Eric Solorio Academy High School in the Gage Park neighborhood (5400 South St. Louis, Chicago, IL)
Architect of Record: John Ronan Architects (www.jrarch.com) + DeStefano + Partners JV
General Contractors:
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC
Product line: Interstate Brick (www.interstatebrick.com)
Solorio Academy High School is named in honor of Eric Solorio (1979-2006), a former member of the Chicago Police Department’s elite antigang unit. John Ronan Architects designed the massive school with durable materials meant to last 100+ years. The construction utilized several different masonry materials such as glazed brick, glazed tile, and large veneer “face brick” or the “emperor brick” size. See the intricate blends Mr Ronan’s office created. Each have 4 different colors and are articulated in masses around the building. One blend has a higher percentage of light color tones and the darker blend was created with higher percentages of brown brick shades. All of the face brick in this building are 16″ long!
On the Public Building Commission’s website you can learn more about the project.
You can also learn more about this project on All Construction Group’s site.
