The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
HIGH SCHOOL To
BE MAGN|F |CEN 7
Successful Architect Tells of
Some of Fine Points of
Building.
DESIGN PERMITS CAMPUS
OF IMMENSE PROPORTIONS
Especial Attention Given to
Lighting and Ventilation; Of
Gothic Renaissance Style.


Eldredee. the successful architect IN
the contest for the new high school
building. on tho details of the archi'
lecture and from the plans 1T is appar-
eut that the structure viii be one OF
the most beautiful IN the country. The
Gothic renaissance style OF architec-
ture has been decided upon and Will be
carried out with detail in the facadcs'
That style was adopted because of the
fact that from an artlstic STANDPOINT
il is more suitable for the general ap-
pcarance of building for school pur-
poses in that it brings out the arcnl-
tectural beauties and grace without m
terferinC in the least with the lighting.
To the ordinary eye there is not n
great deal of difference between the
French Gothic. the old English Gothic
and the Gothic RENAISSANCE but TO the
trained eve there is n great deal of
difference 4 period of the Gothic
renaissance will he selected and Will
he adhered to strictly throughout the
detail of the decorations.
Facades Are Duplicates.
The east and the west facades Will
be exactly the same, the one facing
on Thirteenth East street and the other
facing the main part of the city, fur
nishiug a magnificent view and over.
looking the school campus, which Will
he built between the building and
Twelfth East street The principal
feature of the facadcs will be the
main entrance on the Thirteenth East
street side. This entrance will he IN
deep reveal and the panels will be filled
with windows to the first floor. There
will be an entrance at either end of
the two wings of the building on the
Thirteenth East street side with com
plementery entrances on the west
facade.
The architectural effect from the
west side will be very beautiful be
cause of the attractive approaches and
terraces all finished in the Gothic,
Room Arrangement Excellent.
The arrangement of the rooms in
the building is exceptionally fine. There
are forty class rooms in all, and each
is SO arranged that it gets the sunshine
ut some time of the day. The rooms
are arranged around the walls of the
building, furnishing plenty of light
vided at each end of the building.
On the first floor Will be the admin
istration Offices, nineteen class rooms
and the main auditorium, with large
rostrum and antcrooms and toilets.
On the second floor will be sixteen
class rooms. the school library, study
room, the gallery to the first floor au-
dItorium, toilets, lockers, etc.
On the third floor will be the vari-
Gus laboratories, music rooms, model
ing, mechanical and art drawing rooms
and FIVE class rooms and toilets and
lockers
In the basement will be large ar
mory for the cadets. gymnasium for
the girls, domestic science rooms, bench
room and lunch room with seating
capacity of 500 persons. kitchens, pan
tries, bicycle room. book room and the
general machinery and equipment.
In speaking of the plans Mr.. Eldredge
said Saturday:
Simplicity the Aim
I'm planning and designing the |
building it has been the intention to |
hold simplicity and economy. and TO
arrange the plan TO give the easiest and
most direct circulation between the |
varIons rooms in the building The class |
rooms are arranged for east and west
light. and the plan being without wings, |
projecting shadows will be avoided
The auditorium is placed in the cen.
cessable from the main entrance cor
ridor, twenty feet wide, and the longi
tudjDal corridors. these various en- |
frances permitting of quick filling and |
emptyiEg for assemblies
1--WE Stalrcases are arranged as |
shown on plans, the central stairway
being eight feet wide and the other |
Tour stairways at ends Of building are
TO be SIX feet wide: your particular at. |
teton is called to the double arrange.
ment of the four stairways so planned |
that one travels in the direction desired !
without turns which gives Il quick cir |
culation to the study rooms from the
various floors.
Provides for Fine Campus.
The various rooms are located on |
the different floors in accordance with
the conditions set forth in the pro.
eramme Of competition The exterior |
has been designated for simplicity and |
character; the window openings are of !
size TO give the right proportion Of
light to the. various rooms: entrances
INTO the building are well placed; the !
material suggested in the construction
or the exterior is stone mp to water |
table, the superstrncture being of brick |
and terra Gotta of gray coors as OBJ |
tainable.
Another strong point in favor of
tins type of plan is the fact that a large |
campus can be nicely laid out at rear |
or pudding. to be used for sports and !
drlll ground. and with the tcrraces |
would be extremely interesting.
Travel Distance Short.
The auditorium has the required
seating capacity, has large stage with |
anterooms, and the room Will be we'll |
lighted from top and sides
There arc many advantages in the |
favor of this type of block plan. as the |
various departments are close together. |
making the travel distance shorter. and
gives much more dignified building
architecturally, and is more economical !
III the cost of construction.
Ventilation is 10 be produced by |
the use of steam or electrically driven |
blowers forcing washed air at the prop
er humidity TO the various rooms
throughout the building The air for |
the auditorium is TO be maintained at |
me necessary temperature both TO ven.
tilate and heat. Elsewhere the air will |
be taken in at the room temperature
aud direct radiation will overcome
losses through glass. walls, etc
..All heating units will he equipped |
with temperature regulation and vacu. |
um system of steam heating devices. |