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148 WHAT’S NEW IN RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY DESIGN EDUCATIONAL-ADVERTISEMENT Images courtesy of TOTO USA CONTINUING EDUCATION RANDOLPH BROOKS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (RBFCU) Location: San Antonio, Texas Architect: Chesney Morales Architects/Planners & Associates The award-winning terrazzo installation in the Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union (RBFCU) is the result of an intense, yet collaborative, tug-of-war between the terrazzo contractor and designers to push the limits on terrazzo artistry. A 16-foot pictorial medallion, the centerpiece of the installation, depicts iconic images of Texas history—the Alamo, the state flag, the state capitol, the Guadalupe River, a Texas Ranger, Randolph Air Force Base—in 54 color combinations of epoxy terrazzo. “There’s really nothing quite like it,” says Sonya McDonald, senior VP of planning and market development at RBFCU. “It’s an eye-catching and unique piece that takes people’s breath away. People are accustomed to seeing art on the walls, but most have never seen such a high level of intricate artistic design built into the floor.” A 2013 Honor Award winner in National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association’s (NTMA) annual search for outstanding examples of terrazzo craftsmanship, the project vividly demonstrates the design potential of terrazzo flooring systems. In the planning stages of the project, the designers and architect had a vision for the medallion they wanted to create. What they didn’t know was what was technically feasible, or how refined the details could be, explains Lawrence Di Filippo of Venice Art Terrazzo Company of San Antonio, the contractor on the project. “You can dream but it’s not necessarily possible,” Di Filippo says. “They tried to stretch us.” Working closely with the architect and designer, Di Filippo’s team and the manufacturer collaborated to rein in and simplify where running water to power itself. It is designed such that the flow of water spins a highefficiency turbine to create and store power in a rechargeable capacitor. It’s truly a sustainable form of energy in that every use powers the next one. Further, it is a great way to reduce maintenance and the cost of operation without routine battery replacement. This same water turbine approach has been applied to automatic Photo courtesy of NTMA reality demanded. In other areas, details could be added and further refined. The result was beyond what designers had hoped. “I’m starting to think there’s nothing terrazzo can’t do,” says project architect Debra Babcock, with Chesney Morales Architects/ Planners & Associates of San Antonio. “I love working with it. If you can think of it, it can be done.” She recommended terrazzo for its design capabilities as well as its permanence. “Terrazzo will outlast the rest of us,” she says, noting that although terrazzo is often seen as the flooring of choice for airports, “it can be so much more than that. You can get extreme detail out of it.” For the building’s main lobby, corridors, and an elevator lobby, 3/8-inch epoxy thin-set terrazzo in eight colors was specified. Outside, rustic terrazzo sidewalks and stairs lead to a plaza where the corporate logo is inlaid in a landscape of hills, sky, jets with jet streams, and birds in a ground-and-polished sandcushion terrazzo system in seven more colors. Precast terrazzo benches frame the plaza. As a final flourish to the graphic design, the artists’ and design architect’s signatures are engraved in the lobby floor and in the medallion. “The whole job is graphics, no plain terrazzo,” says Di Filippo. “It tells a story everywhere you go.” flush valves in toilets and urinals with similar water, energy, and cost saving results. In hotels, spas, and other hospitality settings, showers that are used by guests are a primary plumbing fixture of concern. Here the intent is to provide a positive showering experience but with only the amount of water necessary. A whole range of showerheads and flow restrictors have been available for some time to address this Plumbing fixtures such as showerheads and faucets are available for retail and hospitality settings that conserve water, provide a fully enhanced washing experience, and offer great design options. with varying degrees of results and satisfaction. One common complaint is that the flow feels too restricted with water drops feeling small and spray-like or too intense, almost needle-like in their delivery. A recent innovation to overcome some of the limitations of other showerheads has been the use of air injected into the water stream to create more voluminous droplets. Properly done, this results in the feeling of a full, rich shower while using less water in the process. Hence, the user can receive a luxurious shower experience while respecting the water supply. See endnote in the online version of this article. Continues at ce.architecturalrecord.com Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is an architect and green building consultant who has authored over 100 continuing education and technical publications as part of a nationwide practice. www.linkedin.com/in/pjaarch
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