Daily Archives: March 8, 2018

CORINTHIAN COLUMNS

These columns have a capital that looks like a series of leaves in a circular repeating pattern.  This column and capital has 3 dimensional look and the capital is often larger than the Tuscan.  They are beautiful but tend to look formal.

 

Project: Old Parkland Business Park

 

Architectural Stone Cladding | AAS Technology and Design Expertise Create Unparalleled Design Freedom | Products: Cast Stone, GFRC

Architectural Stone Cladding | AAS Technology and Design Expertise Create Unparalleled Design Freedom | Products: Cast Stone, GFRC

 

AAS Project: Old Parkland West Campus | Computer Controlled Batch Plant Provide Product Consistency for Both Structural Properties as well as Color and Texture

AAS Project: Old Parkland West Campus | Computer Controlled Batch Plant Provide Product Consistency for Both Structural Properties as well as Color and Texture

 

Project: SMU Delta Gamma: GFRC Corinthian Columns

 

SMU Delta Gamma Sorority House | Architectural GFRC Columns, Cladding for Desired Building Elevation Aesthetic

SMU Delta Gamma Sorority House | Architectural GFRC Columns, Cladding for Desired Building Elevation Aesthetic

 

Project: Gilbert Christian High School

 

AAS (Formerly ACS) | Gilbert Christian Highschool | Product: Architectural GFRC (Light Weight Concrete) | Architect: L. Smith - H & S International LLC. | Contractor: A. R. Mays

AAS (Formerly ACS) | Gilbert Christian Highschool | Product: Architectural GFRC (Light Weight Concrete) | Architect: L. Smith – H & S International LLC. | Contractor: A. R. Mays

 

Project: Residential Building

 

Architectural Cast Stone, GFRC Veneer, Cladding | Custom Colors | Custom Molds to Meet Design Needs

Architectural Cast Stone, GFRC Veneer, Cladding, Corinthian Columns | Custom Colors | Custom Molds to Meet Design Needs

TUSCAN COLUMNS

Tuscan columns are the columns used most frequently in the United States because they are also the simplest.  They are not carved and do not have scrolls.  They are columns that have a capital that is square with a circle under the square.  Think of the circle as being round crown molding.  There may be a ring under the circle, all of which would be considered the column capital.

AAS has an extensive range of molds to manufacture columns with a much shorter turn around time. The team is able to customize the column design for any diameter, length, as well as size of the capital.

  • Vibrant-tamp cast stone columns provide options for design with unparalleled flexibility and design freedom to integrate columns into facades, cladding designs, porticos, or other ornamental design elements.
  • Wet-pour architectural precast concrete columns are ideally suited for load bearing applications.
  • GFRC column covers are 3/4″ inch think. They provide very competitive strength to weight ratio and are suitable for higher elevation applications, or cladding design elements where they aren’t bearing the load by themselves.

AAS provides design assist, construction assist for the columns confirming design feasibility, and also simplifying the installation process.

 

SMU Caruth Hall Architectural Stone Cladding | Cast Stone and Wet-precast Products Combined for Desired Design Accent | Large Column Porches and Entries, Design of Eaves, Window Surround Trim

SMU Caruth Hall Architectural Stone Cladding | Cast Stone and Wet-precast Products Combined for Desired Design Accent | Large Column Porches and Entries, Design of Eaves, Window Surround Trim

 

 

PROJECT: TRT Holdings Headquarters | Case Stone | 2014 APA Award of Excellence

PROJECT: TRT Holdings Headquarters | Case Stone, Architectural Precast | 2014 APA Award of Excellence

 

Unlimited Design Freedom with Manufactured Architectural Cast Stone, Precast Concrete, GFRC | Seamless Matching with Different Materials for Optimum Value Engineering

Unlimited Design Freedom with Manufactured Architectural Cast Stone, Precast Concrete, GFRC | Seamless Matching with Different Materials for Optimum Value Engineering

IONIC COLUMNS, COLUMN COVERS/WRAPS

The Ionic columns are usually defined by the scrolls at each corner of the capital.  These scrolls are fairly large in proportion to the column itself and the scrolls are also known architecturally as volutes.

  • The AAS team is able to fabricate ionic columns using any of three different product materials: vibrant-tamp cast stone, wet-pour architectural precast, or GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete).
  • For really large size column designs, AAS is able to create modular design with different pieces fitting together at the time of installation with seamless monolithic stone look.
  • Customers have options to seamlessly integrate the columns with other cladding elements such as stone veneer, entry way elevation designs, balusters, cornices, wall coping, door and window surrounds …etc.
  • AAS offers a range of options to fabricate column covers or column wraps to envelope structural elements while seamlessly matching color with other stone products.

Designers are able to achieve any custom color for the columns with a control Sample.

 

Ionic Columns using Architectural Cast Stone | Laura Lee Blanton Building

Ionic Columns using Architectural Cast Stone | Laura Lee Blanton Building

 

Building Cladding and use of Ionic Columns | Product Used: Architectural Cast Stone | Laura Lee Blanton Building

Building Cladding and use of Ionic Columns | Product Used: Architectural Cast Stone | Laura Lee Blanton Building

 

AAS 2016 APA, CSI Awards for AAS Project Old Parkland | Cast Stone, GFRC | Custom Molds, Architectural Stone Cladding

AAS 2016 APA, CSI Awards for AAS Project Old Parkland | Cast Stone, GFRC | Custom Molds, Architectural Stone Cladding