a:26:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2009-01-29 10:10 PM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"37";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:54:"Two Heitkamp Masonry Projects Win National Recognition";s:9:"url_title";s:54:"two_heitkamp_masonry_projects_win_national_recognition";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:54:"Two Heitkamp Masonry Projects Win National Recognition";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:279:"St. Louis-based Heitkamp Masonry Inc., which is known for its brickwork on many prominent area structures including the new Busch Stadium, has been recognized with two major awards in a national competition sponsored by industry trade publication Masonry Construction Magazine.  ";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:40:"Heitkamp, awards, Ameristar, The Meadows";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:2005:"<p>St. Louis-based Heitkamp Masonry Inc., which is known for its brickwork on many prominent area structures including the new Busch Stadium, has been recognized with two major awards in a national competition sponsored by industry trade publication <em>Masonry Construction Magazine</em>.&nbsp; Heitkamp&rsquo;s work at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis (Mo.), a $33 million open-air lifestyle center and shopping destination, was named a&nbsp; 2008 &ldquo;Project of the Year,&rdquo; while the firm&rsquo;s work on the Ameristar Hotel and Parking Garage-St. Charles (Mo.) garnered a 2008 &ldquo;High Rise&rdquo; award. Topping out at more than 300 feet, the 25-story luxury hotel, spa and pool complex for Ameristar Casinos Inc. is the tallest structure in St. Charles County.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Heitkamp&rsquo;s work at The Meadows included the painstaking application of distinctive masonry finishes to a variety of the development&rsquo;s features, including streetscapes, outdoor gathering areas and upscale retail stores.&nbsp; The finishes required the installation of 280 tons of rubble stone; 580,000 modular face brick; 30,000 cubic feet of cut Indiana limestone; cast stone for medallions and address blocks; and architectural precast concrete for planter urns. In addition, 175,000 concrete masonry units were used.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In an aesthetic nod to its surroundings&mdash;the brick structures and cobblestone streets of historic St. Charles Main Street&mdash;the Ameristar Hotel-St. Charles incorporates hundreds of thousands of bricks, blocks and stones, all carefully set by hand. According to Geoff Hart, project director, Heitkamp Masonry Inc., workers handset more than 550,000 utility-size red brick; 65,000 square feet of glass fiber-reinforced concrete; 15,000 square feet of architectural pre-cast concrete accents; and 150,000 concrete blocks on the hotel.</p>
<p>Peckham, Guyton, Albers &amp; Viets Inc. was the project architect. Walton Construction Co. was the general contractor.</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"37";}