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Spark Awards 2018

The Spark Awards celebrate excellence in project design installed by its network members and is centered on flooring. Based on originality, quality of installation and design innovation, the awards represent outstanding craftsmanship, skill and expertise in the flooring industry. The awards were judged by the Fuse staff.

Posted: March 29, 2018

Del Lago Resort & Casino
Del Lago Resort & Casino
Del Lago Resort & Casino
North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium
North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum Theatre
Murrieta Medical Office
Murrieta Medical Office
Murrieta Medical Office
Murrieta Medical Office
Saukview Middle School
Saukview Middle School
Saukview Middle School
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St. Elizabeth Hospital’s Radiation Therapy waiting area
St. Elizabeth Hospital’s Radiation Therapy waiting area
McCarthy General Construction
McCarthy General Construction
McCarthy General Construction
Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings
Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings
Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings
Settje Agri Services and Engineering
Settje Agri Services and Engineering
Ventura Medical Office Building
Ventura Medical Office Building
Ventura Medical Office Building
Ventura Medical Office Building
Del Lago Resort & Casino

Del Lago Resort & Casino

GP Flooring Solutions (Rochester, N.Y.) captured Best in Show for Del Lago Resort & Casino.

Design: The Friedmutter Group.
Suppliers: Johnsonite; Armstrong; Leggett & Platt

Del Lago Resort & Casino

Del Lago Resort & Casino

The Del Lago Resort &Casino was a high-profile project that consisted of 17,000 sq yds of both Ulster Mills Axminster carpet and Leggett and Platt pad; 40,000 sq ft of Armstrong VCT; 30,000 linear ft of Johnsonite millwork base; 3,000 sq yds of Durkan hospitality broadloom carpet; 11,000 sq yds of carpet tile (Mohawk, Bentley, and Milliken); 2,000 sq ft of Mannington LVT; and 1,250 sq f of sports flooring.

Del Lago Resort & Casino

Del Lago Resort & Casino

The project was supposed to start in July of 2016, but wasn’t begun until mid-October. The casino opened on time, which they attributed in large part to the work of GP Flooring Solutions.

North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium

North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium

Most Maximized Budget went to Signature Commercial Flooring (Calif.) for North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium.

Design: Signature Flooring/San Jacinto USD.
Suppliers: Armstrong; Johnsonite

North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium

North Mountain Middle School Gymnasium

Approached by the San Jacinto Unified School District in Spring 2017 with a set flooring budget for a new Multipurpose Room and Gymnasium at North Mountain Middle School, Signature Flooring was able to provide its client with a custom designed floor to meets its needs and stay well within its financial allocation.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Flooring Resources (Chicago, Ill.) won the Greatest Space Challenge for Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Design: Gensler
Suppliers: Teknofloor; Johnsonite

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Flooring Resources have spent the last several years working on many different campuses with this hospital group, but this project was one of the largest ever completed by the company.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Careful planning and weekly coordination between Flooring Resources, the general contractor, and hospital was key to not impacting patients and medical staff.

Orpheum Theatre

Orpheum Theatre

Floors Inc (Omaha, Neb.) also won the Greatest Space Challenge for Orpheum Theatre.

Design: Floors Inc.
Suppliers: Mohawk Group; Johnsonite; Sponge Cushion/Leggett & Platt

Orpheum Theatre

Orpheum Theatre

Every step and riser in the balcony had to be cut on-site to fit, labeled, taken out to be serged, and returned to the job site for installation. There were over 1,300 lineal feet of serging alone.

Murrieta Medical Office

Murrieta Medical Office

The Most Aggressive Timeline/Schedule went to Signature Floors for Murrieta Medical Office.

Design: Neiman Studio (Interior Design) / Frank R. Webb Architects.
Suppliers: Ardex; Tandus; Johnsonite

Murrieta Medical Office

Murrieta Medical Office

The facility’s owner, arguably one of California’s largest medical providers, saw a dire need for the 80,000 square foot medical office to be erected in the region based upon its member population and the far proximity of other locations.

Murrieta Medical Office

Murrieta Medical Office

Once given the go-ahead for the moisture seal, Signature then had to project manage how to best execute installation on the two story building structure, already behind schedule and with many other contractors on site.

