Masonry Magazine February 1968 Page. 17
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Padelford Hall, a 4.35 million dollar office and parking structure for the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, effectively shows that reinforced grouted brick masonry can compete with other structural systems while providing the consumer many desirable characteristics not obtainable in other ways. Walker & McGough, Architects of Seattle and Spokane, Washington worked closely with the University Architect, Frederick Mann, in designing Padelford Hall, a structure using approximately one million brick. As campus consultants to the University, Walker & McGough have developed a series of recommendations concerning the aesthetic relationships established by new buildings in conjunction with the existing campus. A very important part of these recommendations concerns the evaluation of color, texture, scale and space enclosure. Since brick is the most universally used material on campus, it must be considered on any new construction projects.
Padelford Hall is composed of approximately 500 offices for the staff of the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as Seminar Rooms, Dean's Suites and Student Registration areas. The Architects sought to create spaces which vary from each other as well as from others on the campus in an attempt to recognize the unique individuality of the room occupants. Materials were chosen to help provide a warm and sympathetic environment for the occupants and a combination of brick and stained oak trim was selected rather than plaster or plasterboard textures previously used on the campus. The Architects therefore, sought a system which would expose brick on the inside and outside of the building but which could be built for the rather limited budget imposed on this complex building. Reinforced grouted brick masonry satisfied cost, structural and aesthetic requirements and with properly calculated grout mixture, provided insulation factors capable of maintaining a proper comfort level in the rooms.
This construction technique, allowed the masonry contractor to eliminate scaffolding, since he always worked from the floor as he progressed. In this particular (Please turn page) masonry • February, 1968 17