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CUSTOM DESIGN COLUMNS: HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOPPING CENTER

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The architect had vision to add an elevator and clock tower to the Highland Park Village shopping center that has unified architectural style. Developing intricate design details in the stone and matching the color and finish so that the new building would connect to the surrounding area that had been in existence for over 80 years.

Highland Park - Ornate Architectural Design Integrating Specialized Colums, Highly Decorative Design Elements

Highland Park – Ornate Architectural Design Integrating Specialized Columns, Highly Decorative Design Elements

Clock tower connected with seventy five years old shopping center area | columns at the top accentuate the design accent and shopping mall experience

Clock tower connected with seventy five years old shopping center area | columns at the top accentuate the design accent and shopping mall experience

Highland Park High Design Custom Columns

Highland Park High Design Custom Columns

 

 

Rubber mold for column cap design

Rubber mold for column cap design

The AAS project team developed the drawings for the project from templates without requiring detailed architectural plans. The templates were compared to the existing product and adjustments were made to achieve the precisely matching three dimensional design. The system to capture and communicate in-depth details using CAD drawings assisted the design process confirming the project feasibility in early stages of the project. The integrity of the details was made possible using CNC technology to fabricate the required molds. For high intricate design details in the column caps at the top, rubber molds were used.

Design Details for the top of the clock tower at highland park village shopping center

Design Details for the top of the clock tower at highland park village shopping center

 

Shop Drawing - Clock Tower Design at Highland Park Shopping Center

Shop Drawing – Clock Tower Design at Highland Park Shopping Center

 

Shop Drawing - Details for Support, Anchorage, Installation Connections

Shop Drawing – Details for Support, Anchorage, Installation Connections

 

The AAS team confirmed and communicated installation details for each stone piece used in this tower design. Installers got detailed settings plan with identification of each stone piece.

The clock tower looks as if it were part of the original design of the shopping center. The architectural columns accentuate the overall experience of the shopping center.

Products used: Cast Stone, GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
Architect: Omni Planners Architects
General Contractor: W B Kibbler Construction
Masonry Contractor: Metro Masonry

 

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CONCRETE STONE COLUMN COVERS, COLUMN CAPS

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Manufactured stone products provide flexibility to create fully customizable column covers, column wraps that can match with the design vision.

 

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Three Product Material Options

 

Dry vibrant-tamp cast stone provides design flexibility to custom design column covers with complex design while also providing competitive structural properties.

Wet-pour precast concrete enable options to embed structural support for load bearing column applications.

Architectural GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) column wraps are only ¾” thick and yet have high strength to weight ratio, simplifying structural support requirements for higher elevation applications.

 

Project Specific Support: Custom Fabrication

 

Advanced Architectural Stone (AAS) has extensive track record for integrating columns with overall design for cladding applications, exterior stone veneer or façade applications, cornices and bandings, architectural trim around building entry ways/windows/doors, wall coping, etc. As required, design can be realized while combining different product materials as well while maintaining uniform/seamless design aesthetic.

The AAS team is able to collaborate with design team using SHOP drawings to confirm design feasibility and developing pre-engineered anchoring conditions for easy installation of the columns.

AAS helps contractors with columns covers and wraps for both commercial as well as residential applications.

Customers have flexibility to match any color with the control sample.

When required, designers have option to select column designs from an extensive range of in house molds inventory. This can help with faster turnaround times for stone concrete columns designs.

Use the support request form to ask about in-house inventory of architectural column covers, column wraps.