Stones and Roses International Company Ltd. Awarded Grande Pinnacle Award for the Navathani Residence in Bangkok, Thailand

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Cleveland, OH, February 17, 2015 — The MIA announced the winners of the 2014 Pinnacle Awards competition during its annual Awards Luncheon, held during StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2015 in Las Vegas, NV. The Pinnacle Awards recognize excellence in commercial, residential and renovation/restoration of natural stone projects worldwide. Projects selected as winners must demonstrate exceptional beauty, creativity, ingenuity, and craftsmanship in the use of granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and other natural stones. Sponsors of the Pinnacle Awards are: MAPEI for the Commercial Awards; Blanco for the Residential Awards; and Coldspring for the Renovation/Restoration Awards. The competition is open to MIA members around the world. During the Awards Luncheon, the MIA also presented the 7th annual Grande Pinnacle Award, sponsored by Marmomacc. A Grande Pinnacle Award was also presented to the architect involved with the winning project. The 2014 Grande Pinnacle Award winner is:

Stones and Roses International Company Ltd. of Samutprakarn, Thailand for the amazing Residential Interior/Exterior work on the Navathani Residence in Bangkok, Thailand. Traditional Thai homes are usually built as a cluster of physically separated rooms arranged around a large central terrace. Interpreting the traditional typology of the Thai houses, the Navathani Residence consists in 2 parallel wings, separated by a large garden and a swimming pool. The objective of the stone architecture is to give a sense of unity and blend the building with trees, plants and other natural landscape. The choice of Thai travertine was selected for the main stone for the interior space and the stone featured on the façade changed to a minimalist grey basalt. The judges commented that the project excels with a large variety of stone finishes and combines well the travertine color with the sleek design. They also praised the project for its gorgeous, juxtaposition of materials and inventive use of stone.

The architectural firm of Architects49 House Design Limited of Bangkok, Thailand, architect for this project, was also presented with a Grande Pinnacle Award.

The 2014 Pinnacle Award winners are:

• Commercial Interior Award of Excellence to Las Vegas Rock Inc., Jean, NV for the Antero Resources Corporation in Denver, CO.
• Commercial Exterior Award of Excellence to Las Vegas Rock Inc., Jean, NV for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Headquarters in Agoura Hills, CA.
• Commercial Exterior Award of Excellence to Kenneth Castellucci & Associates Inc. of Lincoln, RI for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, MA.
• Commercial Interior of Merit to Rugo Stone, LLC, Lorton, VA for the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
• Commercial Interior Award of Merit to Appomattox Tile Art Co, Petersburg, VA for the Petersburg Public Library Medallion in Petersburg, VA.
• Commercial Interior Award of Merit to Amalfi Stone & Masonry, Inc., Sun Valley, CA for Celine in Beverly Hills, CA.
• Commercial Exterior Award of Merit to Carnevale & Lohr, Inc., Bell Gardens, CA for the Film Archive and Preservation Center in Santa Clarita, CA.
• Commercial Exterior Award of Merit to Creative Edge Master Shop, Inc., Fairfield, IA for Spotlight on Broadway Map, Times Square in New York, NY.
• Residential Interior/Exterior Award of Merit to Stones and Roses International Co. Ltd., Samutprakarn, Thailand for the Residence Bangsen in Chonburi, Thailand.
• Residential Interior/Exterior Award of Merit to Picasso Tile & Stonework, Tempe, AZ for Hadstan in Paradise Valley, AZ.
• Renovation/Restoration Award of Merit to Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Houston, TX for Capital One Plaza in Houston, Texas.
• Commercial Interior Special Pinnacle Award of Merit for Architectural Element to KEPCO+, Salt Lake City, UT for the Nu Skin Innovation Center in Provo, UT.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Judges for the 2014 Pinnacle Awards competition were:

• Daniel Lobitz, Partner, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, LLP in New York, NY.
• Hana Kassem, AIA, LEED, AP, Director, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC in New York, NY.
• Christian Pongratz, Pongratz Perbellini Architects in Verona, Italy.
• Jonathan Zanger, Immediate MIA Past President, Walker Zanger in Amboy, NJ.
• Chuck Muehlbauer, MIA Technical Director in Oberlin, OH.

For project pictures, pictures of the presentations or complete descriptions of each 2014 Pinnacle Award winner, contact Helen Distelhorst at hdistelhorst@marble-institute.com.

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The Marble Institute of America (MIA) has served as the authoritative source of information on standards of natural stone workmanship and practice and the application of natural stone products for 70 years. Membership in the association is worldwide and includes over 1,700 natural stone producers, exporters/importers, distributors/wholesalers, fabricators, finishers, installers, and industry suppliers in 55 countries committed to the highest standards of workmanship and ethics. MIA offers an industry accreditation program for fabricators and installers, markets a range of technical publications and consumer pamphlets on natural stone, sponsors business and technical meetings and seminars on industry-related topics, provides educational programming for architects and construction specification professionals, and conducts the annual Pinnacle Awards competitions recognizing outstanding natural stone projects worldwide. More information can be found on the association's website: http://www.marble-institute.com