02 / 2 ,. 12 N 5 32 - n •\ \ STATE OF NEW YORK NEW EDUCATION BUILDING SECOND ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION 157.4 f VD g Q -J D °Q Jj < Si Si D ■< tU < 3 3 o 3 flQ i *-? ul , - -1 J gs *1 fi °> uT Z ul O l! O'' 5~s u4 jiSS 2 zUit i tit, Ns 3 12 . - cm STATE OF NEW YORK NEW EDUCATION BUILDING SECOND ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION The Capitol Albany The Board of Award hereby announces the terms of the second competition, with accompanying suggestions : Limited competition There were sixty-three sets of designs presented in the first competition. This com- petition is limited to the authors of the ten designs determined to have the most merit in the first competition. These authors are as follows : Allen & Collens, 6 Beacon st., Boston, Mass. Martin C. Miller & Walter P. R. Pember, Mutual Life bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. Pell & Corbett, 31 Union square, New York City George Cary, 184 Delaware av., Buffalo, N. Y. Palmer & Hornbostel, 63 William st., New York City Wells & Hathaway, 1118 Tremont bldg., Boston, Mass. Hedman & Schoen and Goodwin & Jacoby, 302 Broadway, New York City J. H. Freedlander, 244 Fifth av., New York City Howells & Stokes, ioo William st., New York City P. Thornton Marye and Frederic W. Brown & A. Ten Eyck Brown, Equi- table bldg., Atlanta, Ga. To become parties to this competition the foregoing architects must advise the Com- missioner of Education of their agreement so to do not later than February 1, 1907. What the State will expect of the architect The State authorities are exceedingly anxious to secure the best architectural re- sults and the fullest attainable measure of utility in this building. They hope that the building may be erected expeditiously, with the best materials and methods of construc- tion, upon plans completed and at a cost closely ascertained before it is commenced, and with open and frank methods as well as entire integrity. These purposes are per- 3 haps [lightened by the experiences of the State in connection with the Capitol. The State will exact from the architect the utmost helpfulness in realizing its purposes. It is fully intended to give the architect’s commission to the author of assured responsibility presenting in this competition the design held to be the most meritorious by the Board of Award. It must be clearly understood, however, that the employment of the architect can not be made in the dark. Experience and character must have much weight. It is not too much to say that a defective design associated with an able and upright man promises better results than an inexperienced or a defective man associated with a very artistic design. The anonymity of the competition will be preserved until the designs of first, second, and third degree of merit have been determined. These three designs will thereupon become the property of the State. If it should appear that the first design is by an author whose experience and standing do not, in the discretion of the Board, amply qualify him for so important a trust, the Board will require that in the- management of the building he associate himself with some architect satisfactory to and upon terms approved by the Board, but this shall involve the State in no additional expense. Terms used. As used in this program, the term “Architect or “Author ” means the single competitor, whether architectural firm or individual practitioner; “Board’’ means the Board of Award as defined by chapter 698, laws of 1906, section 4; “ The architect ” or “ The appointed architect ” means the architect awarded the first prize of the competition and appointed as architect of the building under the terms of the program. Drawings. The number and kind of drawings, and their scale, rendering, presenta- tion, etc. are to be as follows : ( A ) Plans. Floor plans of all floors, including basement. In case mezzanine ar- rangements are adopted, the plans of the mezzanine story shall be shown grouped on one or more separate sheets. (B) Elevations. Elevations of four fronts and two sections, taken in such a way as to show the disposition of important rooms and light courts if used. The above drawings must be to the scale of --fa of an inch to the foot, and walls and piers to be shown in solid black. The usual indications for mosaic, marble or tile floors may be shown in the hallways or corridors, but simple cornice lines only to be shown in the rooms. A wash of one color may be placed over the halls and corridors. It is desired that the plans show clearly the hallway, corridor, staircase and elevator spaces, as distinguished from usable rooms. 4 The principal front elevation only is to be rendered in water color in monochrome, with shadows cast to 45 degrees. The sections and three lesser elevations are to be shown in ink outline only, without rendering or cast shadows. ( C ) Perspective. No perspective view is to be submitted. ( D ) All drawings shall be on white paper mounted on heavy card with simple border, but shall not be framed or glazed. Sheets shall not exceed 30" x 50" in size. (E) A typewritten memorandum or description shall accompany the work of each competitor and shall cover : 1 A brief discussion of the general scheme. 2 A statement of the number of cubic feet comprised in the building. 