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BY ANDREW COHEN

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ood ooring specied for the walls, ceiling and faces of the ve entry portals along the long axis of California State University, Northridges Student Recreation Center gymnasium has a dual purpose. Its use extends the gyms aesthetic into the outer concourse, giving a subtle assist to people looking for the

buildings basketball courts, and allowed designers LPA Inc. of Irvine, Calif., to simplify the materials palette. Mitered edges and squaredbring a smooth, interlocking look to the engineered,

ooring along all faces, while ScrapesGrate walk-off grille helps keep dirt from being tracked onto the sports surface. Each of the ve portals (three are 10 feet wide; the one shown here is one of the half-width portals at the gyms corners) is lit via two ush-mounted xtures, and each faces the front of the building, allowing passersby ample views through concourse windows and into the activity space.
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