Map-case MC I 4
Contains 7 Results:
Fifth floor (various rooms): Plans, elevations, details
The fifth floor was devoted to exhibition space, a general dining room, and a private dining area for faculty. The floor plan shows the exhibition area wrapping around the double stairway that led to the library below. Includes some original drawings.
Library stairs, desk, tables (fourth floor): Plans, details
The library occupied the entire fourth floor. Behind the librarian’s desk in the center of the floor is a triangular wall of shelves formed by staircases on either side leading to the exhibition gallery above. Some time after the building was completed, complaints that noise from the fifth floor distracted those studying in the library, and the stairwells were closed off. The library was relocated to the List building during the 1950s expansion, and the fourth floor repurposed for classrooms and offices. Includes some original drawings.
Lobby (ground floor): Plans, details
Includes some original drawings.
Mezzanine: Plans, sections, details
Includes plans and revisions for "talk-over niches" outside the auditorium, as well as the mezzanine seating area and projection booth. Includes some original drawings.
Doors, folding gates, grilles
Includes original drawings, with revisions and schedule.
Furniture
Original drawings of chairs, benches, couches, desks, shelving, bookcases, cabinets, and tables for various areas of the building, including a couch with built-in ashtrays for the exhibition room specifying upholstery type and color. Tube includes blueprint of kitchen cabinets.
Windows and doors: Plans, details
Includes window and door plans for fifth and six floor, two classrooms, and a skylight in the penthouse. Some original drawings.