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C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureJACOBS RESIDENCENEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIAThe objective of this project was to providethe owner of this ocean front property with arenovated vacation home they visit four times ayear, and rental income the rest of the year. Theowner required materials suitable to the oceanenvironment with a construction budget of$350,000.The lot configuration is long and narrow, typicalof this beachfront location. In order to createarchitectural interest, the massing needed to bevertical. The voids created within the verticalelements would become outdoor living spaces informs of patios, balconies, entry statements androof decks.ARCHITECT:South Coast Architects13 Corporate Plaza Drive, Suite #210Newport Beach, California 92660Frank Stolz, AIAPrincipalThree significant building materials suitable forocean conditions were used. First, were concretemasonry units for their durability, affordabilityand aesthetic value. A smooth exterior plaster, animpervious material to combat deterioration, wasused. Finally, wood windows provided the colorcontrast, geometric elements for this project and a10-year warranty.

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureAMERICAN CANYON COMMUNITYAQUATIC CENTERAMERICAN CANYON, CALIFORNIAFunded as one of 25 State Joint Use Facilities, theAmerican Canyon Community and Aquatic Centerprovides a recreational facility for the communityof American Canyon and students of the NapaValley Unified School District. The SchoolDistrict entered into a joint use agreement with thenewly formed City of American Canyon to locatethe facility adjacent to a new middle school. TheCity overwhelmingly supported the opportunityto provide the community with a much-neededrecreational facility and to create a civic centerfor this new city. As a bedroom community for theSan Francisco Bay Area, American Canyon lackedcommunity and civic spaces.The new community and aquatic center was plannedand designed with considerable community andschool district participation. Several community“town meetings” attended by hundreds of citizensand facilitated by the architect brought clarityto the types of needed recreational spaces. Thefacility provides a gymnasium with a stage, lockerrooms, and coaches spaces, a 25 yard six lane poolwith a wading pool, changing facilities, showersand a concession stand.Gestures to the aquatic center include the use ofbroad wave-like colored concrete bands on theground plane. These “waves” are supported byvarying colored turf as the bands make their waythrough the landscaping. Concrete block columnsat the fences are capped in wave formed coloredconcrete cast stone. The use of varied coloredconcrete block is a gesture to bubbles in water, andprovides an interesting exterior finish.ARCHITECT:Quattrocchi Kwok Architects636 Fifth StreetSanta Rosa, California 95404Mark Quattrocchi, AIAPrincipal In ChargeLisa Palmer, AIAProject Architect

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureSUSAN B. ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDALY CITY, CALIFORNIAThe Susan B. Anthony Elementary School issituated on a portion of the upper level playgroundof an existing middle school. The relatively smallparcel (approximately 3 acres) necessitated atwo-story configuration for the 600 fifth and sixgraders who will utilize the school. The site layout,conceived to be independent of the adjacentcampus, featuresan elliptical entry drive for bus and auto drop-off infront of a large open plaza for student gatherings.This 44,000 S.F. facility was conceived toblend with the town homes of the surroundingneighborhoods and to fulfill the District’s desireto build a modern version of an “old red brickschoolhouse”. To this end the structure featuresdormer windows that break up the roofline and palered concrete masonry wall construction. Concretemasonry was used for its appearance, durability,and long term reduction of maintenance costs.These are all considerations very important toneighborhood public schools. The classrooms areorganized around a two level circulation core ingroups of three that share multiple student activityalcoves off the corridor and are easily monitoredfrom the classrooms.ARCHITECT:Deems Lewis McKinley Architects12 Gough StreetSan Francisco, California 94103Wallace B. Gordon, AIAPrincipal In ChargeChris RammProject Architect

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureVIEJA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIAUpdating a library designed in the early 1960’sdemanded creative thinking to increase space andincorporate educational technology. A steeringcommittee made up of school board members,teachers, the librarian, a technology instructor andparents led to a design that established the libraryas unique on campus - an environment where scale,color and natural light combined to create aquiet warmth.Reading nooks and a “creation station” equippedwith video and computer equipment evolveddirectly from student ideas and parent participation.Two teachers suggested including a videoproduction studio, allowing them to expand theability to produce campus-wide broadcasts ofstudent television programs.ARCHITECT:Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects2020 Alameda Padre SerraSanta Barbara, California 93103Steve Metsch, AIAPrincipal In ChargeFred Sweeney, AIAProject DesignerErnie Knapp, AIAProject ArchitectThe textured surfaces of concrete masonry units,both on the exterior and interior, helped evoke aquiet learning environment. Concrete masonry unitsused in the school’s original building were no longeravailable, but similar-colored block was found toecho the surrounding campus structures. Anotherbenefit of concrete masonry units was simplifyingthe structural shear system of the building.

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureST. MARY’S INTERFAITH DINING ROOMAND MEDICAL CLINICSTOCKTON, CALIFORNIAThe newly expanded St. Mary’s Interfaith DiningRoom facility was added to an existing site alreadyoffering a variety of medical, educational, and socialservices to the homeless and indigent population indowntown Stockton, California. The constructionwas designed to offer a new dining hall and kitchen,restroom building, and medical clinic on a sitelocated under a major elevated freeway interchangesoaring overhead.ARCHITECT:Lesovsky Donaldson Architects4 S. Central CourtStockton, California 95202Brent Lesovsky, AIAPrincipal In ChargeThe dining hall serves daily hot lunch meals to over400 patrons. In response to this volume, the 9,340S.F. dining hall/kitchen and the 560 S.F. publicrestroom building incorporate concrete masonryunits at all locations vulnerable to the heavy publicexposure; particularly at the queuing areas. Themasonry units provide a durable, functional, andeasily maintainable building material. The CMU isleft exposed and painted on interior faces. In addition,the 8x8x16 scored units offer a design texture andsense of permanence relating to the adjacent buildingfinishes. Concrete masonry units were the most costeffectivesolution responding to all the programrequirements.

