Prime 59 Corporate Lounge

Sometimes when the world Zigs, you gotta Zag!


The obsession with wide-wide-wide plank floors led us to a realization: sometimes it’s better to swim against the current. So we went ultra-narrow with this 2.5” x 25” herringbone, in American White Oak, 100% Made in the USA! Beautiful floor in Prime 59 corporate lounge in San Francisco.

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom White Oak

  • Dimensions: 5/8”engineered x 2.5” x 25” herringbone

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Select Grade

  • Texture: Brushed

  • Finish: Ceramatte Finish

  • Color: Natural

Hotel Vintage - Portland, Oregon SIX YEARS LATER

Design for Performance is key to the long-term viability of a wood floor in a commercial / hospitality setting, and at Thomas Benjamin we love nothing better than to be brought in early in the design process to have input into color, grade, species and finish type.

A properly-designed floor can look fantastic even after 6 years in a busy hotel lobby, restaurant and throughout common areas!

Take a look under barstools and chairs - this floor is performing! Kudos to the maintenance staff at Hotel Vintage for properly maintaining this Rubio oil-finished floor, and re-oiling it as-needed.

Credit to Dawson Design Associates in Seattle.

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom White Oak

  • Dimensions: 5/8”engineered x 8” plank

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Texture: Brushed

  • Finish: Rubio Monocoat Hardwax Oil

  • Color: Custom Color

Hotel Zags - Portland, Oregon

Another aspect of the Thomas Benjamin difference is our ability to provide fire treatment to ASTM E-84 Class A/1 standard, essential for wall and ceiling applications in commercial spaces.

The pros at Dawson Design Associates knew this, and tapped Thomas Benjamin to provide Premium Grade American Walnut for not only the floors, but also walls and ceilings in this ultra-cool, adventure-sport driven hotel lobby in Downtown Portland

Credit to Dawson Design Associates in Seattle.

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom Walnut

  • Dimensions: 5/8”engineered x 5” plank

  • Species: American Walnut

  • Grade: Premium Grade

  • Texture: Smooth”

  • Finish: UV-cured Ceramic Finish

  • Walls and Ceilings: Fire Rated ASTM E-84 Class A / 1

  • Color: Custom Colors

Revere Hotel - Boston, Mass

We were thrilled to be included in the design of this project from concept to install.

2” x 16” herringbone, each piece hand-distressed and finished three different colors, which were then mixed together to achieve the designer’s vision. Plus, we fire-treated to Class A the small portion that was used as wall treatment.

Definitely a memorable project!

Credit to Dawson Design Associates in Seattle.

Installation by Pavilion Floors, Woburn Mass

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom White Oak

  • Dimensions: 3/4”engineered x 2” x 16” Herringbone

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Texture: Custom Handsculpted - “Hewn”

  • Finish: UV-cured Ceramic Finish

  • Color: Three different custom colors

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Ben Bridge Jewelers - Various Locations Nationwide

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Here at Thomas Benjamin we are super excited to show off this amazing floor we created for Ben Bridge Jewelers. 8” wide, very very complex coloration, long planks (to 12’!!) and 100% Made in the U.S.A.!

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom White Oak

  • Dimensions: 5/8” x 8” x RL to 12’

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Texture: Brushed

  • Finish: UV-cured Ceramic Acrylic

  • Color: Extremely complex multi-color stain and chemical fume

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Perry's Steakhouses - our 10th Perry's!!

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We have long partnered with Perry’s Steakhouses on wood flooring for their wonderful restaurants, in a variety of configurations including plank and their signature 6” x 42” herringbone.

This installation, while it is not yet finished, requires it’s own post as this is our 10th Perry’s restaurant project! We are so excited to see this beautiful herringbone floor go in! More pics to come when it’s all buttoned-up.

