Starnet Design Award Winners Announced
Darien, CT, April 20, 2015—The 15th Annual Starnet Design Awards were held April 17 in Tucson, Arizona as part of the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership’s Annual Meeting.
Each year, the Starnet Design Awards recognize the collaboration of Starnet members and the A&D community by spotlighting the innovative use of flooring in commercial design.
Votes from Starnet members, vendor partners and members of the trade press selected the winners of the third annual People’s Choice Awards.
The winning projects were selected by a panel of A&D professionals, including Scott Johnson, IIDA IALD CID LEED AP – Wolcott Architect Interiors, principal; David Kehm, AIA – Christner, corporate market leader; and Linda E. Moses, ASID – Plunkett Raysich Architects, director of interior design.
Sponsoring judges for the Environmental Achievement and Unique Installation Challenge Awards were Robert Peoples, Ph.D, executive director of Carpet American Recovery Effort (CARE) and John McGrath, director of INSTALL, respectively.
Grand Prize Winner
Project: Franklin High School
Starnet Member: Lippert Tile Company, Inc.
Architect: Eppstein Uhen Architects
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Tarkett | Johnsonite, MAPEI - APAC, Tandus Centiva
People’s Choice Winner
Gold
Project: Max Bowl
Starnet Member: Quality Service Floor Covering
Designer: Batsche Design, Inc.
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tandus Centiva, ARDEX Americas, J+J Flooring Group, Roppe, Daltile
Silver Tie
Project: Akron Children’s Hospital NICU at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital
Starnet Member: Ryan Carpet Sales and Service
Designer: the workshop arch+design, llc
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Tarkett | Johnsonite, Spray-Lock Premium Eco Adhesives, Henry Adhesives, ARDEX Americas
AND
Project: Joplin East Middle School
Starnet Member: Interior Surface Enterprises LLC
Architect: Hollis + Miller
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Roppe, Amtico, Tandus Centiva, MAPEI - APAC, Gerflor USA, Mohawk Commercial Carpets, Atlas Carpet Mills, Mannington Commercial Carpet
Corporate Winner
Gold
Project: Solarwinds
Starnet Member: Intertech Flooring
Designer: lauckgroup
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Mannington Commercial Carpet, Amtico, Tarkett | Johnsonite, Tandus Centiva, ARDEX Americas, MAPEI – APAC, Antron
Silver
Project: Woodward, Inc.
Starnet Member: Mr. David’s Flooring International, LLC
Architect: Ghafari
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Mohawk Commercial Carpets, Mannington Commercial Carpet
Bronze
Project: Woodruff Electric Cooperative
Starnet Member: Floors and More, Inc.
Designer: M+H Architects
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Altro Floors, ARDEX Americas, Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Daltile, Henry Adhesives, Tarkett | Johnsonite, Masland Contract Carpet, Spray-Lock Premium Eco Adhesives, Roppe, Antron
Hospitality Winner
Gold
Project: West Chicago Park District ARC Center
Starnet Member: Vortex Commercial Flooring
Designer: Edge Design, LLC.
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tandus Centiva, Tarkett | Johnsonite, UFLOOR Systems, Antron
Silver
Project: Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Starnet Member: Intertech Flooring
Designer: Marmon Mok
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Bentley, Tandus Centiva, Milliken Commercial, Karastan Contract Carpets, Bigelow Commercial Carpet, Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Tarkett | Johnsonite, ARDEX Americas, MAPEI - APAC, Antron
Bronze
Project: Aloft W Hotel
Starnet Member: J&J Interiors Inc.
Architect: Jonathan Nehmer + Associates, Inc.
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Milliken Hospitality, MATS, Inc., Tarkett | Johnsonite
Healthcare Winner
Gold
Project: 39 Rainbow Healthcare Facility
Member: Interior Surface Enterprises LLC
Designer: Pulse Design Group
Architect: Fletcher Firm
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Daltile, American Olean, MAPEI - APAC, Mannington Resilient Floors, Tandus Centiva, Tarkett Johnsonite, Armstrong Commercial Flooring, TEC Products, Mannington Commercial Carpet, Lees Carpets, Antron
Silver
Project: UC MOB - Mid Town
Starnet Member: AIC Contracting, Inc.
Architect: GBBN
Starnet Preferred Vendors: MAPEI - APAC, Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Tarkett | Johnsonite, Mohawk Commercial Carpets
Bronze
Project: Community Hospital Women’s Center
Starnet Member: Mr. David’s Flooring International, LLC
Architect: VOA
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Mannington Commercial Carpet, Tarkett | Johnsonite, MAPEI – APAC
Education
Gold
Project: Franklin High School
Starnet Member: Lippert Tile Company, Inc.
Architect: Eppstein Uhen Architects
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Armstrong Commercial Flooring, Tarkett | Johnsonite, MAPEI - APAC, Tandus Centiva
Silver
Project: George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Starnet Member: Intertech Flooring
Architect/Designer: RAMSI - Robert A. M. Stern Interior Design
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Bentley, Atlas Carpet Mills, Roppe, Milliken Commercial, Antron
Bronze Tie
North Greenville Elementary
Starnet Member: H.J. Martin & Son, Inc.
Architect: Blue Design Group LLC
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Armstrong, Daltile, Tarkett | Johnsonite, Chapco Adhesives, Henry Adhesives, MAPEI - APAC, TEC Products
AND
Miami University Armstrong Student Center
Starnet Member: AIC Contracting, Inc.
Architect/Designer: BHDP/William Rawn Assoc
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tarkett | Johnsonite, Daltile, MAPEI - APAC, Mohawk Commercial Carpets, American Olean
Unique Installation Challenge Winner
Gold
Project: M&M’s World Times Square NYC
Member: RD Weis Companies
Designer: Mars Retail Group
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tandus Centiva, Daltile, MAPEI - APAC, MATS, Inc., NeverStrip Floor Coatings, Roppe
Silver
Project: Max Bowl
Starnet Member: Quality Service Floor Covering
Designer: Batsche Design, Inc.
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tandus Centiva, ARDEX Americas, J+J Flooring Group, Roppe, Daltile
Bronze Tie
Project: Carnegie Hall Tower Renovation, New York, NY
Starnet Member: Consolidated Carpet
Architect: iu+bibliowicz
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Bentley, ECORE International, Roppe, Antron
AND
Project: Laurel Highlands High School
Starnet Member: DeGol Brothers
Starnet Preferred Vendor: Armstrong Commercial Flooring
Environmental Achievement Challenge Winner
Gold
Project: John F. Kennedy International Airport, International Arrivals/Customs - Terminal 1
Member: Lane’s Floor Coverings & Interiors, Inc.
Starnet Preferred Vendors: SelecTech, Inc., Tarkett | Johnsonite, Chapco Adhesives
Silver
Project: Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.), Dallas, TX
Starnet Member: Carpet Services, Inc.
Designer: Environmental Protection Agency
Starnet Preferred Vendors: Tandus Centiva, Tarkett | Johnsonite, ARDEX Americas
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