This project was executed under an extremely aggressive schedule, requiring the successful coordination within a compressed 30-day timeframe. The work included full tile installation in 10 multi-fixture gang restrooms and 18 individual bathrooms, alongside polished and stained concrete corridor flooring, all while maintaining progress amid heavy jobsite congestion and overlapping trades.
The restroom installations demanded rapid sequencing, consistent quality control, and strict adherence to layout, waterproofing, and finish requirements across a high volume of spaces. Simultaneously, polished and stained concrete corridors required precise surface preparation, timing, and protection to achieve uniform finishes while other trades remained active in adjacent areas.
Despite constant trade interference and limited access, the project team maintained productivity through detailed phasing, flexible crew deployment, and proactive coordination with the general contractor and subcontractors. All flooring scopes were completed within the required schedule while meeting performance, durability, and aesthetic standards.
This project demonstrates the ability to deliver high-volume, high-complexity flooring installations under severe time constraints without compromising quality or safety.
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.
