Regardless of the medium used, art is an expression of creative talent. The medium used by Shaw & Sons for the past 56 years is concrete and related
products, and the result of the company's creativity is found in many landmark buildings and institutions throughout Southern California. Shaw and Sons
has successfully combined the strength of concrete with the beauty of artistic design to create some of the region's most esthetically pleasing and memorable
places for people to work, play, relax, worship and be entertained.A lasting testament to the company's ability to combine strength and beauty are the many water features and fountains that it has installed. All of the water features - some dating back 30 or more years - are still beautiful and in operation today. Using a time-tested methodology, Shaw & Sons creates perfectly engineered water features that are designed in close concert with the electricians, plumbers and other vendors involved in the construction, and are custom-built and built-to-last for their environment.
Architectural firm Johnson and Fain’s talents are widely displayed throughout Amgen’s 120 acre campus. With five major water features and over one hundred thousand square feet of architectural concrete paving, the Central Area has become a focal point of design aesthetics. By utilizing a palette of Lithocrete, colored and textured concrete, slate paving, and stacked stone cladding, the architects have been able to create a design theme that adapts to the variety of conditions that exist on campus.
Many fountains built by Shaw & Sons are constructed as turnkey projects, allowing the developer to isolate the fountain cost separately from the rest of the project contracts.
TORRANCE, CA
Variations of our patented sedimentary wall can be adapted to surrounding colors and indigenous materials on supplied materials from other elements. Stone framing the fountain bottom was used and set into sedimentary wall top to blend the two components together.
ANAHEIM, CA
Hardscape seat wall and sedimentary wall at themed retail/entertainment district in Anaheim, CA, reveals large crevices that show sands, mica, p[yrite, and other minerals. Large stone weir segments were blocked out of the main pour and hand set in numerical order to fit each stone piece to the precise blockout. Foutnain bottoms retained same stone, mud set on structural reinforeced bottom.
Located in the Irvine Spectrum, the North American Headquarters for Ford’s Premier Automotive Group houses the North American headquarters for Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volvo, as well as the global headquarters for Lincoln Mercury. The premier Automotive Group building integrates several “sustainable design” practices to create an environmentally sound and resource-efficient building.
The building is the first in Orange County and only the third in California to secure Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The 300,000 Square foot headquarters includes a product development wing and a conference center on the ground floor, can house about 800 people, and includes a vehicle display area, fitness center and café. The building was designed by LPA, Inc., Irvine, and was constructed by Koll Construction, LP, and Newport Beach. Shaw & Sons of Costa Mesa provided decorative concrete and other hardscape for the project. Charlottesville, VA-based William McDonough + Partners served as environmental design consultants.
White cement cast-in-place walls with pink admixture at all seat walls, fountain walls and stepped terrace, reinforced subslab for plaza and road walls, all civil, foundation and pump rooms and reservoirs. Types I, II and V cements with medium sandblast finishes.
IRVINE, CA
Six water features built by Shaw & Sons at Koll Center South more than 20 years ago are still operating perfectly today. Key components such as footing, grade beams, rebar placement with proper clearnaces, proper cement mix designs with special admixtures, final placement, consolidation and finish all play an important role in the longevity of water feature construction. It's equally important that subgrade compaction, waterproofing, and mechanical / electrical / plumbing trades interface to ensure proper installation.