3 A memorandum specification indicating briefly the materials of construction pro- posed. No other drawings than those herein described will be received or considered. No alternative arrangement will be accepted. Materials and floor plans In this competition it will be necessary for architects to set forth very fully the material to be used, both outside and inside, and to present floor plans covering all rooms, even toilet rooms, clothes closets, storerooms, and the like. If the building is to' be dis- tinguished by the use of any particular stone the Board would be glad if a New York State stone could be used, but this is not to be at the sacrifice of beauty and attractive- ness and durability. The Board does not by this imply that the use of hard, impervious brick is outside of consideration. That question is, for the present at least, submitted to the professional judgment of the competing architects. Relative merit of exterior and interior designs A specially good interior arrangement which may easily be changed in working out the final plans will not be allowed to overweigh an ineffective exterior which can not so easily be much changed after this competition. A strong and pleasing general effect must still be controlling, but -all designs must now attempt all details of both ex- terior design and interior arrangement. Debarment. The Board of Award may place out of competition any set of draw- ings as to which the foregoing conditions have not beat observed or which deviate in any sense or respect from the requirements of this program. Furthermore, the Board of Award believe that a building of this character can be built at an average cost of about 40 cents per cubic feet ; therefore, in view of the appropriation provided by the law, the contents of the building must not exceed 9,000,000 cubic feet. 5 Cubic contents. The prize of the competition will not be awarded ho the author of any design which exceeds in cubic contents a volume of nine million (9,000,000) cubic feet, computed within the outer face line of all outer walls, measured on the plane of that lowest story standing entirely above ground, between the basement floor level and the mean of the roofs. The appointed architect. The architect appointed as herein provided shall so revise his full competitive design as to meet the further requirements of the Board and upon the basis of this revised design shall prepare full working drawings and specifications and shall, during the construction of the building, have full and usual authority of archi- tect of the work under and in accordance with the terms of the Schedule of the American Institute of Architects. Engineering services The architect shall, subject to the approval of the Board, engage and pay for the ser- vices of a competent structural engineer who shall, under the general direction of the architect, have charge of all structural features of the work. Specialties In so far as heating, ventilating, mechanical, electrical and sanitary problems shall, in the judgment of the Trustees of Public Buildings, require the services of specialists the State will expect to defray the additional expense incident to such services, but the Trustees reserve the right to determine the propriety, terms, and conditions of the em- ployment of such specialists. Suggestions 1 Much ornamental detail is not thought desirable. The main reliance must be upon forms, proportions, and color effects, without descending to gaudiness or relying upon multiplicity of colors. 2 It is desired that the building be placed in the middle of the front of the site, 25 or 30 feet from the inside line of the sidewalk, and it is thought well that a space of perhaps 50 feet be left vacant at each end of the building. In studying desirable and harmonious general effects the close proximity of the Capitol must of course be kept in mind. 3 Main entrances at the middle of the front and subordinate entrances near the ends of the front or on Hawk street and Swan street are desirable. 4 All four elevations of the building must be attractive. This must be distinctly sought on the rear and ends as well as on the front. A terrace in front seems inadvis- able. 6 5 The convenience of visitors and the claims of smooth and economical administra- tion require careful study. The facilities for the expeditious handling of mails, freight, and supplies, without destroying the quiet which needs to be secured in such a building and without annoyance to the neighboring church, also require attention. To attain the best results in this behalf one must understand the work, the organization, and the methods of the Education Department. Printed matter bearing upon the organization and business of the Education Department will be sent to the competing architects. A statement concerning the uses, sizes and relations of rooms required will be found below. 6 We are to provide for invaluable State papers, for a great library, and for scientific collections and ancient relics of prime value and interest in the country. The State Library has now something like 500,000 books and 260,000 historical manuscripts and maps. The State Museum has endless collections, incapable of duplication. These will be indefinitely extended and enriched. Then the matter of secure accommodations, free from dampness and safe from fire and theft, and yet easy of immediate access, is one of much moment. The question of steel vaults will claim the fullest examination, and an architect who can not make a roof that is sure to shed water is not up to> the demands of the occasion. 