Clear tolerances are essential to accurate, safe stonework. Updated guidance brings dimension stone standards into one place, helping fabricators, installers, and designers better understand acceptable variation and resolve common quality-control issues.
Nicknamed “Holey Water,” a sculptural granite wall in a New York office blends art, engineering, and a hidden message. Crafted from over 1,000 precisely cut blocks, the installation overcame material, tooling, and logistics challenges to deliver a striking focal point on a tight deadline.
2100 Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C., a Pinnacle Award-winning project by Pelli Clarke & Partners, blends Gaudi-inspired curves with Turkish Dark Olive marble. Completed in 2022, it overcame pandemic challenges to create a warm, nature-inspired hub of shops, cafes, and event spaces.
Billie Tsien and Tod Williams have designed and built over 40 buildings, many with natural stone. They credit their love of stone with their frequent visits to Rome. Their choice to sue natural stone is both practical and philosophical. Learn about their holistic approach to stone sourcing and design.
A former hospital complex originally built in 1894, the Old Parkland campus in Dallas, Texas, has seen its share of reclamation and renovation in the past decades. The most recent addition, Freedom Place at Old Parkland, echoes the campus’ existing Jeffersonian buildings in style and design. Designing and building a 140-foot, six-story structure that includes 8,310 pieces of limestone required massive planning and coordination — particularly because the original design plan was created for cast stone.
A stair project is typically all in a day’s work for an engineer, but what PICCO Group put together for a Toronto homeowner counters logic and the perceived limitations of natural stone.
Ancient Art of Stone creates one-of-a-kind stone portals at their studio in Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. They first source stones, then design and build artistic and functional fireplaces, stone doors, spas, mosaics, megaliths, and murals and ship and install them across North America.
In Rwanda’s Burera District, the volcanic rock pumice was undervalued and unappreciated. The mundane natural stone proved itself to be a change agent in this landlocked African country.