SteelMaster News Volume #2, Newsletter #2
IN THIS ISSUE SteelMaster Home Featured in Wall Street Journal
August 2011
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Mesa is a Mecca for Steel, Thanks to Local Artist
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SteelMaster Named “12 to Watch”
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SteelMaster Named “12 to Watch” In its inaugural year, the 12 to Watch program is a partnership led by Virginia SPQA and includes the Virginia Department of Business Assistance, the Small Business Administration, the National Federation of Independent Business and the Office of the Lt. Governor of Virginia in its role as Virginia’s Chief Job’s Officer. According to Jo Rohr, Virginia SPQA’s Board Chair, “small businesses are the engine of job creation – for those small businesses which are ready, Virginia SPQA has created a special effort intended to assist a selected few to prepare for the challenges of growth within the context of the Nation’s standard for performance excellence.
SteelMaster Home Featured in Wall Street Journal When Bob Stansel and Tammy Marek were planning their new luxury home here, they didn’t want to overwhelm the neighbors. So they buried half of it. Except for its arching corrugated metal roof, the unadorned modern structure built of concrete and glass barely rises higher than the grassy slope into which it’s built. More than 3,200 of the four-bedroom home’s roughly 6,400 square feet are located in a lower level, making the house appear more than twice as big from the side as it does from the front. Using subterranean construction to avoid restrictive building codes is a popular option in places like California’s Napa Valley, where home owners burrow underground for more space. But the couple here said their decision wasn’t driven by regulations; instead it was their own desire for a pared-down aesthetic. Read More>>>
Mesa is a Mecca for Steel, Thanks to Local Artist Barnhart began construction on his studio in 2005 and finished in 2008. Located about five miles from his home, his studio is 3,700 + square feet with 28’ ceilings and complete with a rock climbing wall, bathroom, shower, fireman’s pole, the VW Bus, loft space, office, and gallery. A 1,500 lb arched steel and concrete-ball entry gate gently pivots across the driveway to the front, and there is a lushly planted xeriscaped sculpture garden in the back. All the glass and steel plus various additional materials that together form his studio are used or recycled. The building is unmistakable from the outside with its 12’ concrete block wall supporting a Quonset-style arched steel roofing system which Barnhart bought from SteelMaster Buildings in Virginia Beach, VA. Barnhart chose this specific style and material for the studio’s roofing system for nostalgic reasons. Read More>>>
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