This 2400 SF project took place in a secure bunker at a manufacturing facility that researches, engineers, and manufactures the systems used to fabricate semiconductor chips, LCD & OLED displays, solar panels and more. The customer removed their old VCT floor covering, expecting to expose a beautiful concrete slab in perfect condition to land their new equipment on. As you can see from the photos this was not the case and they were left looking at a thick, ugly, black adhesive covering the floor. That is when Simeone Floors was called to deliver a polished concrete floor in time to accept the new equipment that had already been ordered and scheduled for delivery.
Simeone Floors received the request on Friday 5/5, walked the site on Monday 5/8, submitting pricing by Tuesday 5/9. Once pricing was accepted the team mobilized to site on Friday 5/19 to deliver our equipment and begin hanging a temporary poly containment to cover a 4′ gab between the 18′ high CMU bunker walls and underside of the slab above. The polishing process began on Monday 5/22 and was complete by Saturday 5/27, including removal of the poly containment in order to receive the customers new equipment that landed Monday 5/29.
This schedule was maintained despite the fact that we were not permitted to store our equipment and material in any space except the one we were working. Because of this the team processed half the slab, moved equipment, and processed the remainder of the slab before starting the process over again as we continued to the next polishing step. The team also lost productivity from constantly reworking the poly containment that was subject to positive pressure from the space’s HVAC.
The customer was pleased with Simeone’s ability to quickly price and proceed in delivering an exceptional polished concrete floor in time to receive their new equipment.
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.
