Tag Archives: Design Assist

ACHIEVE DESIGN GOALS, MITIGATE RISK

The Advanced Architectural Stone (AAS) team helps clients achieve the design goals, mitigating risk in the construction process.

Design Assist: AAS uses a proven methodology to review CAD drawings with customers. As required, the team can guide customers detailing anchorage connections to hang the stone pieces. Customers can confirm the feasibility of the design early in the project lifecycle.

Construction Planning: AAS develops project-specific product releases that match with the construction milestones. Customers get a detailed settings-plan with the ability to track individual stone pieces.

Installation Support: Customers get a detailed CAD drawing for different sections, each showing specific installation details. AAS also supports customers with onsite troubleshooting during the installation phase.

 

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Case Study: Lebanon Trail High School – CAD Drawings Details

 

Project: Lebanon High School, Frisco, TX | Skinner Masonry | Stantec Architects | Product Applications: Dry Vibrant-tamp Cast Stone, GFRC

Project: Lebanon High School, Frisco, TX | Skinner Masonry | Stantec Architects | Product Applications: Dry Vibrant-tamp Cast Stone, GFRC


Project Example: Parker Square – Innovative Engineering

 

Parker Square Project -AAS Cast Stone Cladding - Entry way, door and window trim, cornices, banding, large brackets

Parker Square Project | Custom Manufactured Architectural Cast Stone | Innovative Engineering with Large Brackets, Cornices


Case Study: Design Assist, Construction Planning Support, Onsite Troubleshooting

 

SMU Simmons Hall - Architectural Cast Stone Cladding - Project Planning, Custom Manufacturing, Construction Coordination, Installation Support

SMU Simmons Hall – Architectural Cast Stone Cladding – Project Planning, Custom Manufacturing, Construction Coordination, Installation Support


GFRC Design Process: Products Fabrication, Connections Detailing

 

Architectural GFRC | Pre-engineered, Built-in Connections | Installation Support | Installation of GFRC Products at SMU Delta Gamma Sorority House

Architectural GFRC | Pre-engineered, Built-in Connections | Installation Support | Installation of GFRC Products at SMU Delta Gamma Sorority House

 

Advanced Architectural Stone (AAS) is a single source manufacturer for three products – dry (vibrant-tamp) cast stone, wet-pour architectural precast concrete, and GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete).

 

PRECAST CONCRETE: PRECISION ENGINEERING FOR CIRCULAR STAIR TREADS

The Ft. Worth Arena has circular stairs leading to the entry level as shown in the image below. The AAS team custom fabricated the stone pieces using wet-pour architectural precast concrete to realize the design vision of concentric circular pattern.

 

Ft Worth Arena Project | Concentric Circles of Stair Treads Achieved using Wet-pour Architectural Precast Concrete

Ft Worth Arena Project | Concentric Circles of Stair Treads Achieved using Wet-pour Architectural Precast Concrete

 

Precision Engineering, Design Assist, Construction Assist

 

  • The AAS team developed custom molds for unique radial shape of the stone pieces required for stair treads at every step/level.
  • The molds design included the circular grooves required on each stone piece.
  • The shape, size and tolerance for each stone piece was confirmed in the design phase using CAD drawings.
  • The project team provided detailed settings plan that identified position of every stone piece.

 

Ft Worth Arena | Wet-pour Architectural Precast Concrete Stone for Circular Stair Tread DesignProject Specific Fabrication of Stone Panels | Product: Wet-pour Precast ConcreteGrooves in the Stone Pieces to Match Overall Pattern of Circular Stair Tread Designed using Precast Concrete StoneDesign Freedom, Flexibility with Custom Manufacturing of Architectural Stone | Precast Concrete Pieces Fitting Flawlessly to Realize Design VisionPrecise Custom Molds with Stringent Tolerance Requirements Confirmed using CAD Drawings | Project Specific Manufacturing for High-end Design, Smooth Project ExecutionAAS Project Planning, Collaboration Matched Manufacturing Schedule with Building Construction Milestones

 

The in-house color lab developed batch mixes to coordinate color of the precast concrete panels with the dry vibrant-tamp cast stone, and GFRC panels used on the exterior façade & surrounding support buildings of the arena.

Detailed engineering enabled stair treads design to dissolve with the overall end user experience.

 

> WET-POUR ARCHITECTURAL PRECAST CONCRETE

 

> FT WORTH ARENA CASE STUDY

 

 

DESIGN ASSIST, CONSTRUCTION ASSIST FOR PROJECT SUCCESS


Advanced Architectural Stone (AAS – formerly ACS) has well developed system to design and manufacture products that are customized for every project.

The accuracy and precision of the stone panels, along with ability to realize any complex shape or intricate design details enables designers to create high-end design whether that is for monolithic stone veneers, architectural stone cladding, modular architectural columns, custom signage, or other unique branding/cultural icons on exterior facades of buildings.

The AAS team has developed methodology to review design schematics and collaborate closely with contractor, or architect for the project.

The AAS system is designed for project specific focus, integrating required installation support in the design of stone panels as well.

See in this video project examples of the AAS design assist, construction assist to architects, general contractors and masonry contractors.

 


 

 

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