – Bomanite Micro-Top ST Toppings Systems
Silver Award: Premier Concrete Construction, LLC – Robichaud Residence Hockey Rink – Bomanite Broadcast Aggregate Topping System
Bronze Award: Musselman & Hall Contractors, LLC – Elmwood Restaurant – Bomanite Micro-Top Toppings Systems
Bomanite Exposed Aggregate Systems Project
Gold Award: Bomel Construction Company, Inc. – Banc of California LAFC Stadium – Bomanite Exposed System Sandscape Texture, Bomanite Exposed Aggregate System Alloy
The beautiful elegant American Soldiers Fallen Project is a place of peace and solace through art and displays in a setting of inspiration and healing. The American Fallen Soldiers Project National Gallery opened its doors with 5,000 square feet of gallery and office space in 2016. Since its inception in 2007, over 220 portraits have been painted and presented as a gift to Gold Star families of fallen soldiers all over the country at no cost to the families. To keep the gallery costs down for this very special project, Bomanite Licensee, Texas Bomanite discounted the retail price as a donation towards the project’s success and was honored to be part of this special space…read more about how this special project came to be…
Bomanite Licensee,
Texas Bomanite has worked with Hope Fellowship Church in Frisco, Texas for
several years in different construction phases throughout the main areas of the
building. Mycon General Contractors brought in Texas Bomanite for several architectural
concrete applications that needed updating at the Frisco campus. Working with
Small Architects, and Mycon, Texas Bomanite installed Bomanite polished colored
concrete for the floors of the lobbies, stairs, hallways, auditorium and
sanctuaries and upgraded the church parking lot to a pervious Grasscrete stone filled
system to accommodate the need for pervious requirements and stormwater management.
Hope Fellowship is a 3-campus Bible Church located in Frisco (East campus and West campus) and in McKinney, Texas with services in Prosper, TX. The Church broke ground with the Frisco East campus in April 2017 and completed the expansion late 2018 that included renovating all of the children’s areas, adding a 1,700-seat auditorium and adding more ministries, such as Hope Students, Adventure Kidz, a recovery ministry and a marriage ministry.
The concrete finishes that were installed included 31,890 square feet of Class B exposure with Level 3 gloss Bomanite Patène Teres polished concrete flooring throughout the campus interior, along with 4,850 square feet of Patène Artectura dyed and sealed concrete and 2,820 lineal feet of joints filled with polyurea joint filler. Two custom brown dye colors were selected by the architect to create a warm, earthy and inviting feel.
The main
challenge in this project was working around the schedule of the parishioners
and staff who utilize both the inside and outside of the building for classes,
church services, and gatherings. The church asked that the work be completed
with minimal daytime disruption. This required Texas Bomanite to work overnight
on numerous occasions to remain on schedule. A crew of 5 worked through the
evenings to complete the Bomanite Patène Teres polished concrete system on
time.
In addition
to the interior floors, the church was required to decrease the sites overall
impervious percentage and to allow for stormwater drainage. By having Texas
Bomanite install 1,800 square feet of Bomanite Grasscrete pervious concrete using
the biodegradable Molded Pulp Former and filling the voids with crushed stone the
criteria and requirements were met.
For more
information about the project and systems used, please visit
Infinite Campus is
the largest U.S. owned K-12 student information management firm that is nestled
among natural wetlands and a city park. Wanting to allow views to the exterior
natural elements, the Finn Daniels Architect firm made sure the design
incorporated architectural precast concrete wall panels, a glass curtain wall,
and metal panels to provide views as well as creating an energy efficient
building. The interior features open work spaces, two story garden elements
with crossing bridges, a central rotunda, training rooms, and a full food
service cafeteria.
