We were honored to receive the "Best of 2008" award by Southwest Contractor Magazine for our "Sculptural, Elliptical Grand Staircase" in an exclusive Northern New Mexico estate. This annual competitive award recognizes construction and design excellence within the U.S. Southwest region and awards are chosen by an independent jury of industry leaders. Our entire scope of work for this project included the central grand staircase, outdoor shower screen, driveway gates, pedestrian gates, landscape screens, and handrails.

� Architects: Overland Partners Architects, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

� Location: Northern New Mexico, USA.

Award: "Best of 2008" Southwest Contractors Magazine, Steel Category.

Design Concept: The project design was a collaborative resolve between the Kason Group, Overland Partners Architects and JM Evans, General Contractor. For the cantilevered staircase, we worked for many months with our Structural Engineer to have the structural members reinforce the Architects preliminary design concept: a grand staircase to appear as free floating and seamless as possible. To enhance the weaving motif used throughout the estate, a rich brown patina provided a visual integration of the various components. It also added a depth of surface complexity to the woven strips which enhanced the perception of flow and movement.