7 It seems clear that the Audience room had better be placed in the east end of the basement and have free openings upon the street, SO' that it may be filled and emptied without using the corridors of the building. It might be well to arrange a gallery to this room so that the gallery could be entered from the first floor. It may be said that this room is not looked upon as a feature of first importance in the building. It should be a comfortable and attractive room, capable of accommodating, say, five or six hun- dred people. A descending floor is not vital although a slight decline might be well. The room will be used for small deliberative assemblages and must be so arranged as to make these bodies comfortable and at home. Two or three committee rooms in connec- tion with this room are desirable. Not much ornamental detail is expected in this room, but it should be without obstructions to the view. 8 This building is essentially a working building. Good lights, free ventilation, and perfect sanitation are indispensable. It would seem that it should not be such a heavy building, with thick walls, as the Capitol. It is especially desirable to have the interior construction designed with columns and girders rather than with walls as sup- ports, so that intermediate partitions may be removed or rearranged if later found neces- sary. This would not prevent, however, certain walls such as those between the main divisions of the building being carried through. Sufficient provision for ventilating flues must be made, but the details of such flues need not be shown. Interior courts should 7 be avoided, and yet light corridors must be secured. In by far the greater part of the building, there should be good, comfortable workrooms. 9 It seems as though the apartments of the general officers of the Department should be placed on the first floor in a conspicuous location. If it works out well the rooms for the administrative divisions may be located on the same floor but there is no strong administrative necessity for this. Without inconvenience they, or a part of them, might be placed elsewhere in the building. It also seems as though a good arrangement would place the State Library on the second and third floors, with a staircase leading from the front entrances up to the second floor, and possibly to the third. This scheme would locate the Science Division on the fourth floor. The elevators would be placed near the main entrances. The library stacks are expected to be placed in the extension of the site to the rear, and may occupy all floors unless ample space is secured without using the fourth floor, so that it may be left to the Museum. But architects will not feel limited by these suggestions as to the location of the three grand divisions of the De- partment. 10 The rooms of first dignity in the building are those of the Board of Regents, the Commissioner of Education, and the general rooms of the State Library. Next to these in importance are those of the Assistant Commissioners of Education and of the Directors of the State Library and of the Science Division. It is desirable that the rooms of the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education be connected, and that those of the Assistant Commissioners be not far away. 1 1 There must be private toilet rooms and clothespresses in connection with each of the rooms of the more important officers, and spacious accommodations of this char- acter for both sexes, convenient to the workrooms of employees. It seems desirable that similar conveniences for the public shall be provided. Architects are enjoined to make these sufficiently numerous, spacious and convenient. Toilet rooms must not be without ample light and air. 12 It would seem that not much space should be given up to large staircases. One handsome one, going up one or at the most two stories in connection with the Library, seems appropriate. There should be others at the ends of the building, but they should be inconspicuous. The main reliance of the upper stories must be upon the elevators. Attention is called to the desirability of an impressive main entrance. This did not seem to be widely appreciated in the first competition. DETAILS AS TO THE DIFFERENT ROOMS The following will indicate to architects the sizes, relative importance, proper re- lations and the ordinary uses of the rooms required in the Education Building : \ 8 Administration 1 Regents Chamber, with open fireplace This room should be of beautiful and dignified character suited to the uses of the highest educational Board of the State. There should be a cloakroom of sufficient size for the use of the Board of Regents adjoining this chamber. 2 Commissioner of Education, one room with open fireplace. . One room — Commissioner’s private room There should be a cloakroom adjoining one of these two rooms for the use of the Commissioner of Education, and a toilet room should be provided adjoining the rooms of the Commissioner of Education for his use and for the use of the Board of Regents when in session. The large room of the Commissioner of Edu- cation should open into the Regents Chamber. The small private room of the Commissioner of Education need not have communi- cation with any room except with his large room. 3 First Assistant Commissioner, one room with clothespress adjoining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining 4 Second Assistant Commissioner, one room with clothespress adjoining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining 5 Third Assistant Commissioner, one room with clothespress adjoining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining The offices of the Assistant Commissioners should not be remote from the rooms of the Commissioner of Education, but they need not necessarily be connected with his rooms. If upon the same floor it would suffice. Each Assistant Commissioner should have as above indicated an excellent office with a small outer office ad- joining it. If practicable, the offices of the Assistant Commis- sioners may be grouped together and one toilet room may be cen- trally located for the use of the three Assistant Commissioners. If the offices of the Assistant Commissioners are not grouped to- gether each Assistant Commissioner should have a small toilet room adjoining his office. If the offices of the Assistant Commission- ers are not located adjacent to the rooms of the Commissioner of 400 sq. ft 800 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 700 sq. ft 300 sq. ft 700 sq. ft 300 sq. ft 700 sq. ft 300 sq. ft 9 Education, it will not be objectionable to have a general recep- tion room into which each of the offices of the assistant commis- sioners shall open. 6 Secretary to the Commissioner, one room with clothespress adjoining 500 sq. ft This room should adjoin the large room of the Commissioner of Education and should possibly though not necessarily con- nect also with the Regents Chamber. This room should be pro- vided with a steel yault. 