C-MORE Hale

Located at the mauka end of the East-West Road on the University of Hawaiis Manoa campus, this NCMA award winning building used five different colors to provide a pattern resembling grains of sand. The architect wanted a building material that was low maintenance, cost effective and would withstand the elements for the lifetime of the building. By using groundface (burnished/honed) concrete blocks as the main exterior building material, no additional surface finishes were needed. Groundface units are manufactured with an integral water repellent admixture. After construction, a clear surface water repellent sealer was applied.

Group 70 International Inc., used 5 different colors of groundface units and created a pattern inspired by grains of sand found on the beach or ocean floor. The colors of the groundface units are: Outback, Cocoa, Garnet, Kahlua and Pepper.

C-MORE Hale incorporates sustainable design and received LEED Platinum certification. Groundface block will help in achieving energy savings as well as regional materials credit toward LEED certification.