Enterprise Precast Concrete produced the precast concrete for a new mixed-use office building and parking garage located among a group of existing buildings that includes a one-story retail building, a church building, and a parking lot surfaced with brick pavers. These buildings, set on an entire block in historic downtown Overland Park, Kansas, had to be developed with a consistent aesthetic. Textured thin brick in a highly upscale architectural precast façade was the unifying factor that tied the tower building to the adjacent garage and more importantly, fostered a visual connection with the rest of the historic district in which it is located.
The architect selected an Artisan brick with a heavy sculpted texture. The rough texture of this brick provided a unique visual differentiation from other office buildings in the area. It also provided an appearance of quality and craftsmanship that reinforced the scale of this old suburban downtown mixed-use district. But the heavy brick texture had not been set in standard thin-brick precast formliners before, so several test samples were mocked up to verify that it could be used successfully. A flawless finished product was made possible because of a thorough quality control approach during the forming and casting process.
By embedding thin brick into the precast panels, considerable time was saved over a conventional brick wall system. The steps required for hand setting each masonry unit was avoided, and the additional time needed to set sheathing and waterproofing was not needed. The architect estimates that at least two to three months’ time was saved by using thin brick and precast concrete.
Architect: The Opus AE Group
Engineer: The Opus AE Group
General Contractor: Opus Design Build LLC
Owner: Edison District
PCI-Certified Erector: Doherty Erectors
Precast Concrete Specialty Engineer: EnterprisePrecast Engineering
Precaster: Enterprise Precast Concrete
Additional Precaster:Coreslab Structures (Missouri) Inc.
Thin Brick Manufacturer:Endicott Thin Brick & Tile, LLC
Photography: Jacia Phillips | Arch Photo KC
Location: Overland Park, KS
Year of Completion: 2019
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