When planning the cafeteria interior floor, the owner, Infinite Campus and Finn Daniels Architects wanted a free-flowing design that would complement existing epoxy terrazzo floors and carpet. The area needed to work with the natural elements already set and required low maintenance with a reflective sheen. During the conceptual stage the design team determined that the decorative concrete indoor flooring project should emulate the feeling of a sandy beach or shoreline which would shimmer and glisten like shells and sea glass in the sun. Bomanite Licensee Concrete Arts, Inc. provided the natural beach look by installing the Bomanite Custom Polishing Systems with Bomanite Modena Monolithic for the winding middle sea shell area and Bomanite Renaissance Deep Grind for the shoreline perimeter.
The two unique appearances were accomplished by
first pouring the two perimeter pours of Bomanite Renaissance utilizing
integral color to achieve the desired shade of concrete. Then the Bomanite Modena
Monolithic portion was poured to complete the winding area in between. The soft
gray color of the Bomanite Modena Monolithic was enhanced with black and blue
natural aggregates blended with blue recycled glass. Mirrored glass, sea shells
and mother of pearl were also hand-seeded to create the shimmer and iridescence
reminiscent of that perfect beach feel.
Bomanite Modena Monolithic is a poured-in-place
monolithically bonded concrete overlay utilizing integral colorants blended
with engineered cements and aggregates. Bomanite Renaissance Deep Grind is
a poured-in-place colored concrete slab with selected aggregates ready-mixed
and finished to receive a deep grind and polish. Once both areas were
placed and sufficiently hardened, Concrete
Arts began the grinding and polishing process. This
exposed the beauty of the glass and aggregate while providing a low
maintenance, durable surface with great sheen and light reflectivity.
When the sun shines through the glass curtain wall on the new cafeteria floor
it evokes that happy feeling like a day at
the beach.
In 2016, The American Fallen Soldiers Project National Gallery opened
its doors with 5,000 square feet of gallery and office space. The project was borne of an idea that professional artist,
Phil Taylor, had upon learning that his childhood friend, Capt. Blake Russell,
had been killed in Iraq in 2006. Inspired by stories of Blake’s patriotism and
courage during the funeral, Phil knew that he wanted to contribute to the
Russell family’s healing process, so he painted a portrait of his childhood
friend for them.
The family’s reaction to the portrait
changed Phil’s life forever and he began the American Fallen Soldiers Project.
Since its inception in 2007, over 220 portraits
have been painted and presented as a gift to Gold Star families of fallen soldiers all over the country at no cost to the
families.
To keep the gallery costs down for this very
special project, Bomanite Licensee, Texas Bomanite discounted the retail price
as a donation towards the project’s success and was honored to be part of this
special space. The decorative concrete floors consisted of 3,040 square feet of
Bomanite Concrete Dye in Black Orchid using the Bomanite Patène Teres
system polished to a 400 grit. The Polyurea Joint
Filler was in the color Gauntlet Grey. The strength and durability of the polished
concrete floors is a perfect, permanent,
custom finish for the gallery.
The beautiful elegant American Soldiers Fallen
Project is a place of peace and solace through art and displays in a setting of
inspiration and healing. An especially poignant display is an American flag with
the stripes covered by photos of the fallen. In his portraiture work,
Phil Taylor takes special care in not only capturing the features but the
actual essence of the fallen soldier he is painting. It is not just a
typical portrait painting, but more the life and energy, the appearance and the
personality, of the person represented on canvas. By telling the
stories of those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice, the gallery
strives to change the lives of generations to come. It truly is a Portrait Gallery Like No
Other.
Vizient, in collaboration with American Fallen
Soldiers Project, are honored to commemorate Army Specialist Dave Balcon who
died while conducting combat operations in Iraq. To honor Balcon, Vizient
presented his family with a portrait of Dane painted by artist, Phil Taylor,
founder of the American Fallen Soldiers Project. We thank Dane for his service
to our country as he dedicated his life to protecting the freedoms we all
enjoy. To learn more about this year’s award visit newsroom.vizientinc.com or americanfallensoldiers.com.