KEY SPECS

• Product: Perry’s Signature Herringbone

• Dimensions: 5/8” x 6” x 42”

• Species: American White Oak

• Grade: Premium Grade

• Texture: Subtly Brushed

• Finish: UV-cured Ceramic Acrylic, Matte

• Color: Perry’s Signature

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Chelsea Collective - Pittsburgh, PA and Tyson's Corner, VA

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When the designers for Chelsea Collective, a women’s’ athleasure concept-store being launched by Dick’s Sporting Goods, approached us to collaborate on a “statement” floor they desired for the stores, the slate was essentially blank.

Oh, they had a wish-list: eye-catching, interesting, durable and easy to maintain.

We met in our custom sampling workroom in Southern California, and quickly narrowed things down to this beautiful calico-sorted American Hickory, in two plank widths and with an easy-maintenance low-gloss European Oil finish.

About a year after install the worth of an oil finish was demonstrated when there was a “water event” in one of the stores, that involved about as much grime and gunk as water.

Thomas Benjamin personnel flew out and consulted on the clean-up and re-oiling, all of which was accomplished in one overnight session.

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom Flooring:

  • Dimensions: 5/8” x 4” and 5/8” x 8” x RL to 12’

  • Species: American Hickory

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Finish / color: European Oil Finish, Natural Color

The Watson

Beautiful and ultra-durable handsculpted Hickory floor for The Watson in Grand Prairie, TX.

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: TB Signature Line Hickory 6007

  • Modified with “Hewn” handsculpting as per clients’ request

  • Dimensions: 5/8” x 4” and 5/8” x 8” x RL to 12’

  • Species: American Hickory

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Finish / color: Ceramax UV-cured Ceramic Finish. Color - 6007

Savant Construction Corporate Offices

Savant Construction, a major builder and remodeler of retail stores and supermarkets, contacted us regarding new wood flooring for their own corporate headquarters they were building in Chino, CA.

They chose this awesome Hickory floor color from our Signature Collection, with the following Custom mods:

  • 3/4” solid construction (5/8” engineered is standard)

  • Added a “Hewn” hadsculpted treatment

  • Custom 7” width (standard is 8”).

  • No problem!

KEY SPECS

  • Product: TB Signature Line Hickory 6007

  • Modified with “Hewn” handsculpting as per clients’ request

  • Dimensions: 3/4” solid x 7”x RL to 12’

  • Species: American Hickory

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Finish / color: Ceramax UV-cured Ceramic Finish. Color - 6007

Perry's Steakhouses

We have long partnered with Perry’s Steakhouses on wood flooring for their wonderful restaurants, in a variety of configurations including plank and their signature 6” x 42” herringbone.

 

KEY SPECS

Perry’s has used a variety of floors over the years, but their “Signature” floor has become our wonderful 6” x 42” herringbone in their own “Perry’s” color (cerused and finished with Ceramax UV-cured ceramic).

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Major Retailer

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Thomas Benjamin was approached by this major nationwide fashion retailer and tasked with developing a wood floor that could stand up to the traffic and abuse a floor would take in such an environment.

We currently produce several iterations of this floor in a variety of grades, colors and finish types.

The common thread that links the floors is a degree of tactile and visual noise created by the handsculpting and liming effects that serves to camouflage minor damage and everyday grime.

To meet certain ADA requirements when connecting to adjoining surfaces, TB specially engineers this floor with a custom thickness of 7/16”

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: Custom Product

  • Texture: Softly handculpted and limed per client’s request

  • Dimensions: 7/16” x various widths

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Select Grade

  • Finish: Various finishes including Ceramax UV-cured Ceramic Finish

  • Color - various colors developed in conjunction with client’s own in-house design staff

Le Meridien Delfina - Santa Monica, CA

Simple - Classic - Durable

A well-known architect worked with us to design this handsculpted (for durability) white oak floor for the Le Meridien Delfina in Santa Monica, CA. They chose one of our Hickory colors, and asked for it to be custom finished on White Oak.

