The Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards demonstrate the craft and management expertise of AWCI contractors, the products of AWCI manufacturer members and the procurement skills of AWCI supplier members. Along with AWCI’s award partners—the Gypsum Association, the Steel Framing Industry Association and the EIFS Industry Members Association—AWCI and AWCI’s Construction Dimensions congratulate the 2021 winners of AWCI’s Excellence in Construction Quality Awards.
Winning Project
St. Michael’s Abbey, Silverado, California
AWCI Contractor
Nevell Group, Inc.
AWCI Team Members
Fallert North America, L&W Supply, Radius Track Corporation, ClarkDietrich
Architect
Hyndman & Hyndman Architecture
General Contractor
Matt Construction Co.
Contractor Stats
142,990 Total Man-Hours
391 Weekdays on the Job
246,634 SF Total Project Floor Area
Materials Used
270,228 SF Lath
9,798 SF Veneer Plaster
9,798 SF Substrate
1,629 LF GFRG Shapes
60,282 SF Santa Barbara Detailing to Mimic Stone
6,598 SF Acoustical Plaster
6,676 SF Limestrong Finish Plaster for Murals
Description
Nevell Group used the stucco Santa Barbara finish along with thousands of linear feet of control joint to achieve a look similar to stone. The challenge was to come up with a finish that would model similar to a stone look. NGI performed a mockup on site, which was approved, then submitted a detailed layout of the joints in fully dimensioned drawings. The lathing work was extremely time consuming to get the projection from the adjacent surfaces, line up all the joints and work with multiple radii. The layout of these joints had to be exact so that as you look down the row of columns and arches, the joints are uniform. At peak the barrel ceiling in the church was 63' 7", so NGI engineered a scaffolding system to provide a continuous/tiered platform for the framers, hangers, lathers and plasterers to work.
