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SOUTH
HALL, 1875
Architect
: David Farquharson
How is the window made?
These windows are set between the structure of the building. They are wide
openings considering the date they where built. They have 8 glass panels
divided by metal mullions. The windows are fixed which is also strange for the
year in which they where built.
How does it feel?
These three windows form a very comfortable niche which pops out of the
building. It's a space full of light that looks out into the surrounding
greenery.. Even when they are in the west part of the building, the trees and
Wheeler Hall protect them from overheating in the afternoon. It is a wonderful
space. (top)
WHEELER
HALL , 1917
Architect:
John Galen Howard
How is the window made?
This window seems to be carved out of Wheeler's thick walls. The windows sills
are slanted to better distribute the light. It has wooden mullions. This is an
operable window. It faces west
How does it feel?
This is my favorite window on campus. The way it distributes light into the
interior space is beautiful, it washes the window sills giving the wall a very
warm feel. I first pictured it from the inside, and when looking for it in the
facade, I was surprised to find it quite small.
(top)
STEPHENS
HALL, 1923
Architect:
John Galen Howard
How is the window made?
These are casement windows. The white wooden mullions lower the contrast when
looking through it. The wall is thick and the window sills are wider in the
interior. Most of them have blinds, although I
have never seen them down. They face south in this facade
How does it feel?
All the windows that face the stairs in this building are very comfortable,
warm and bright. When I was going to take the picture I found these two chairs
facing the open window, and I thought that these must have a very pleasant
conversation. It seems more people enjoy these windows!
(top)
LEWIS
HALL, 1948
Architect:
E. Geoffrey Bangs
How is the window made?
We keep loosing thickness as we go through the decades. This window has an
awning bottom panel, although the first two are fixed. It has metal mullions
painted white in the interior and gray in the exterior. The blinds are broken and seem to have not been used in a long
time.
How does it feel?
When entering Lewis Hall you find yourself in a quite dark space, a Hall and
the stairs. The walls facing the interior of the space are painted black (?)
and they darken the space. The windows aligned to the front facade are the
only source of light, and hence, even with the white mullions, there is a
sharp contrast in these windows. On the top floor there are two windows on one
facade in addition to the one in the front, and this helps to reduce contrast
(top)
O'BRIEN
HALL, 1959
Architect:
Vanbourg & Nakamura
How is the window made?
The most distinguishing feature of this window is the large textured glass
panels. I think they got built in a time when people where experimenting these
new materials. They have metal mullions and are operable only on the small
bottom corners. These windows are encased in a very thin wall.
How does it feel?
Form the outside they don't look very appealing, although their textured glass
made me curious. In the inside I was surprised with they effect they had. The
light flooded into the space. It was fun to find out that the size of the
bottom transparent panels was just enough so as to see a full sized person
walking by the nearby pathway. Although it is not commonly desired to
have different transparencies in one window, I thought the effect worked
out quite well. Funny window.
(top)
ETCHEVERRY
HALL, 1964
Architect:
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
How is the window made?
These windows have metal mullions. They have three panels, a top fixed one,
and two bottom casement ones. They have a double wooden screen, an exterior
and an interior one. On the exterior only the top panel is screened, and in
the interior, the top panel takes an arched shape, and there are also two
screening doors. They face east and west, maybe this is the reason why they
are so protected.
How does it feel?
The wooden screens made me curious about this windows. The several screens
make the interior dim although cozy. I guess this is not a good place to study
and read, but quite nice to have a conversation.
(top)
EVANS
HALL, 1971
Architect:
Gardner A. Dailey and Associates
How is the window made?
These windows are made of only one narrow and tall glass panel. They are fixed
with aluminum mullions, typical of the time in which they were built.
How does it feel?
These windows are terrible. They are fixed, narrow and function as glare bombs
in the classrooms. The darkness of the interior wall and their placement in
the room makes them a glare bomb. The only window with the blinds up was this
empty room in which no class was taken place. All the others where drawn down,
and even then, the light was very uncomfortable.
(top)
BECTHEL
ENGINEERING CENTER, 1980
Architect:
George Matsumoto and Associates
How is the window made?
These windows are divided into four panels, the top being larger than the
bottom ones. They run from ceiling to floor. They are fixed with aluminum
mullions. Their main characteristic would be the tainted glass. They face
south, and maybe this is the reason of why they are set back from the front
facade.
How does it feel?
The tainted glass gives the space a dimness that I wouldn't expect to find
with this size of windows, although it does help to keep out the heat.
The setback creates a nice niche for these benches.
(top)
HAAS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, 1995
Architect
:
How is the window made?
This is a bay window which has a bench in the lower part for seating. It is
broken into several panels, some of which are operable ( which I hadn't seen
since the '40s in this exercise ). It also has a depth that makes me think of
older days. The mullions are painted green, and the bottom sill is wooden.
How does it feel?
From the inside this seems like a very inviting place to sit and read or maybe
have a talk, given the amount of light, the view and the bench. Although it is
a very nice place, maybe it's size and placement in the intersection of two
corridors, makes it loose coziness. From the outside this window is
actually only the bottom part of a larger bay window, and this explains why it
seems that the window suddenly stops when it reaches the ceiling.
(top)
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