WINDOW BY DECADE

last update: 04/24/2002


Faculty Club (1903)


DOE Library (1917)

International House (1930)

Minor Hall (1941)

Cory Hall (1950)

University Hall (1959)

Etcheverry Hall (1964)

Eschelman Hall (1965)

Soda Hall (1994)

 




Faculty Club

1903

 

Style of this building is different from the others, partially because of its use for reception and dining. Much more family, warm atmosphere than the others.

The structural features are wooden structure and wooden terrace, thin wall and thin window pane.

Operable window connects inside and outside physically, visually and mentally as well. Stained glasses looks cozy.

Faculty Club also has small meeting room which is sometimes used for classroom as well.

Same as dining room, windows are operable to outside.

Wooden walls and wooden blinds makes the room looks warm and cozy.




DOE Library

1917

 

DOE Library is a large building constructed with thick wall.

Windows at the first floor might be operable, but almost fixed. Because of the thick wall, near-window edge diffuses daylight.

Windows are touching to ceiling, that makes ceiling brighter.

The second floor has high ceiling. Windows has high height. Some of the windows are operable.

The second floor has good amount of daylight. But without electric light, it still looks dark to study.

The large window facing west are covered with curtain in late afternoon.

Large roof window. Diffuse glass is used so that direct sun beam doesn't hit desk surface.
The other room on second floor. Exterior feature is almost same, but fro inside, wall looks slightly thinner than the previous room.

The windows have finer grid.

 



International House

1930

 
International House is residential building. Structural features are thick wall and small window.

However, some large rooms have large window openings. This room is connected to courtyard. Vegetation in courtyard makes interior look flesh. Most of the windows are operable.

Shaded deck can be seen in 3rd floor.
Designed shape window in corridor. West facade seems to avoid large opening as much as possible.
Library space. Near-window surface diffuses daylight. Thick wall avoids direct sun beam coming to perimeter, even without shading.
A window at corridor. Cozy operable window with big-small window effect.
People seems to like open window to take outside air.



Minor Hall

1941

 
Exterior and interior walls are tend to be simple. Because this building is used for medical research, windows are shielded in some cases.

This room is student computer room, shading device is installed to avoid glare reflection.

This part was built much later. Its use is for eye clinic. Large part of walls are window.

Maybe because of medical purpose, specific kind of glass is used (I don't know what it is...)




Cory Hall

1950

 
Cory Hall has thick wall and tall windows. Since this building is used by Computer Science Department, most of all the windows are covered by blinds or something else, and electric light is used all day.
 

Is this sound absorption? Thick vinyl mat covers west-facing window.
Student lounge facing to courtyard. Window is divided into 4 rows, and each of window are operable.



University Hall

1959

 
University Hall is mainly used for administrational use. So mainly office, not classroom.

Windows are horizontally spread except columns. Large windows which are operable in lower part.

White matte wall diffuses daylight into interior.

Top windows induce borrowed daylight into corridor. It works quite well.



Etcheverry Hall

1964

 
Very cozy window. Round shape top window with exterior thick grid, and narrow operable window with operable wooden louver.
West-facing windows looks very dark because of high contrast. This high contrast is partially because window related features are dark wooden color.

 



Eschelman Hall

1965

 
Thin wall and thin window pane. The building is used for student activities. Windows are operable with slide.
First floor has high ceiling and tall window. Lower part of windows are operable.



Soda Hall

1994

 
Soda Hall is fully air-conditioned building, which is rarely found in UCB Campus.

Large window without shading. Fixed. Rooms separated into individual small area, makes no natural air circulation.

Funny occupants intervention of window. I don't know what it's looks like from inside.
     


  


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