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureWELLS MIDDLE SCHOOLNEW MATH & SCIENCE BUILDINGDUBLIN, CALIFORNIAThe program was to add a 40,000 S.F. Math/ScienceBuilding and a 17,000 S.F. High School/City Joint-Use Gymnasium on an existing site shared by amiddle school and a special program high school.Due to the restricted site, the Math/Science Buildingneeded to accommodate its program in a twostorybuilding that was visually sympathetic to theexisting single story campus and the predominantlysingle story houses in the neighborhood. This wasaccomplished by matching the eave and cornerheights of the adjacent existing classroom buildingsand disguising the second story under a large roofform. Dormer windows were used to bring in lightto the second floor classrooms as well as break upthe large roof mass.ARCHITECT:Deems Lewis McKinley Architects12 Gough StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103Roy Miller, AIAPrincipal ArchitectErwin Lee, AIAProject ArchitectConcrete masonry units were used for their color,textured and patterned appearance, durability andlong term reduction of masonry costs.

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureSAINT JOHN’S CARDIOVASCULARRESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTERTORRANCE, CALIFORNIAA flexible use cardiovascular research center wasneeded to satisfy the needs of various privateresearch users as well as universal affiliations. Itneeded to be functional and economical to build,low in maintenance, yet maintaining maximumsecurity. The building was to be a three-storycomplex containing research and procedure roomson the first floor, research laboratories on the secondfloor and administrative offices and amphitheateron the third floor.ARCHITECT:DuBourdieu, Inc., AIAArchitectural – Planning – Interiors11022 Winners Circle, Suite 107Los Alamitos, CA 90720Charles W. DuBourdieu, Jr., AIA, NCARBPrincipalThe primary material for this 31,088 S.F. facilitywas split-face scored concrete block. This materialsatisfied the requirements of functionality, economy,low maintenance and security. To add to theaesthetics of the building, surface mounted bandsof alternating reflective glass and blue aluminumbanding were added.

C o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC o n c r e t e M a s o n r y A s s o c i a t i o n o f C a l i f o r n i a a n d N e v a d aC M U Profiles in ArchitectureJACOBS RESIDENCEARCHITECTURAL CONCRETE MASONRYConcrete Masonry Units are dimensionally and aesthetically right for ANY of your existing or future designs.CMU’s can be integrally pigmented and textured to meet a wide range of client and project demands. CMU’sare design flexible, versatile, noncombustible, durable, economical and locally available.AMERICAN CANYONCOMMUNITY AQUATICCENTERSUSAN B. ANTHONYELEMENTARY SCHOOLVIEJA VALLEYELEMENTARY SCHOOLST. MARY’S INTERFAITHDINING ROOM ANDMEDICAL CLINICWELLS MIDDLE SCHOOLSAINT JOHN’SCARDIOVASCULARRESEARCH & EDUCATIONCENTERFunding for the production andpublication of the CMU Profiles inArchitecture is provided by:ANGELUS BLOCKCOMPANY, INC.(818) 767-8576Fontana, CA 92335Gardena, CA 90248Montebello, CA 90640Orange, CA 92668Oxnard, CA 93030Rialto, CA 92316Sun Valley, CA 91352BASALITE(707) 678-1901Dixon, CA 95620Goshen, CA 93227Sparks, NV 89431Tracy, CA 95376BLOCKLITE(559) 896-0753Selma, CA 93662CALSTONE(408) 984-8800San Martin, CA 95046Sunnyvale, CA 94086Galt, CA 95632CALIFORNIACEMENTPROMOTIONCOUNCIL(925) 838-0701Danville, CA 94526CRYSTALITE BLOCKCORPORATION(209) 745-2981Galt, CA 95632DESERT BLOCK CO., INC.(661) 824-2624Mojave, CA 93501MCNEAR BRICK & BLOCK(415)454-6811San Rafael, CA 94915ORCO BLOCK CO., INC.(800) 473-6726Banning, CA 92220Oceanside, CA 92056Riverside, CA 92509Romoland, CA 92585Stanton CA 90680R C P BLOCK& BRICK, INC.(619) 460-7250Lemon Grove, CA 91946VALLEY BLOCKCOMPANY(760)347-3245Indio, CA 92202Concrete Masonry Association ofCalifornia and Nevada (CMACN)a nonprofit professional organizationestablished in October 1977, iscommitted to strengthening themasonry industry in California andNevada by providing:• Technical information onconcrete masonry fordesign professionals.• Protect and advance the interestsof the concrete masonry industry.• Develop new and existingmarkets for concrete masonryproducts.• Coordinate members’ efforts insolving common challengeswithin the masonry industry.For further informtion contact us at:Concrete Masonry Associationof California and Nevada6060 Sunrise Vista Drive, Suite 1990Citrus Heights, CA 95610-7004Tel: (916) 722-1700Fax: (916) 722-1819Email: info@cmacn.orgWeb Site: www.cmacn.orgOCTOBER 2000Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada6060 Sunrise Vista Drive, Suite 1990Citrus Heights, CA 95610CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED.PRESORT STANDARDUS POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT NO. 1160SACRAMENTO, CAVisit our Web Site at www.cmacn.org