|
Case History: The Alhambra Hyatt Hotel
In keeping with the architectural style of the community, the developers of this large hotel and office complex desired to enhance the building with natural cut stone veneer, columns, balustrade and trim which is locally called "Florida Keystone." The procurement of the native natural stone, cut to the shapes as shown on the architectural drawings, proved to be prohibitively expensive. Cast Stone adapted to cost-cutting measures and was the selection used by the architect to achieve the beauty of natural stone with the structural and long-term advantages of concrete. Maintenance of the project schedule was another major consideration; the attainment of the desired occupancy dates would have been impossible to achieve if the natural stone had been used. Cast Stone was accepted as an alternate bid to the native material and the acceptance of this approach solved the design problem and allowed this landmark structure to be completed in record time while allowing the project to blend with its historic surroundings. |
||
