2009 Pinnacle Awards

Grande Pinnacle Award
Award of Excellence / Commercial Interior
W South Beach
South Beach, Fla.

Stone Fabricator and Installer: Italbec U.S., Dania Beach, Fla. (honoree, MIA member)
Project Architect: NBWW Architects, Coral Gables, Fla.
General Contractor: KM-Plaza Construction Services, Miami
Stone Supplier: Ciot Montreal, Montreal (MIA member)
Stone: Grigio Orobico, White quartzite, Cipollino marble, Zalto Nero marble, Bianco Pana marble, Marron Fantassime marble, Misty Carrara marble, Absolute Black granite

The stonework at this new Miami luxury hotel included the fabrication and installation of 400,000 ft² – at $14.5 million – including all guestroom flooring, walls, bathrooms, plus the building’s kitchens, restaurant, ballroom, nightclub, bars and lounges, public bathrooms, terraces and lobby areas.

Details include the book-matching and installation of numerous 30-35 ft², highly polished panels of Grigio Orobico on interior lobby walls more than 20’ in height The project was completed in less than 18 months by a crew of more than 200 stone and ceramic craftsmen.