Carlmont High School Theater

Belmont, CA

The use of varied colored load bearing precision concrete masonry units and glass at the main entrance of the new Performing Arts Theater of Carlmont High School, in Belmont California, creates a dynamic exterior screen that emphasizes its three dimensional design and quality of masonry work. The combination of these two materials on this project work in concert to create a structure that performs well visually, acoustically, environmentally, educationally and financially.

This new masonry facility will be the center of a larger project for the arts and is a statement on how attractive masonry can be as the predominant and durable material when skillfully contrasted with other materials.

Owner

Sequoia Union High School District
Redwood City, CA

Architect

Spencer Associates, Architects & Planners
Palo Alto, CA

Structural Engineer

Rinne & Peterson Structural Engineers
Palo Alto, CA

General Contractor

Roebbelen Contracting, Inc.
El Dorado Hills, CA

Mason Contractor

John Jackson Masonry
Sacramento, CA

Masonry Material Supplier

Basalite Block

Square Feet of Masonry

14,000

Cost of Masonry

$400,000