{"id":92153,"date":"2001-01-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-01-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/article\/showcase-square-dance_o"},"modified":"2001-01-21T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-01-21T05:00:00","slug":"showcase-square-dance_o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonda-develop.go-vip.net\/concrete-construction\/projects\/showcase-square-dance_o\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcase: Square Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built in the 1950s, the 109,000-square-foot Bellefonte Middle School in Bellefonte, Pa., was constructed entirely of yellow brick. For the recent 18,000-square-foot addition to this school, L. Robert Kimball &#038; Associates of West Chester, Pa., developed a checkerboard pattern with two colors of brick &#8220;to reduce the scale of the building, bringing it down to a smaller level for the children,&#8221; says project architect David L. Schrader. For contrast, the architect used shot-blasted concrete masonry in interior public spaces and at the exterior entrances. &#8220;I blended the brick and the block because the facades are so long&#8211;I wanted to break them up into smaller horizontal increments,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;This makes the fa\u00e7ade friendlier and more dynamic.&#8221; Adding to this energy, the curving elements at the roofline mimic the hills in the background.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exterior wall system of the steel-frame addition is a masonry cavity wall, with an 8-inch CMU backup and a 4-inch brick or block veneer. Showalter Masonry of Everett, Pa., did just over $400,000 in masonry work on the project. Although very proud of the job, Showalter&#8217;s Dave Mann says the project didn&#8217;t present any new challenges or require special equipment. Because the building is single-story, the contractor used conventional frame scaffolding. Most of the time, Showalter deployed eight bricklayers and four laborers on the job. The project took a total of 7 months to complete; the facility was built in phases, allowing it to be open during the construction process. &#8220;It went really well,&#8221; Mann emphasizes. &#8220;The brick and block blended well,&#8221; he notes. &#8220;The light-colored block didn&#8217;t overtake the brick like a dark color would have. The brick and block enhance one another.&#8221;<\/p><\/div> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in the 1950s, the 109,000-square-foot Bellefonte Middle School in Bellefonte, Pa., was constructed entirely of yellow brick. For the recent 18,000-square-foot addition to this school, L. 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