Replicating nature's beauty in stone

摘要

Located in San Antonio, TX, the Bexar County Public Works building was designed to mimic the natural environment, having its physical presence' and placement along the river act as a metaphor of the varied landscape. As San Antonio straddles the Balcones Escarpment, it creates the picturesque Hill Country rising out to define the West with the iconic San Antonio Ricer at. its heart. The limestone facade of the Bexar County Public Works, supplied by Keller Material Inc. out of Mesa Grande Blocks, was designed to appear to grow out of the sloping grown west of the river, utilizing the limestone from the Balcones Escarpment it imitates. The building was also oriented to reflect the bend in the river upon which it resides, replicating the river's natural beauty in structural form.