CONCRETEWORKS

A few weeks ago our photographer Mariko Reed and I toured Napa County to capture some of our most notable winery projects for our new website.  We took the entire day to explore the variety of concrete surfaces at five beautiful wineries from Napa to Yountville. We didn’t have a chance to do any wine tasting but we came back with a great collection of tasting surface images.  Check out our mobile me gallery to view more.

Etude Winery designed by MH Architects.  Concreteworks made the tasting surfaces with one of our most popular mixes using rice hulls.

The Solaris Kitchen at Stagsleap Wine Cellars, concrete surfaces used throughout the kitchen.

The Yountville tasting room for Girard Winery has a unique and elegant tasting bar.

Concreteworks made the panels for the wine tanks for Ovid Winery of St. Helena, inlaid with hand cut stones.

The Nido Oven is the newest venture by Nico Monday of Chez Panisse and Mark Rogero of Concreteworks.  Located at Scribe Winery of Sonoma.

Food and Wine Magazine hosted an editorial photo shoot at Scribe Winery in Sonoma on Tuesday,  kicking off the new year with a party drawing Bay Area foodies, designers, farmers, musicians and wine industry folks.  Scribe wine was served on the outdoor patio as well as delicious wood fired pizzas cooked open air by Chris Kronner of Bar Tartine and Nico Monday of Chez Panisse in the first ever Concreteworks Wood Burning Oven.  The atmosphere at Scribe Winery is both breathtaking and fascinating.  The property has a 100-year old Spanish Revival Hacienda, one of the oldest vineyards in California and is surrounded by preserved wilderness. Located on Napa Road, the Hacienda overlooks the vineyards below and the mountain ridge above.  This harmonious balance between wild and cultivated is owner, Andrew Mariani’s vision for the future of Scribe.   Currently work is being done to restore the vineyards to a thriving ecosystem and the land to it’s natural slope.  Aidlin Darling Design has been hired to restore the Hacienda as well as build a new tasting room and production facility with a light footprint.  For more information about upcoming food and wine events at Scribe Winery featuring our Wood Burning Oven, subscribe to our newsletter: requests@concreteworks.com.

New on the block.  Bocanova Restaurant is the most recent addition to Oakland’s Jack London Square District. This waterfront eatery is open for lunch and dinner serving exciting Pan-American flavors that honor the mostly Latino kitchen staff, lead by Chef/Owner Rick Hackett.  Have a cocktail or a round of tapas at the bar and test out our contribution to the restaurant. The bartops were a unique project for us, mixing two colors of concrete to create a graphic texture that reminds us of the archipelago.   Meredith the owner,  loves the bar and it’s warm surface, “Concrete isn’t stone cold.”

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In coordination with the National AIA Convention in San Francisco, Concreteworks invites you to join us for the opening reception of Concreteworks 2009, a pop-up exhibition. We will be introducing , Dcontex™ ,  our new capability of cutting edge 3D wall panels and screens. The event will be at our pop-up exhibit space this Friday , May 1st,  from 5 – 9 pm at  58 South Park in San Francisco. Food from B Restaurant and wine from Biondivino will be served. Please RSVP to alexis@concreteworks.com .

The HGTV  film crew visited the Concreteworks Oakland Studio a while back to shoot an episode of the new series Superscapes starring host and landscape designer Gary Gragg. In typical Hollywood style they filmed  both the  beginning and the end of the episode in the same day. Schedule to air this summer,  the show will feature the making and installation of the Jenner Lounge .

In January, the Margarido House  was awarded certification of LEED-H Platinum by the US Green Building Council, making it the first Platinum home in Northern California.  Special thanks to Mark Rogero and the Concreteworks  team for all their participation. Concreteworks sustainable solutions include countertops with 85% recycled content, exterior flatwork with 40% flyash, planters and the Concreteworks signature Jenner Chaise lounge. 

Concreteworks is honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with SHoP Architects at the 290 Mulberry Project in New York City’s NoLita District. Currently under construction , Concreteworks is in the final phases of fabricating the custom bathtubs and sinks for both the master and guest suites in each of the 9 units.  The building , across the street from the famous Puck Building, is architecturally significant for may reasons but most notably it’s award winning rippled panelized precast concrete facade system which plays on the historic use of brick elsewhere in the neighborhood. We’re sure the Concreteworks tubs and sinks will be award winning as well so stay tuned for photos of the finished project.