KEY SPECS

  • Product: TB Signature Line Hickory 6009, reinterpreted onto White Oak

  • Modified with “Hewn” handsculpting as per clients’ request

  • Dimensions: 5/8” x 8” X RL to 12’

  • Species: American White Oak

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Finish / color: Ceramax UV-cured Ceramic Finish. Color - 6009

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Nationwide Retailer:  Averting Disaster 

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The architect for a major nationwide retailer contacted us with an urgent problem:  they had specified a wood floor from another manufacturer for a high-profile installation. 

Problem was, they had been told that the flooring was manufactured in Europe, and that it was available with a short lead-time of 5-6 weeks.  Then, when they placed the order for the flooring, they found that it was in fact made in China and would not be available for 12 weeks or longer. 

The architect, faced with losing face over delaying the project or having to switch the design for the space to utilize flooring that could be purchased off-the-shelf, called Thomas Benjamin.

The Result

  • Three fully custom samples. 

  • Collaborative design for form as well as function. 

  • All in 5 days. 

From disaster, to disaster averted, That’s the TB difference!    

The timeline  

Monday morning, conference call 

The floor was verbally described to us, as photos and samples were not available.  The descriptions were a bit vague and imprecise, but there was enough to get started. 

The first Custom Sample was produced and shipped out by air that day, for delivery Tuesday. 

Tuesday morning conference call  

The first sample was received by the architect and evaluated.  Unsurprisingly, it was not exactly what was wanted, but now with a sample in-hand to discuss, conversations were more productive.  Verbal course corrections were given, and expected traffic, cleaning and maintenance capabilities were discussed so that an appropriate product, with a suitable texture and finish, could be designed. 

Custom Sample #2 was created and shipped out that day. 

Wednesday morning conference call 

The second sample was received and discussed.  TB management suggested an increased level of hand texturing, as this creates an elevated level of visual noise within the product which serves to hide the occasional bit of dirt and grime, and to disguise the inevitable minor damage that would occur in such a high-traffic environment.   

These suggestions were accepted, and Custom Sample #3 was shipped out. 

Thursday afternoon conference call 

Architect was pleased with Custom Sample #3 and sent it to the client for approval. 

Friday afternoon conference call 

Sample #3 was approved by the client’s Store Design department, with a minor change:  due to ADA requirements, maximum slope from the new floor to an existing floor dictated a maximum wood floor thickness of 7/16”, a non-standard dimension.  TB production personnel were consulted, and it was agreed that this was feasible, and no additional sample was required.  Dimension drawings were made and sent for approval, along with price quotes and a lead-time of 6 weeks (for 10,000 sq ft of 100% custom manufactured flooring).

And now, 8 years later?   

Over 1,000,000 square feet of this floor, and subsequent design iterations, installed for this client. 

 

Northpark Lexus - San Antonio

Well we have to admit - we never predicted seeing brand-new Lexuses (Lexi?) parked on our wood floors. However, when the design firm suggested our Hickory floor for this project, we jumped.

The design team ended up choosing one of our standard Hickory colors, added a haandsculpted texture for character, chose custom widths of 3”, 5” and 7” (alternating), and split the job between solid (upstairs) and engineered (downstairs and sales floor).

 

KEY SPECS

  • Product: TB Signature Line Hickory 6007

  • Modified with “Hewn” handsculpting as per clients’ request

  • Dimensions: 5/8” x 3”-5”-7” X RL to 12’ and 3/4” solid x 3”-5”-7” x RL to 12’

  • Species: American Hickory

  • Grade: Rustic Grade

  • Finish: Ceramax UV-cured Ceramic Finish

  • Color - 6007

Microsoft Visitor Center Access Floor

Custom thickness, custom handsculpted, custom color, custom width and length. Whew!

Oh - and applied to removable steel and cement panels to create an Access Floor. Pretty far from normal, but then we’re not a “normal” wood flooring company!

 

KEY SPECS

• Product: Microsoft Custom White Oak

• Dimensions: 7/16” x 6-1/16” x 24”

• Species: American White Oak

• Grade: Premium Grade

• Texture: Custom Handsculpted

• Finish: UV-cured Ceramic Acrylic, Matte

• Color: Custom Color - “Microsoft VC”