The office space is fairly neat and is watched over by the protective eyes of a few gargoyles. Randy Bytwerk wishes he had a window, so he created a porthole to see the outside world. But the most revealing part of Bytwerk's office is the gold-colored porthole on the wall. Inside the porthole is a winter scene of cars parked in the FAC parking lot. Bytwerk took a picture of the view he would have and inserted it into the porthole.
Windows are cherished fixtures in offices.
Campus Architect Frank Gorman says he receives many more requests for offices with windows than without, especially as he works to design new buildings. Half of the offices in the new DeVos Communications building will be in the format of cubicles, and faculty will share large common windows. The other main request for offices is for more space. Charsie Sawyer has a couch and a grand piano in her office. Music Professor Charsie Sawyer is one professor whose office is amply large to accommodate her needs.