The Dr. Sanford and Lois Benjamin Healing Garden is a welcome haven enhanced and architecturally engineered using Bomanite Imprint Systems with Bomacron decorative concrete patterns installed by licensee, Carolina Bomanite. What used to be a plain gray concrete pad adjacent to the emergency room waiting area at Carolina Medical Center-Mercy in Charlotte, NC, is now a beautiful 4,000 square foot garden where loved ones and hospital staff can relax and heal. The serene area has a courtyard, sitting areas, walkways and plenty of landscaping.
Carolina Bomanite worked carefully with the Landscape Architect, Bloc Designto turn the space into a tranquil garden, designed with intentional and specific elements that aid in therapeutic benefits to all cognitive aspects of a person including emotional, physical, and spiritual. The 1,500 square feet of Bomanite imprinted concrete has multiple textures, colors, and patterns including Bomacron Regular Slate and Bomacron Small Sandstone. Pebbles and stones were strategically placed and included into the walkways to provide a tranquil, but easy to navigate setting. The text in the decorative concrete circle was “etched” into the concrete and Bomanite Con-Color was used to highlight the thought provoking words.
A donor wall recognizes the people who supported the donor funded project. Prominent in the garden is an outdoor pergola, a vegetated vertical wall (called a Living Wall), focal point sculpture, lush vegetation, and seating. As stated in this Charlotte Observer article, “The garden is meant to be a healing space where staff and caregivers can take a break and where patients and family members can come to get out of the hospital atmosphere and heal. Patients who are waiting for test results or recovering from surgery may find the garden to be a peaceful environment during stressful times.”
During construction, the location and access to this small area directly outside of a busy hospital emergency entrance created a difficult work environment for the crew. Most days their trucks had to park two blocks away in a small back lot behind the hospital. From seemingly chaotic stressful challenges of the construction site emerged a truly beautiful healing garden that features gorgeous decorative concrete for this busy uptown hospital. The Bomanite Imprinted Concrete System is not only pleasing to the eye, it obviously also helps in the healing of body and spirit for patients, visitors and staff.
Dreaming of a place to lounge, entertain and relax? This is entertaining at
its best. The Homeowners wanted an entertainment space that would work for
friends, family and client gatherings. After a visit to the local Bomanite
Licensees showroom, Heritage
Bomanite, located in Fresno, Ca. to review samples, colors, and systems
they knew they could bring their grand vision to life. In wanting to create a
backyard oasis, they chose several different systems in complimenting colors
that provided an enticing atmosphere for outdoor living year round.
The expansive backyard pool deck and patio of 2,200 square feet were cast-in-place and stamped with the Bomacron Slate Texture for the majority of the space. Bomanite Sand Color Hardener with a Bomanite Light Brown Release Agent were used to provide a natural look for the Slate pattern. The textured concrete deck provides slip-resistance and durability. Two important benefits of the Bomanite Imprint System.
The Bomanite Exposed Aggregate Antico Process System was incorporated and
used to separate the gathering areas, creating cozy niches. The stacked stone
outdoor firepit visiting spot with seat walls and steps were given the
decorative concrete treatment as well.
The Cabana houses a hi-end Top Chef’s kitchen with a polished concrete countertop, built in fireplace, four TV’s, hanging heaters and multiple places for dining, visiting and entertaining top-notch guests. The flooring for the seating area was proposed using the Antico Process in Bomanite Light Brown color with Sawcuts to provide that element of separation and design.
Comparable in appearance to natural travertine or manufactured cast stone,
the Antico Process can emulate and compliment these types of higher end
finishes in a cost-effective fashion, providing that designer feel and look.
The Exposed Aggregate Antico Process is best suited for
exterior applications and works well with the Bomanite Imprint Systems, stamped
concrete in lighter colors that are often used for pool decks, patios and other
areas where light reflectivity is desired.
The homeowner’s remodel also included a pool waterfall, a Bocce Ball court and outdoor restroom to complete the overall design; making entertaining a breeze and a dream a reality!
