Masonry Magazine September 1976 Page. 7
An Original From Xerox
XEROX LIVING/LEARNING CENTER
Leesburg, Virginia
The Vincent G. Kling Partnership's design of the living/learning facility for Xerox Corporation, on 2,265 acres of Virginia countryside is one of the East Coast's most startling and impressive examples of exterior and interior use of eight-fluted customized concrete masonry walls, according to the International Masonry Institute. The Xerox facility is located on U.S. Route 7, four miles east of Leesburg, VA., and 35 miles from Washington, D.C.
IMI, in cooperation with the National Concrete Masonry Association, is promoting the building to encourage architects and owners to take a closer look at the benefits derived from this type use of concrete masonry. In describing the Xerox project, noted Philadelphia architect, Vincent G. Kling, FAIA, stated, "Speed was a primary reason for using concrete masonry for the Xerox Training Center. The core area especially - a lofted space of three or four stories where fire-proof construction is mandatory, called for this material. And we eliminated maintenance by leaving the concrete masonry exposed as an architectural feature," Kling said.
The gymnasium building, which is set apart from the main campus structures. Matching customized concrete masonry units are used here, too. The six-tiered student housing affords both privacy and variety to the Xerox Center.