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The entrance
is located on the western end of the building, adjacent to
the parking lot and in the direction of the nearby "L"
station. Outside of the eastern tip, the entry is the only
area where the architect goes beyond the simple (and most
likely inexpensive) exterior of horizontal ribbon windows
set in corrugated metal siding, sitting on a roughly three
foot brick base. The roof line from the northwest corner slopes
up to cover some rooftop mechanical equipment where a portion
of the corrugated siding is set perpendicular to the typical
horizontal emphasis, leading the eye down as the wall wraps
into the canopy. Obviously
the architect is using the cheap materials to his advantage,
here in a subtle manner. A separation in the west wall is
filled partly with full-height glazing, similar to the eastern
tip; this visual consistency connects the two ends, while
also illustrating the linear circulation running through the
building from the entrance to the special classroom at the
far east. |
