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TARGET
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Photography:
Anthony Gomez of
AG Photograph
Richard Carey,
Angelus Block Company
Perkowitz + Ruth Architects designed the Target in Costa Mesa, CA to accentuate its functionality, while maintaining budget requirements. Lines with juxtaposing arches define the entrances of the structure, while the simplicity of the design maintains the building’s voluminous aesthetic. Concrete masonry units of complimentary subdued colors were placed in random patterns to give definition to the massive planes. Bands of light colored masonry units wrap around the building to provide a strong identity with an earth tone colored wainscot to relate to a pedestrian scale.
Concrete masonry units are commonly used as a structural element and covered with stucco. Perkowitz + Ruth Architects’ design team incorporated color variations of the raw material as a part of the façade design. This utilization of the material provided cost effective solution and remained aesthetically appropriate for a large format retail project.
ARCHITECT OF RECORD:
Target
Corporation
Architecture and Engineering
1000
Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
DESIGN ARCHITECT:
Perkowitz + Ruth Architects
111
West Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 2100
Long Beach, CA 90802
Steve
Ruth, AIA
Executive Vice President
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
Silver
and Associates
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Whiting-Turner
Contracting
MASONRY CONTRACTOR:
Southern
County Masonry
BLOCK PRODUCER:
Angelus
Block Company, Inc.
OWNER:
Target Corporation
