Maumus Center
Arabi, LA
2016 Honor Award Winner
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Terrazzo Contractor
American Tile & Terrazzo Co.
Metairie, LA
This 15,800-square-foot installation in 18 colors in a science museum is a fascinating showcase for the potential of terrazzo, the design successfully blending simplicity with high impact. The Milky-way design in the lobby welcomes visitors with free-form stars and black holes. The 850-square-foot outdoor sun calendar, built into two-and-a-half-inch bonded cement terrazzo, accurately indicates time and date with a beam of light. The brass arcs were laid out and bent in the field, and over 1,000 individual solid half-inch brass discs were water-jet cut and placed by hand, requiring perfect precision.
Architect
Waggonner & Ball Architects
New Orleans, LA
General Contractor
Gibbs Construction
New Orleans, LA
Owner
St. Bernard Parish School Board
Chalmette, LA
St. Bernard Parish School Board
Chalmette, LA
Resin Supplier
Terrazzo & Marble Supply Co.
Aggregate Supplier
Terrazzo & Marble Supply Co.
Precast Supplier
Wausau Tile
Divider Strip Supplier
Manhattan American Terrazzo Strip Company
Manhattan American Terrazzo Strip Company
Photographer
David Laudadio
