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PROJECT
exteriors
Materials Create Honest Expression In High School
Metal paneling and roofing
from Fabral intentionally
mimic the corrugated metal
often seen on agricultural
buildings in the rural area.
Masonry was used to
emphasize entryways or
circulation points throughout
the project.
Large expanses of limestone and split-face concrete block blend with
Fabral 26-gauge Fabrib corrugated metal paneling.
L
ocated on the north shore of Lake Travis and just
Ltd., Austin, specializes in working with rural school dis-
components that would appeal to and benefit the larger
20 miles northwest of Austin, the town of Lago
tricts and has done so since 1981. Large school projects,
community.
Vista serves as the great escape of Central Texas.
with carefully scrutinized budgets and deadlines that feel
"With school projects, we have to be strategic in where
Rich with picturesque views, a prosperous community,
the crunch of the impending school year, also have to
we place materials. They have to be durable where they
and abundant recreational activities, Lago Vista offers a
project a degree of aesthetic value that is accepted and
will come in contact with people and can be damaged,"
lakeside lifestyle. This Austin suburb enjoys high home
appreciated by its many constituents: the school district;
said Fromberg. "We will often place masonry low on the
values and a substantial tax base due to recent develop-
parents, staff, and faculty; the students themselves; and
building and apply metal panels higher up. We may also
ment of retirement facilities, and second and vacation
the community at large. Fromberg is therefore tasked with
use masonry to emphasize entryways or circulation
homes. With a booming art scene and the Texas tradi-
delivering school projects that offer the most bang for the
points. This methodology provides visual cues as to how
tion of Friday-night high school football, the communi-
buck, often on very tight deadlines.
users enter a building and navigate through it. "
ty needed a high-school campus that better reflected its
needs and values.
Architect Randy Fromberg of Fromberg Associates
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Additionally, since many affluent contributors to the
To accommodate wear and tear and visual aesthetics,
local economy do not have school-aged children attend-
he strategically selected durable materials for Lago Vista
ing Lago Vista High School, the school had to include
that complement the local rural architectural language of
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Materials Create Honest Expression In High School
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Exteriors Products
Healthcare Puts Demands On Fixtures
HVAC & Plumbing Products
Aerospace Distribution Center Opts For Intelligent LEDs
Lighting & Electrical Products
Signature Space Created For PR Firm
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