Masonry Design Awards Archive

St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School

Categories: Educational / Institutional, Structural Masonry Design

Address: 150 Kingston Drive

Year: Red Deer

Date Completed: April 1, 2023


The St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School project was a new large two story school located in Red Deer. The project included 10cm, 15cm and 20cm concrete block walls throughout the the corridors and classroom areas. The large load bearing gymnasium was made with 30cm concrete block. There were three load bearing 20cm concrete block stairwells and one elevator shaft included in this project. The exterior of the school consisted of a combination of charcoal split face block veneer and charcoal split ledge block veneer.


Submitting Company: J.R. Masonry Western Ltd.

Owner: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools

Designer: Group2 Achitecture Interior Design Ltd.

General Contractor: Clark Builders

Masonry Contractor: J.R. Masonry Western Ltd.

Masonry Supplier: J.R. Masonry Western Ltd.

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