7 Public receiving room, one room with cloakroom adjoining. 1 000 sq. ft This room should be near the rooms of the Commissioner of Education and should perhaps connect with the office of the Sec- retary to the Commissioner and with the Regents Chamber. It might be well if the rooms could be arranged to have this pub- lic receiving room open into the Regents Chamber and the Commissioner’s rooms on the one side and into the offices of the Assistant Commissioners on the other. This is not imperative, however, but it is important that the rooms of the Commissioner of Education be easily reached from the public receiving room. 8 Accounts Division (four employees — -one man and three women) One room with clothespress adjoining 1 400 sq. ft This room should be divided by a railing leaving a space of about 600 sq. ft for the public and 800 sq. ft for the employees of the division, who will transact business with the public from a counter as in a bank. This room should also be provided with a large steel vault for the care of the books, papers and cash in the hands of the division. This room should be located near the offices which have been above indicated. The following divisions may be grouped together, although it is not essential that they should be. They need not be near the rooms of the Commissioner of Education, although it will be bet- ter perhaps if they can all be located on the first floor of the building. 9 Compulsory Attendance (three employees — one mian and two women) One room — private office of the Chief, with clothespress ad- joining 4°° sq- ft One room with clothespress adjoining 600 sq. ft 10 10 Statistics Division (six employees — two men and four women) One room — private office of the. Chief, with clothespress adjoining One room with clothespress adjoining If practicable, the Divisions of Compulsory Attendance and Statistics may be connected so that the offices of the two chiefs will open into the large room of 900 sq. ft called for under the Statistics Division. 11 Examinations Division (sixty-four employees — fourteen men and fifty women) Printing room For type cases, presses, etc., also for storage of plates and stock. Question room For storage and distribution of question papers, and for receiv- , ing and checking answer papers previous to distribution to ex- aminers. Readers room To accommodate 50 readers and to allow for future expansion. Academic record room Professional record room Registration room Storage room This should communicate with the academic record room. Stenographers room Editing room _ To afford suitable accommodations and seclusion for the edit- ing and otherwise preparing of question papers. Office for Chief Office for assistants The Examinations Division should be provided with a suitable cloakroom for men and for women, and also with convenient toilet rooms for men and for women. 1 1 400 sq. ft 900 sq. ft 1 200 sq. ft 1 200 sq. ft 5 000 sq. ft 1 200 sq. ft 800 sq. ft 600 sq. ft 2 000 sq. ft 625 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 800 sq. ft UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY 12 Inspections Division (three employees — ■ one man and two women) One room — private office of Chief, with clothespress adjoin- ing One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining One room for storing plans of schoolhouses 13 Lazu Division (two men employees) One room — private office of the Chief, with clothespress ad- joining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining 14 School Libraries Division (three employees — two men and one woman) One room — private office of the Chief, with clothespress ad- joining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining These rooms may be located, if practicable, near the stack rooms of the State Library so that the books accumulated by the division may be cared for in the stacks. 15 Division of Visual Instruction (seven employees — three men and four women) One room — private office of the Chief, with clothespress ad- joining One room — outer office with clothespress adjoining One room with clothespress adjoining One room for cabinets and slides — practically a stackroom . . One room for making and coloring slides with north light if practicable 16 Miscellaneous rooms One stenographers room near the rooms of the Commissioner of Education , • ■ • One stenographers room near the offices of the Assistant Com- missioners of Education Filing room — may be made into two rooms, if necessary. . Mailing room 400 sq. ft 500 sq. ft 500 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 300 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 300 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 500 sq. ft 600 sq. ft 1 200 sq. ft 400 sq. ft 600 sq. 600 sq. 1 000 sq. 800 sq. . Supply room Publication room — may be made into two rooms, if neces- sary Printing Clerks room The filing room, mailing room, supply room and publica- tion room, should be connected, if practicable. The mailing room should have a small freight elevator and an inside stair- case to the basement immediately below which should be ar- ranged for a shipping room. All of these rooms should be lo- cated on the first floor. 