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2024 Special Recognition CID Award Winner Spotlight: Piel Canela

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At Coverings 2024, we honored 21 outstanding projects that demonstrated spectacular craftsmanship and creativity in the use of tile and stone. This week we’re spotlighting the 2024 Special Recognition CID Award winner for Special Recognition: International.

 


Project: Piel Canela
Designer: Grupo Watermanía
Location: Puerto de San Jose, Guatemala


 

Located in Puerto de San Jose, Guatemala, Piel Canela embodies a contemporary vision, combining geometric forms in varying shades of blue to evoke cubism art. Designed with the client’s helicopter arrivals in mind, it offers a breathtaking aerial vista.

The chosen materials, glass mosaic 2 x 2 cm by Intermosaic in ocean, cobalt, and marine blues, adorn every surface of the pool’s interior, walls, and floor. The flexibility of glass mosaics facilitated intricate designs. Meticulous craftsmanship was evident, with each glass tile hand-cut to fit the envisioned patterns.

Overcoming challenges like heat and sunlight, construction primarily unfolded at night, guided by specialized lighting. This remarkably unique design was created by Grupo Watermanía.

Do you have a recently completed project that features innovative design and installation of tile & stone? Consider entering it into the 2025 CID Awards – the portal opens this fall!