Sean Dunston won Best Interior Kitchen in Fu-Tung Cheng’s Circle of Distinction Design Challenge for this installation that balances the mass and weight of his concrete peninsula with the thinner vertical lines of his concrete cabinet frame.
5. Learn the details: Treat concrete like you would any new product and do your research. “Concrete has high margins, low cost, and high aesthetics, but [builders] need to understand what they’re getting into,” Cheng says. “It’s a lot easier than you think, but there are certain things that you’ve got to watch out for,” he adds. “You should really get educated, but it doesn’t take long to do that.”
Nigel F. Maynard is senior editor, products, at BUILDER magazine.