This project was a 12-floor remodel project in a high-rise building in downtown Houston. Intex Flooring’s scope consisted of 7,500 sq. ft. of floor tile in restrooms, 12,500 sf of wall tile in restrooms, vestibules, and cafés. Also 10,000 sq. yds. of carpet tiles throughout the office areas. Everything was on an aggressive schedule working day and night shifts during a supply chain and shipping crisis with COVID restrictions to top it off.
Due to the hard completion deadline, Intex Flooring changed the construction order of operations to assist in maintaining the schedule. Coordination was critical in the shift change to ensure one crew could pick up where the previous crew left off.
The project required epoxy grout all tile locations which caused more difficulties in procuring material. We also used massive amounts of floor prep at all carpet locations to meet the elevations of the demountable walls.
In the end, with frustrations, blood, sweat, and tears the project was turned over on time with a quality installation and minimal punch list items.
Nancy Thiel, founder and principal of Thiel Architecture + Design, is a licensed architect and an interior designer. With 40+ years’ experience working with luminaries in the architecture world, including Michael Graves, Robert A.M. Stern, and Rockwell Group, where she served as a studio leader, Thiel’s extensive portfolio includes single-family homes and multi-story residences, hotels, restaurants, retail, fitness clubs, offices, theaters, schools and shopping centers. She is a member of the AIA, holds NCARB certification and is a LEED accredited professional. Prior to her career in architecture, Thiel was a dancer and choreographer.
Thiel Architecture + Design is an award-winning multi-disciplinary architecture, interior design, planning, and product design firm with offices in CT and NY. The firm’s work focuses on high-end residential design as well as hospitality, contract, and retail projects. Thiel Architecture + Design’s work has been featured in Interior Design, Architype, New York and Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Connecticut Magazine, Archello, and Fast Company magazines. In 2022, the firm received a Connecticut AIA Excellence award for Interior Architecture. Thiel earned a BA from Penn State University and her Master of Architecture degree from Syracuse University.