Murrieta Medical Office

Murrieta Medical Office

Dispatching two eight-men crews on staggered shifts, Signature’s installers tackled shot blasting the concrete and applying the epoxy seal at areas less impacted by trade traffic.

Saukview Middle School

Saukview Middle School

The Best Flooring Solution went to Noland Sales (Chicago, Ill.) for Saukview Middle School.

Design: DLA Architects
Suppliers: Armstrong; Johnsonite; Tandus

Saukview Middle School

Saukview Middle School

Noland Sales was able to provide the end user with different options to make their large pattern job stay in budget.

Saukview Middle School

Saukview Middle School

As a company, Noland Sales helped with placing and laying out different options of where each color should blend with the next.

Saukview Middle School

Saukview Middle School

With the Architects details in mind, Noland Sales helped to make each color flow together to create a stimulating learning environment.

St. Elizabeth Hospital’s Radiation Therapy waiting area

St. Elizabeth Hospital

The Best Flooring Solution also went to Floors, Inc. for St. Elizabeth's Hospital’s Radiation Therapy waiting area.

Design: Floors Inc.
Suppliers: J+J Flooring Group: Kinetex; Johnsonite; Wagner Meters

St. Elizabeth Hospital’s Radiation Therapy waiting area

St. Elizabeth Hospital

This area is a high-traffic entrance and waiting area in a major metro hospital where patients are often physically impaired and wheel assisted. Floors Inc. chose J+J Kinetex for its superior clean-ability and because it is low and smooth, without the slickness associated with most resilient surfaces.

McCarthy General Construction

McCarthy General Construction

The Toughest Site Conditions award went to Floorz (Colo.) for McCarthy General Construction.

Design: TreanorHL Architecture and Keiding.
Suppliers: Schonox; Tandus Centiva; Tarkett

McCarthy General Construction

McCarthy General Construction

The original subfloor condition challenged the team — the one-hundred-year-old building had concrete, gypcrete, and plywood subfloors with multiple layers. You could actually see the space down below along the perimeter and in several places in the floor.

McCarthy General Construction

McCarthy General Construction

The design included a blend of old and new, showcasing the original elements of the building in contrast to modern details and amenities.

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

The Toughest Site Conditions award also went to Commercial Interior Resources (Orange County, Calif.) for Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings.

Suppliers: Karndean; Roppe; Schonox

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

Commercial Interior Resources installed LVT flooring over existing VCT flooring in order to help the customer save on demo costs and avoid displacing residents for a longer time than needed.

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

Skidrow Housing Trust Rossmore and Weldon buildings

Despite tough and demanding conditions, Commercial Interior Resources kept morale high knowing that the work was being done for a great cause, bringing a fresh and clean living environment and a nice, enjoyable living space to those in need.

Settje Agri Services and Engineering

Settje Agri Services and Engineering

Best Branded Environment was awarded to Floors, Inc., for Settje Agri Services and Engineering.

Design: Floors Inc.
Suppliers: Karndean; Daltile; Ardex Americas

Settje Agri Services and Engineering

Settje Agri Services and Engineering

The client, an agricultural engineering firm, wanted its new facility to serve as headquarters for up to 50 employees, and wanted it to blend seamlessly into its rural setting with the new structure to look like a historic barn.

Ventura Medical Office Building

Ventura Medical Office Building

Best Branded Environment was also awarded to Signature Commercial Flooring for Ventura Medical Office Building.

Design: Taylor Design.
Suppliers: Armstrong; Tandus; Johnsonite

Ventura Medical Office Building

Ventura Medical Office Building

The structure, designed to be a modern, open “Market Street” facility, showcases high stylized finishes along with local and regional healthy reminders and images.

Ventura Medical Office Building

Ventura Medical Office Building

Achieving a LEED Gold and Net Zero certification, the facility features environmentally sustainable elements.

Ventura Medical Office Building

Ventura Medical Office Building

To showcase the regions agricultural and beach communities, the MOB wayfinding showcases images of lemons, avocados, and strawberries prevalent in Ventura County.

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