Lang Masonry Contractors Inc.
Recognitions Earned
Basic Systems, Inc.
Basic Systems Inc.
Cadiz, Ohio
Featured in: Ohio Masonry Association - 2011 OMA Excellence in Masonry Newsletter
Ohio Masonry Association 2011 Commercial Merit Design Award
The jury felt that this freestanding office building elevated itself above the norm for this building typology, which is often informed by budget constraints.
Obviously, the jury discussed the historic precedent of the Prairie Style, made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright. The horizontal massing, hip roof form with large eaves, and siting on the landscape draw heavily upon this style.
However, it is the designer’s use of masonry … both in its colors and textures that distinguishes this building. This can be seen in the manner in which it is used to articulate the columned entry form and in the columns of the entry canopy.
It can also be seen in the way the designer chose to articulate both the head and sill at the window openings as well as the placement of the abstracted medallion in between each window, and speaks to a certain sense of permanence and investment on the part of the owner/clients. Taking all these factors into account, the jury felt strongly this building deserved a MERIT AWARD.
Project Participants:
Owner: Cadiz Commercial Holdings
Architectural Firm: Davis Architectural Group
Mason Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors, Inc.
CMU Producer: Oberfield’s Inc.
Thompson Library
Click here to view the gallery
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Featured in: Masonry Construction - November/December 2010 Magazine
Masonry Construction 2010 Project of the Year - Best Repair/Rehab
For Lang Masonry Contractors, renovating the Thompson Library included removing, cleaning, and reinstalling large limestone and granite pieces, installing a grand marble staircase, and working at heights up to 130 ft. to remove, relocate, and re-set the building's signature arches.
The team of 25 masons renovated the 217,000 square-foot library and built a 90,750 square-foot addition. They used EZ Grout's Wimag stone clamps and lifting devices to handle the large stone pieces, most weighing between 1300 and 3000 lbs.
The Masons used cranes and Hydro Mobile scaffolding for many tasks, including removing, relocating, raising, and resetting the stone arches at the top of the building. They removed and stored the 3000 lb. limestone pieces of the arch before resetting them 8 feet higher to allow for larger windows.
Project Participants:
Architect/Designer: George Acock Associates, Columbus
Structural Engineer: Shelly Metz Bauman Hawk, Columbus
General Contractor: Turner/Smoot, Worthington, Ohio
Masonry Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors, Inc., Waterford, Ohio
Masonry Suppliers: Oberfield's, Delaware, Ohio; Evans Limestone, Bedford, Indiana; Lang Stone, Columbus
Landscape Architect: Michael VanValkenburgh Associates, Brooklyn New York
Huntington Ball Park
Click here to view the gallery
Huntington Ball Park
Columbus, Ohio
Featured on: Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. - 2009 EIC Awards
Associated Builder's and Contractors, Inc 2009 Eagle Award
The Huntington Ball Park’s Left Field Building not only had an aggressive project completion deadline for the opening day of baseball season, but the layout and proximity of the site to the high traffic area caused additional concerns. The three-story building had crews working on scaffolding with traffic in the next lane, so safety was a priority. Since Lang’s construction area was the only entrance for the entire project to receive goods and traffic, additional pre-planning with all contractors was essential. There was not enough ground surface area to maneuver forklifts or erect scaffolding so Lang created a piece of machinery specifically to set the stone pieces weighing over 400 lbs. each. To insure the safety of the masonry walls as they cured, Lang created set wall bracing in a horizontal configuration instead of the traditional vertical means.
Project Participants:
Design Firm:ThreeSixty Architecture
Owner: Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Masonry Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors, Inc.
Fitness/Recreation Complex
Click here to view the gallery.
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Featured In: Masonry Construction - July/August 2006 Magazine
Masonry Construction 2006 - Best Institutional / College
The 125,470-square foot Fitness & Recreation Complex required numerous masonry materials, including 110,000 utility brick, 130,000 gray block, 5,000 custom color glazed block, 26,000 colored ground face block, and 462,000 pounds of cast stone. The building's showcase is the entryway, with a radius of 80-ft comprised of 14 cast stone/brick piers 64-in. wide and 22-ft tall. The concourse level includes four different colors of ground face block and glazed block at the finished floor.
All exterior walls are cast stone, split face, and utility brick. A clock made entirely of masonry give the project a creative look.
Lang Masonry built their own stone clamps to lift the pieces into place. Hydro Mobile scaffolding was used to set the cast stone and for all the exterior work. An innovative vacuum system saw handled dry cutting of the block.
Project Participants:
General Contractor: Messer Construction Co.
Masonry Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors Inc. Waterford, Ohio
Architect: Hastings & Chivetta Architects, St. Louis, Mo.
Masonry Suppliers: Reading Rock, Cincinnati, Ohio
Snyder Concrete Products, Dayton, Ohio
Caldwell Hall
Click here to view the gallery.
Muskingum College
New Concord, Ohio
Featured In: Masonry Construction - July/August 2005 Magazine
Masonry Construction 2005 - Best Institutional / College
This project required the mixing of various masonry materials to match the historic decor of a nearly 170-year old campus. The job used 55,000 block, 135,000 modular brick, 8,100 burnished block, 231,000 pounds of cast stone, and 4,300 pieces of Rock Cast.
The building's showcase is the theatre, which features two stories of autumn oak leaf burnished stone accented with burnished sandstone laid around the catwalk and seating area. The Precast archway that serves as the entry point has a depth of 5 feet and consists of two main arches, caps, and bands.
All exterior walls of the 32,000-square-foot building are brick veneer with CMU backup. Corbelling brick soldiers around a top band of the end towers - both recessed and projected - give the overall project a more creative look.
Project Participants:
Masonry Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors Inc. Waterford, Ohio
Architect: Bialosky Partners LLC, Cleveland
Masonry Suppliers: R.L. Brown, Erie, Pa.; Pompli Precast Concrete, Garfield Heights, Ohio; Reading Rock, Cincinnati, Ohio; Ohio Concrete/OK Coal, Zanesville, Ohio; and Hohmann & Barnard, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Sheridan High School
Click here to view the gallery.
Thornville, Ohio
Ohio Concrete Masonry Association - 2005 Merit Award for Educational Design
Project Participants:
Masonry Contractor: Lang Masonry Contractors Inc. Waterford, Ohio
Architect: McDonald, Cassell & Bassett
Block Plant: Ohio Concrete Products
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Click here to view the gallery.
Columbus, Ohio
Turner Construction Company - Columbus Territory - 1999 Outstanding Subcontractor Award
Award Presented by:
Turner Construction Company, Columbus Territory
Presented To:
Lang Masonry Contractors Inc. Waterford, Ohio
For Their Excellent Performance In Safety, Quality And Professional Management.
Richard T. Lombardi - Vice President and General Manager
Joel Sloan - Operations Manager