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SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
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SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center case studyBy David Leitman
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Owner: SOS Chilren's Village
Year of completion: 2007
Climate: Humid Continental
Material of interest: Various Concrete Mixes (Portland Cement, fly-ash, and slag-aggregates)
Application: Layering of concrete for the exterior wall
on the southwest corner of building.
Properties of material: Leftover concrete from neighboring construction sites, were donated to this low-budget project, were poured in layers that undulate as it moves along the building. The final layering of the different concrete mixes reveal the fluid nature of concrete before its curring, while alos telling a story of how the building was financed.
Sources:Architect Website: http://studiogang.net/work/2004/sos-lavezzoriocenterOther: http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/bts/archives/civic/08_SOS/default.asphttp://www.hedrichblessing.com/stevearchitectuf.html