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ANGELUS BLOCK HEADQUARTERS
SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Photography:
Diebold Photography
Jury Comments: The building is a billboard for masonry sales, which struck the jury as a smart thing to do for a block company. What better way to advertise your product than to display it so prominently in your own facility? The interior is a creative demonstration of the versatility of the material, while the building design challenges the perception of what a block company should look like.
The primary design considerations for construction of
the new Angelus Block Headquarters in Sun Valley, California
was to create a “signature building” showcasing
the variety and scope of its own manufactured concrete
masonry products, while creating a unique and comfortable
office environment for a corporate headquarters. MCG
Architecture designed a 10,000 square-foot concrete masonry
building consisting of reception and customer service areas,
open bullpen space, conference/training rooms, and perimeter
private offices.
The exterior of the building was constructed using split-face block, with precision block used for decorative inset bands to highlight the entry to the building. Burnished block was used on many of the interior wall surfaces for its finished and clean appearance. The reception area and open bullpen areas are covered by a convex free-span roof, culminating in a 20-foot high, north-facing glass wall. The glass shear wall and clerestory windows wrapping the building on two sides, enhances the space with natural light. The most striking interior design feature is a six-foot high curving serpentine wall, constructed of burnished concrete masonry units in an ashlar pattern, which divides the public and private spaces of the open office area.
The private offices and related support areas line either side of the open office space, providing both ease of access to the open area, and acting as a buffer to the sun and site conditions. The exterior walls and windows of the private offices are detailed with metal canopies and concrete block fins to reduce heat gain and control views to the site.
ARCHITECT:
MCG Architecture
18201
Von Karman Avenue, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92612
Jeffrey
Gill, AIA
Principal
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER:
JKL Associates
GENERAL
CONTRACTOR:
Ed Grush
MASONRY
CONTRACTOR:
Masonry Masters
BLOCK
PRODUCER:
Angelus Block Company, Inc.
OWNER:
Angelus Block Company, Inc.
