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ROD ENTERPRISES WAREHOUSE
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
Photography: Shirley
Borchart
CMACN 2005 Awards Edition, “CMU Profiles in Architecture”
Jury
Comments: The jury simply was taken by the fact
that this is a humble building with a noble façade.
Each component - scored block, steel lintels, garage doors,
storefront glazing, even downspouts - are carefully
considered for their expressive qualities serving to
articulate and animate the single surface. The use of
concrete masonry was a natural choice for the fire-resistive
requirements and limited maintenance characteristics of
lot-line construction.
This block-long street, once zoned for single family
residence has been zoned commercial/industrial for many
years. The owner wished to consolidate his business into a
single location. Based on the tight site dimensions and the
amount of parking required, development was limited to 6,000
square feet, which was placed on two levels.
We chose to use concrete masonry units in order to allow us to easily build up to the property line on three sides, without the worry for finishes.
Since we only had one visible façade, we decided to create patterns with the masonry units using scored block in two colors. We also introduced exposed steel, glazed roll-up doors, storefront entry system, and a high gloss paint scheme as additional details.
The use of concrete masonry units allowed the construction to move quickly and easily.
ARCHITECT:
Randall/Baylon Architects, Inc.
605
W. Olympic Boulevard,
Suite 840
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Hector
M. Baylon, AIA
Principal
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
APSG Engineers
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Environments Group
MASONRY CONTRACTOR:
Dominguez Construction
BLOCK PRODUCER:
ORCO Block Company, Inc.
OWNER:
Steve Rodriguez
