Over the years we’ve been fortunate to work on a number of great additions to Loyola Chicago‘s Rogers Park campus, including the Alfie Norville Practice Facility (pictured here)!
Setting the stage for this exciting project were three buildings designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz — first, the Gentile Arena, built in 1996 with a brown flashed brick, followed by the Norville Athletics Center in 2011 and the Damen Student Center in 2014. Wanting to maintain aesthetic harmony between the adjoining buildings, we helped the design team pick out flashed brown “Bronzestone” Interstate Brick for the 21st century construction.
As a nod to the detailed brick work found throughout the historic campus, these utility-size bricks were provided in both classic “matte” (wire cut) texture, as well as grooved, vertical scratch texture. The subtle nuance of this choice helps visually break up the massing of the structures and their broad exterior brick piers.
When it came time to build the new practice facility in 2018, we supplied a fresh batch of the exact masonry used on the 2011 and 2014 buildings. Good thing too, since the newest development both faces the others, and even connects via glass-clad skybridge! Inside, you’ll find two gyms home to the university’s talented basketball and volleyball teams, while the energy efficient space secured a “Gold” LEED-certification from USGBC thanks to its lush green roof.
LOCATION: 6526 N Winthrop Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
ARCHITECT: RDG Planning & Design
GC: Power Construction
MASONRY: A.L.L. Masonry
PRODUCT SUPPLIED: Interstate Brick
