Tennessee Drivers Testing Center - Gallatin, TN

The building pictured is the Tennessee Drivers Testing Center in Gallatin, TN.

Southland Brick and Block’s Murfeesboro location supplied the masonry materials for this project, including the Holcim Ruby Red mortar that was used with the red brick.

Pedigo Construction, of Murfreesboro, was the builder.

The red brick you see are Queen Size Farmington’s and the grey brick are Queen Size Sedgefield’s , both from Pine Hall Brick’s Homestead Series.

Drop by the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today to see more Queen Size brick and let one of our associates help you make the brick selection for your next building project.

Yorktown By Columbus Brick Used On Hard Rock Cafe In Nashville, TN

 

 

The Hard Rock Cafe on Broadway at 2nd Ave., in Nashville is a great example of what your next building project could look like if you used Yorktown by Columbus Brick.

 

The Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block supplied the brick for the exterior veneer.

 

Stop by the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today to see more applications of Columbus Brick and other fine masonry materials, such as Mountain Stone, pavers, architectural concrete masonry units, outdoor fireplaces and many other face brick.

NHC Place Assisted Living, Franklin, TN

Franklin, Tennessee is home to the NHC Place Assisted Living Home.

This Williamson County health care facility was designed by Johnson + Bailey Architects of Murfreesboro and is located along Cool Springs Blvd. in Franklin.

The brick you see on the sign and used as the exterior veneer brick in the photos below is Hanson’s #739 Dark Palomino Wirecut.

The masonry contractor, Long Masonry of Winchester was entrusted to do a great job by American Constructors of Nashville, the General Contractor on this project.

The 315,000 Hanson brick for this project, along with matching #739 Holcim mortar, was supplied by the Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block.

Here’s a closeup of the brick and you can gain and even closer view by clicking on any of the photo’s for a full-screen view.

We at Southland Brick and Block would like to thank Johnson + Bailey Architects, Long Masonry and American Constructors for allowing us to supply the masonry materials for this construction project.

For more information on using #739 Dark Palomino Wirecut or any other Hanson brick on your next project, contact the nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today.

Acme Brick’s Black Walnut Used On Vanderbilt’s Center For Jewish Life

The Vanderbilt University ( Ben Schulman ) Center for Jewish Life was recently constructed using Acme Brick’s Black Walnut face brick for the exterior veneer.

Designed by Manuel Zeitlin Architects of Nashville (TN), the center is also home to Grins, a Kosher vegetarian Cafe.

As you can see in the photo above, the Black Walnut by Acme Brick has a nice range of colors and has a lot of visible texture.

The design team at Manuel Zeitlin made great use of the colors and texturing by using insets in some facades and by not overwhelming the eyes by keeping the trim colors simple, yet effective.

All of this would not have been possible without some great detail work by the masonry contractor, Jackson Masonry, also of Nashville.

This closeup of the Black Walnut face brick can be made full-screen size by clicking on it, as can the other photos.

The Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block supplied the brick, along with all the other masonry materials on this project and can help you with all of you masonry supply needs.

Contact Southland’s nearest location by clicking on this link.

Blair School of Music - Vanderbilt University

The design team from Street Dixon Rick Architecture, from Nashville, is responsible for the fantastic and unique brick veneer you see in the photo above.

The Sioux City Brick Blair Blend utility size field brick is starkly contrasted by the Acme Brick Dove Gray utility size accent brick and both work together to make this exterior a thing of beauty.

There were over 75,000 of the Blair Blend utility size field brick used on this project and over 8,500 of the Dove Gray utility size accent brick.

That amounts to almost 28,000 SF of brick laid by Shaw & Jones Masonry of Brentwood (TN) and supplied by Southland Brick and Block’s Murfreesboro (TN) location.

The general contractor on the project was American Constructors, of Nashville.

Another unique design feature that I’ve rarely seen, but really like is this radiused section which adds depth and shadows to a long, straight wall.

Here’s a photo that shows how the designers at Street Dixon Rick Architecture used brick columns, tall, narrow windows and louvers to take the end of the building a make it a focal point. It also appears that the relief angles and expansion joints were well thought out ahead of time and installed properly by the masonry contractor, Shaw & Jones Masonry.

Southland Brick and Block appreciates the design team from Street Dixon Rick selecting our products and thanks Shaw & Jones for working with us.

For more information on using masonry materials from Sioux City Brick and Acme Brick on your next building project, contact or stop by the nearest Southland Brick and Block location today.

Southland Brick and Block Supplies Publix In Brentwood TN

 

The Publix store in Brentwood, TN recently opened to the delight of the residents of this middle Tennessee town.

The architectural firm of Maxwell Johnson Maher, of Nashville, utilized the skilled masons at Music City Masonry from Whites Creek (TN) to install over 40,000 modular sized Old Richland face brick, manufactured by Hanson Brick and supplied by Southland Brick and Block’s Cummins Station location.

 

The stone you see is called Moss Ledgestone, manufactured by Mountain Stone Products and there was over 5000 SF used on this project.

For more information on using Mountain Stone Products or Hanson brick on your next building project, stop by your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today.

 

Here’s a close-up of the Hanson Old Richland and the Moss Ledgestone that was used.

You can click on any of the photos to enlarge them to a full-screen view.

We’d like to thank Maxwell Johnson Maher and Music City Masonry for using products supplied by Southland Brick and Block and for building with masonry materials.

Ravenwood High School - Brentwood, TN

When the Williamson County School District needed a new facility built in Brentwood (TN), they turned to the team of Johnson & Bailey Architects from Murfreesboro (TN) and American Constructors of Nashville, the Construction Manager. The masonry work was done by C & W Masonry of Hendersonville (TN).
 

 The Cummins Station location of Southland Brick and Block was selected to supply the masonry materials and delivered over 55,000 SF of Hanson Brick’s #724 ” Flat-Set Red Brown Flashed utility size face brick and almost 23,000 SF of Acme Brick’s Dove Gray utility size face brick.
You can click on any of the photos you see to bring up a full-screen view for more detail. 

 

 

 

 This facility is home to over 850 students and the great work done by Johnson & Bailey Architects, American Constructors and C & W Masonry will make their stay at Ravenwood High School one they’ll always remember.
We at Southland Brick and Block want to thank everyone involved for choosing our masonry materials.
 

 

To find out more about using Acme or Hanson brick on your next building project, contact the location of Southland Brick and Block that’s nearest to you today.

New Target Store Opened In Brentwood, TN

 

 

Brentwood, Tennessee might have one of the best looking Target stores in the world.

The architect for this particular store, Maxwell Johanson Maher Architects, used several of the finest masonry materials available.

Acme Brick’s Blend 13 ( Alluvial ) is the cream colored field brick shown in the photo above.

Mountain Stone’s Moss Stackstone is shown on the columns below.

McIntosh and Murphy Co, Inc., the mason contractor on this project also used Hanson’s Blend 507 ( Old Richland ), the dark plum field brick shown below and Cottonwood, the accent brick used with both field brick colors.

For more information on Mountain Stone, Hanson Brick and Acme Brick, contact your nearest location of Southland Brick and Block today and ask them to help you put the finest masonry materials on your next building project.