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Reveal detail and top of cast-in-place wall resembles
an interlocking detail.
Plan view of lobby seating.
EPAE wood detail and unique Lithocrete® pond edge
details.
Plan view of Rosso Nero Lithocrete® with saw cut
construction joint detail.
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Edge of dining terrace at Koi pond.
Plan view of fountain weir section.
“I originally contacted Shaw & Sons with a garden lobby concept idea. It was to involve a waterfall and a river
edge-like large pond in the lobby of a building I was working on. Shaw & Sons quickly put together a highly talented design team with Fong Hart Schneider Partners landscape architects, that helped to refine the handsome
design for the atrium.
“I was impressed by Shaw & Son’s research team, who supported the material selections, such as granite and gravel
and how they would be used. A number of samples were made-up for the design team’s review. The research team
explored color, saw cutting technique, plus the shapes and textures to be used on the concrete, a process I have never
experienced before. I was amazed to find out that Shaw & Son’s expertise also extended to the wooden railing; the
design material color and the application, added to create a greater ambience.
“The centerpiece boulder fountain is the true focal point of the lobby. It is a work of art that is esthetically appealing
to the senses.”
Nick Adachi,
Project Architect
Nick Adachi Architects