Masonry Magazine September 2008 Page. 38
COLOR BLENDING MASONRY >>> CASE STUDY
Henry Medical Center
Facility Expansion
ENRY MEDICAL CENTER OPENED IT DOORS TO HENRY COUNTY, GA., IN 1979. IN A RURAL COUNTY OF ONLY 35,000 RESIDENTS the medical center was capable of serving the needs of the surrounding communities for several years. With the close proximity of Atlanta, growth was exponential for Henry County, expanding to more than 160,000 residents by the new millennium. Keeping up with the needs of the community meant expanding with a five-story tower expansion project to add an additional 202,000 square feet of enhanced medical space.
The brick was matched as closely as possible to the available brick selection offered by today's brick manufacturers. Different colors and textures are common in multiple batches of brick, especially when an addition is constructed years later using brick from a different manufacturer. It is nearly impossible to match brick from different years, runs and even from geographical regions of production.
Masonry staining can help match the intricate color ranges often found in the surface of brick. The manufacturing processes often create a multiple pattern of color that can be re-created.