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BERTHS 225-232/EVERGREEN TERMINAL
TERMINAL ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
The Evergreen Terminal Development is the latest expansion of new buildings for an extremely active existing container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles. Designed to expand to a 125-acre site, Tetra Design selected concrete masonry units as a major theme material because of its rugged natural character and strength appropriate for the kinds of activities associated with container terminals.
Concrete masonry units are particularly well suited for the container terminal environment. As a general rule, all buildings in a terminal are protected at the ground floor from the constant truck, container, and other equipment activity on site. The selection of "Evergreen" glass to compliment the block for obvious reasons of association with the terminal's tenant, made for a striking contrast in an "industrial" setting.
The random block theme was carried out for all buildings on the terminal: Administration/Gatehouse Building, Maintenance and Repair Building, Main Gate Security Station, Container Wash Dock and Truckers Kiosk Building. The architects had fun with the selection and installation of the block. Several trips were made to the block manufacturer's yard. Several different block colors were tried before the random color pallet was agreed upon. The three block colors selected were tan 50%, rose 30%, and brown 20%. A "random" pattern rule of "no more than 3 like blocks adjacent in the same course" was established for the masons laying the block. The blocks are medium sand-blast finished, giving the walls a uniformity of texture. Clear water repellent coating was applied to protect it from the waterfront atmosphere.
ARCHITECT:
Tetra
Design, Inc.
1055 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 1885
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5602
Robert
H. Uyeda, FAIA
Principal in charge
Lynn
Johnson, Architect
Project Manager
Ian
Iorgulescu, AIA
Project Architect
Port
of Los Angeles
Owner
