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In-Focus: Bricks, Stones, Blocks
Award Winning Masonry
Home
Situated in Rustic Canyon, one of the most
serene areas in Los Angeles, the 4,000 sq ft residence of Ward
Luu offers a view of the canyon and gently sloping hillsides
to the east. But that's only a small part of the reason why it
won the 2005 National
Concrete Masonry Association's Residential Award of
Excellence.
J. Bert Smith, P.E., who served as a juror
selecting the Luu Residence commented, “Concrete block was
used effectively as functional and design elements to create
an exceptional house that fits well within the
landscape.”
Designers considered a variety of textures and
colors when selecting the block that would become the defining
motif in the home. They ultimately chose a custom fabricated
block of white cement with burnished faces for its unique
beauty and its ability to play off the rustic nature of the
site. To save cost, they burnished only the exposed face of
the block. Scaled drawings of each block wall were color-coded
and keyed to determine quantity and orientation of the
burnished faces.
The Ward Luu Residence uses concrete block as
functional and design elements throughout the home. The block
anchors the house, providing mass as the buildings emerge from
the slope and a counterbalance to the cantilevered pavilions
resting on top. On the exterior, the concrete block also
serves as a visual contrast to the steel cladding and
landscaping. The motif is continued through the interior with
the blocks providing a warm balance between the dark-stained
wood floors and the white plaster walls and ceiling. In
addition, block highlights the connection between indoors and
outdoors by continuing exterior walls and structural elements
inside the home.
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Entries for the 2006 Design Awards of Excellence presented
by the National Concrete Masonry Association must be
postmarked no later than June 15, 2006. That means it’s time
now to plan to enter the only North American awards program
that showcases design excellence and the architect’s role
using concrete masonry for commercial, residential, and
landscape applications. Winning entries serve as testimony to
the creativity and ingenuity of architects, designers and
landscape architects focusing on the diversity of design
excellence with concrete masonry. Entries are judged for both
an Award of Excellence and an Award of Honor in one of three
categories: commercial buildings, residential properties or
landscape design.
Winners are awarded a monetary prize and honored during an
awards ceremony at the 2007 NCMA Annual Convention and
Manufactured Concrete Products Exposition (MCPX) to be held in
Orlando, Florida, February 22-24, 2007. Also, all winning
projects will be displayed in an awards gallery during the
convention and tradeshow.
For more information contact Harry Junk at NCMA or call
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