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Buena Vista Winery Wins Preservation Awards

The Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, California has won two preservation awards.

Photo: Buena Vista Winery
Photo: Buena Vista Winery

In 2013, the winery was awarded the California Preservation Design Award for “Craftsmanship/Preservation Technology” at the 30th annual California Preservation Awards. The Champagne Cellars had fall into disrepair after the winery closed to the public after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. After reinforcing the stone walls, additional work was done to the cellars that included repointing all joints, repairing wall cracks, removing mortar and re-grouting the outer walls.

In 2016, the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation honored the Buena Vista Winery for the preservation of significant historical structures on its property.

Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) was used for this extensive restoration work.

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Sonoma County Strawbale House Receives Award from Green Builder® Media

Private Residence, SonomaA Sonoma County strawbale home won a 2013 Green Builder® Media Green Home of the Year award. The home was recognized in the Best Exterior Integration category. This LEED Platinum home features Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime over a strawbale structure. The farmhouse sits on a 32-acre site that includes covered walkways, gardens, and gabled structures. Additionally, there is a living roof and solar electricity.

Builder:
Bruce Hammond of Hammond & Company

Architect:
Daniel Smith & Associates Architects

2013 California Preservation Award

The Huntington Japanese House and Gardens
Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.

The restoration of The Huntington Japanese House and Gardens recently won a 2013 California Preservation Award. This project preserves a unique cultural landscape, including the internationally renowned conservation of the Japanese House and restoration of one of the oldest-surviving Japanese Gardens in the United States.

3-coat lime plaster on metal lath was used for the restoration. Lime paint was also used extensively throughout the project.

View more information from the architectural firm, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.

The restoration of The Huntington Japanese House and Gardens has also won the following awards:

2012 American Institute of Architects
Los Angeles Chapter, Design Award

2012 American Institute of Architects
Pasadena Foothill Chapter, Merit Award

2012 Planet Award

The Japanese House and Gardens at The Huntington, San Marino

The Centenary Restoration of The Huntington Japanese House and Gardens preserves a unique cultural landscape, including the internationally renowned conservation of the Japanese House and restoration of one of the oldest-surviving Japanese Gardens in the United States.

3-coat lime plaster on metal lath was used for the restoration. Lime paint was also used extensively throughout the project.

Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.
http://www.ksmarchitecture.com/projects/japanese-house/

The restoration of The Huntington Japanese House and Gardens has won several awards:

2012 American Institute of Architects
Los Angeles Chapter, Design Award

2012 American Institute of Architects
Pasadena Foothill Chapter, Merit Award

2012 Planet Award

2013 California Preservation Award
http://californiapreservation.org/story/celebrate/awards/

Images: Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.

The Read Building Wins Award

Source: Berkeley Design Advocates

The Berkeley Design Advocates have named The Read Building as one of six outstanding structures in the City of Berkeley for 2009-2010. The Read Building features Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime Plaster.

Read Building

Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility Receives Award

January 2007

Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility awarded LEED® Gold certification, sports Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime exterior finish

Just awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the new Santa Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility in Santa Clarita, CA, sports a Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime (NHL) plaster exterior and interior finish over a straw bale construction.

Completed in May 2006, and touted as a first for a government building—being constructed of straw bales—this LEED certification has attracted the attention of the press, including the Aug. 9, 2006 edition of the Wall Street Journal, and honorable recognition for the architectural firm of HOK Sustainable Design, making this their 12th project to earn a LEED recognition from the USGBC.

Among many of the building’s redeeming LEED qualities is that the lime plaster-straw bale combination allows for efficient, effective insulation, and a healthier environment due to a considerable reduction in carbon dioxide emissions compared to cement stucco.

“We were able to exceed California Energy Efficiency Standards by over 40 percent,” notes HOK Senior Project Manager, Charles Smith.

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TransMineral, USA was established in 1997 by Michel Couvreux, an architect in France and the U.S. His familiarity with traditional “old world” building techniques and materials have been instrumental in their revitalization in the U.S. along with his stewardship of implanting Saint Astier® Natural Hydraulic Lime in the North American building sector.

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