Masonry Magazine September 1976 Page. 8
Xerox International Center for Training & Management Development
Housing 1,000 students, the Center has a multi-level communications network which efficiently handles the material needs of the various units.
The building complex, 1,200,000 sq. ft., was constructed by General Contractor Frank Briscoe Co., Inc. The Xerox International Center for Training & Management Development is called a "place to learn." It can house 1,000 students in its handsome terraced living units, feed them, entertain them, educate them and provide an agreeable life style. Visitors to the Center are exhilarated just looking at it, according to the National Concrete Masonry Association.
The ambience, reflecting the soft lushness of the Virginia countryside which surrounds it, is a very practical answer to the problem of concentrated training of personnel over a one to six week period in a facility which is efficient in student's time, efficient in its use of energy, and efficient in the use of construction materials.
As evident in the photos illustrating this article, the entire campus folds in on itself. At the outer perimeter are student lodgings in terraced and set back tiers. There are six tiers in all, overlooking the 2,265 acre site. Off each student living module is a commons area where students may socialize. From there, the learning areas are a short walk away. Behind and beneath the terraced residential units in each Center are two "streets," one at the top wing connecting the clusters, and the ground level commons area serving the classroom laboratory wings.
Both the design of the facility and the use of customized concrete masonry combine to help control both heating and cooling costs. Broad eaves shade the glass areas, while solid concrete masonry construction helps stabilize interior temperature.
The subtle beige wall elevation, of concrete masonry, provides for color and design continuity to the varied and interesting spaces of the campus. The two structures not only look well, they're wearing well. In addition, the sound control and fire safety benefits of masonry are a necessity in this teaching setting.
NOTE: Mason contractors and others interested in promoting this type construction may purchase from NCMA members an illustrated, color brochure "Xerox Pictorial. Vol. 32 No. 6" for 43e each.
masonry
September, 1976