17 Audience room, to accommodate 500 or 600 people and to have adjoining it two committee rooms of about 400 sq. ft each. The location of this room has been previously in- dicated. 18 General storage. At least 4000 sq. ft should be provided on the first floor in various parts of the building for general storage purposes Private toilet rooms should be provided for men and for women adjacent to any of the above offices not otherwise pro- vided for. STATE LIBRARY - 68 employees (24 men, 44 women) General considerations In the following schedule of rooms nothing is said about hight of ceilings. It is, however, essential that the hight. of rooms, from center to center, in the main part of the building should be multiples of the hight of the book stack stories, from center to center, in order that the main floors should exactly coincide with the floors of the stacks. If the main floors are two stack stories in hight, the general reading room (no. 1 below) should be at least three stack stories in hight. Perhaps it would be well to have high ceilings also for rooms 2, 5, 7, 10 and 12. Ample provision should be made for separate cloak and toilet rooms for the staff and for readers. Their number and location will depend upon the general scheme of arrange- ment, but the number of assistants and Library School students and the probable num- ber of readers, as suggested in this outline, should be considered. 800 sq. ft 1 400 sq. ft 800 sq. ft 4 500 sq. ft 800 sq. ft 4 000 sq. ft 1 Good ventilation, heating, and natural and artificial light both in the stacks and in the reading rooms are especially important in a library. In some of the reading rooms high windows with shelving on the lower walls may prove desirable. In the following schedule of rooms some idea is given of the desirable relative loca- tion. When a room should be near several others, these others are named in order of preference. 1 General reading room 6 ooo sq. ft This room should have direct access to book stacks, public corridors, staircases and elevators, and should have seating ca- pacity for 200 readers. 2 History and genealogy reading room 3 500 sq. ft This room should connect with no. 1 and have seating capac- ity for 50 people with space at the rear for floor cases in stack ar- rangement. It should be so arranged that the attendant may have oversight of the map room (no. 3 below). 3 Map and chart room 1 500 sq. ft This room should connect with no. 2 and should be near 1 and 4. 4 Manuscripts — four rooms Located near 2 and 3 and with a total area of 6000 sq. ft 6 000 sq. ft a Reading room 1 200 sq. ft Door of this room should be the only entrance to the manuscript rooms. Should connect with b and d. b Office of Archivist 500 sq. ft Should connect with a and c. c Workroom 1 000 sq. ft Should have lavatory and should connect with b and d. d Manuscript stacks 3 300 sq. ft This room may depend on artificial light. Should connect by doors with a and c and, if convenient, with b. Doors to be steel and partition walls fireproof. 4 5 Technology reading room 5 000 sc l- ft Should be near general reading room (no. 1 above) and with close access to book stacks. There should be two special study rooms of 200 sq. ft each. 6 Education reading room 1 500 sq. ft Should be located near 1 and 25. 7 Medical library Should be located near 10 and 25, should be divided into five rooms as follows and arranged for supervision by one person : a Reading room 2 300 sq. ft b Medical students room 800 sq. ft c Current periodicals room 75 ° S( l- ft d, e Two study rooms, (375 sq. ft each) 75 ° sc l- ft 8 Conversation room 500 sq. ft Near general reading room and loan desk. 9 Exhibition room for rare books and manuscripts 2 000 sq. ft 10 Loan desk and card catalogue 2 000 ‘sq. ft The loan desk should be in the entrance lobby of the general reading room. The card catalogue may be located in an alcove opening off this lobby. 1 1 Individual studies — four, rooms of 250 sq. ft each ; near gen- eral reading room 1 000 sq. ft 12 Current periodicals reading room 2 000 sq. ft Near general reading room. 13 Cataloguing room (Including classification and shelf listing; connecting with no. 10 above and if possible with no. 14) 3 000 sq. ft About 400 sq. ft of this space should be partitioned off for typewriting. IS 14 Accessions — three rooms Should be located near or have convenient access to 13, 10, 12, and elevator to shipping room and bindery in basement. a Working room *. 2 500 sq. ft b Receiving and sorting room 500 sq. ft c Book board meeting room 500 sq. ft 15 Sociology — five rooms, with a total area of 6500 sq. ft Should be near Law library and have direct access to docu- ment collection in main book stack. a Legislative reference and sociology reading room 4 500 sq. ft b Consultation room, adjoining a 400 sq. ft c Sociology librarian’s office, adjoining b 400 sq. ft d Office for clerks, adjoining c 800 sq. ft c Room for supplies and work tables, adjoining d 400 sq. ft 16 Law library Eleven rooms with a total area of 20,000 sq. ft.. Should ad- join stack and be near Sociology, but need not be on same floor as general reading room. a Main reading' room 6 300 sq. ft Accommodations for 100 readers at long tables. b Law legislative reference room 2 800 sq. ft Adjoining above and no. 15a and with accommodations for 32 readers. Under supervision from 150, c Cataloguing room 800 sq. ft Adjoining main reading room (16a). Four assistants. d Law librarian’s office 5 °° sc l- Adjoining cataloguing room and main corridor. Should contain cases for rare law books. e Room for cases and briefs and periodicals 4 200 sc l- ft Adjoining 1 6a and 16c and under supervision from 1 6a. / Workroom 500 sq. ft Adjoining 16 c. g Textbook and miscellaneous collection room 1 800 sq. ft Adjoining, or part of 16a. h English and foreign room 2 200 sq. ft Adjoining i6