CREEKSIDE SENIOR
​& ASSISTED LIVING

Project Confirmation Number: 65302
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Entry CategoryMULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ENTRIES: 
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH MORE THAN TWO UNITS

Project Location:            
430 W. 400 N.
Bountiful, Utah 84010

Brief description of the project:
Creekside Senior Living is situated adjacent to Barton Creek at the base of the Wasatch Mountain Range in Bountiful, Utah. Creekside provides a contemporary yet comfortable home for people in need of independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

Size of Building:
118,604 Square Feet

Amount of Masonry Used (include all types and number of units):
59,000 SF Mahogany King Brick with 32H Golden Brown Soloman Mortar 
10,000 SF Aspen Ridge natural stone with 20H dark buff mortar.

Project completion date: August, 2018

Explain the project and its unique use of masonry materials and techniques:
The Creekside Senior Living Facility operated by Stellar Living, is a luxury assisted living facility in Bountiful, Utah. Situated along-side a year-round flowing creek, dotted with cottonwoods and willows, and right at the base of the scenic Wasatch Mountains, the views and natural beauty of the area were focal points for the design of the landscaping and building programming. Masonry, including brick and stone veneer, was used to accentuate and enhance the natural beauty of the location, and to create a warm, comfortable ambiance, both inside and outside the facility. 

The main entrance to Creekside was designed to be a focal point from the entry drive and from the main road. A large porte-cochere directs guests to the main entrance and provides shelter for those who enter the facility. The porte-cochere is supported on one end by stone clad columns that taper from the foundation up to the structural steel columns and on the other end by the 3 ½-story grand entry clad with full brick and punctuated with large windows to the gathering spaces inside. 

The complementary theme of brick and stone veneer repeats around the perimeter of the building. Generous shed roofs supported by tapered stone columns and brick and stone façade decorate or hide what would otherwise be unsightly utility items such as dumpsters, retaining walls, and transformer enclosures. Two grand stone fireplaces welcome guests to the lobby and lead to the main dining and gathering area. The grand two-story wall of windows separates the indoor seating area, with its views of the mountains and stream, from the outdoor dining and seating area, which boasts the same views, complemented with the sounds and smells of the outdoors. 

The landscape features, including the fountain, the outdoor fire, and the pedestals supporting the timber pergola, employ the same materials and style. The continuity of style and material creates a feeling of warmth and peace, for both indoor and outdoor activities. 

These striking, yet comforting effects of the masonry and stone architectural design were not achieved without complication, however. One of the biggest problems was to accommodate up to 5 inches of differential movement above the second floor level. The solution was to provide a slip joint at the second story line. To hide this slip joint, the height of the masonry was lowered--with the exception of the main entrance where a full height masonry look was required. 

In order to accommodate this design feature, a brick ledger was designed to carry the load above the slip track, independent of the masonry below, and the joint was filled with a flexible sealant colored to match the grout. The combination of innovative structural design and creative architectural and landscape design creates a stunning living environment that feels cohesive, warm, and luxurious, as the eye is drawn upward and outward to the mountains and the Creekside scenery that gives the senior community its name.
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CURTIS MINER ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECT

THUESON MASONRY
MASON  CONTRACTOR

STELLAR SENIOR LIVING
OWNER

US DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL  CONTRACTOR

MY HEARTH AND HOME MASONRY
INTERSTATE BRICK
MAJOR  SUPPLIER
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Photo provided by
Martin van Hemert Photography