On the Edge

Point of View

TowerPinkster partnered with Catalyst Development on the Warner Building, located in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 275,000-square-foot redevelopment transformed 1.4 acres of surface parking into a lively mixed-use destination with health, wellness, outdoor, and collaboration spaces that help rejuvenate the urban core. The project adds parking, market-rate residential units with balconies, natural daylighting, and community-focused amenities. Sixty-six thousand square feet are dedicated to Class A office space, now home to organizations including Southwest Michigan First, the Kalamazoo Promise Institute, Warner Norcross + Judd, and the Stryker Johnson Foundation.

“TowerPinkster elected to use Dekton at the base of the mixed-use Warner building because we love the ability to create dynamic, knife-edge conditions.”

Dekton’s factory-bonded corners and advanced fabrication techniques allowed for some intricate compound intersections of the material. Dekton, from Cosentino, has a strong character that both resembles a natural veined stone and can withstand potential environmental factors such as impact, graffiti, and extreme weathering. The choice of Dekton was one we reviewed against many other alternatives and felt it offered us the most creativity of expression, with longevity and material patterning at a human scale.
—Jason Novotny,
Principal and Vice President of Design,
TowerPinkster