Masonry Magazine June 1988 Page. 6

Words: Fernando Guidarini, Holabird Root, Behles Behles, Eshe Lee, Don Komal, Nagle Associates, Hansen Company, Jack Ganz, City Chicago, Bureau Architecture, Crouch-Walker Corporation, Glenn Saputa, Eckenhoff Saunders, D. Company, Roy Burns
Masonry Magazine June 1988 Page. 6

Masonry Magazine June 1988 Page. 6
Corporate Facility

The architect was also aware of the scale of the entire campus, thereby producing a building that is so well scaled, it does not act as an intrusion to the remaining campus. An excellent project. To the campus it has made the other buildings in that neighborhood even better. It has provided the terminus to that part of the campus which enhances and composes very well with the other buildings that adjoin it. For a corporate facility, the scale of the exterior and interior spaces are most appropriate and successful.

Mueller Residence (alterations & additions)
Lake Forest, IL
Architect: Behles & Behles
Mason Contractor: Fernando, Inc.
Job Foreman: Fernando Guidarini

The judges commented, "This project deserves a special mention because of the sensitive way the masonry was handled. One of the things the jury liked about this project is the graphic connection between the pool shape with the patterened pool deck tying into the column and being terminated with the ballast at the top, letting that be a stage front to the rear elements of the house. For a very small scale project, it certainly has a lot of very sensitive and well handled details"

The Catholic Order of Foresters
Naperville, IL
Architect: Holabird & Root
Mason Contractor: Eshe & Lee
Job Foreman: Don Komal

The judges commented, "This honorable mention project has a very strong structured site plan that has an axial movement directly through the project and yet brings people from both the front and rear drop-offs into the main entry. The treatment of the masonry exterior wall in terms of connection to the structure is well executed."

Prairie Court Apartments
Oak Park, IL
Architect: Nagle Hartray & Associates, Ltd.
Mason Contractor: Hansen & Hempel Company
Job Foreman: Jack Ganz

The judges noted, "This is an exceptional example of understanding the region in which the architect is working, in this case, the apartment building's close proximity to a historic district. It is a very sensitive solution which addresses the local aspects of that historical district." The jury felt that this type of regional architecture conveys the back-bone of the architectural tradition within the Chicago area and were delighted to see it before them in the Washington area.

Crash Rescue Station #2
O'Hare Airport, Chicago, IL
Architect: City of Chicago, Bureau of Architecture
Mason Contractor: Crouch-Walker Corporation
Job Foreman: Glenn Saputa

The judges commented, "This is a structure the architect obviously had fun doing. It looks like a very challenging project and the treatment of the masonry and the vertical lines that he created, make it a very exciting project. The message of the building played a large roll in its success and the jurors attraction to it. The use of color is what really makes it into the successful project that it is. The handling of the horizontal masonry on the exterior is also another element which adds a lot of cohesion to the project as a whole. It is interesting to see the contrast between the taut aspect of the masonry and the very textural quality of the steel with the shadows that the sun shading plays against the taut wall. We were particularly impressed by the project."

Spielgel Showroom, Greenpoint Bldg. #2
Elmhurst, IL
Architect: Eckenhoff Saunders
Mason Contractor: D. H. Johnson Company
Job Foreman: Roy Burns

The judges stated, "For a relatively modest industrial building, this is a tremendous achievement on both the part of the architect and continued on page 32


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