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Show Plate XXXII. Dwelling of D. D. Martin, Buffalo, New York. 1904. Reference to the general plan of the Martin house will show certain free standing groups of piers. In the central chamber formed by the piers the radiators are located, and the lighting fixtures are concentrated upon the piers themselves. Bookcases, swinging outward, are placed below between the piers: the open spaces above are utilized as cabinets. and from these the heat passes into the rooms. Fresh air is let into the central chamber through openings between the piers and the bookcases. The radiators and the appurtenance systems are thus made an artistic feature of the architecture. The Martin house is fireproof, the walls are of brick, floors of reinforced concrete overlaid with ceramic mosaic; roofs tiled. The vitreous brick used in the exterior walls is worked with bronzed joints into the walls and piers of the interior. The brick on these interior surfaces is used in a decorative sense as a mosaic. The woodwork throughout is of fumed white oak. A pergola connects the house with a con- conservatory, which in turn is connected by means of a covered way with the stable. Plate XxX111. Administration building for the Larkin Co. Ground plan and perspective. 1903. The Larkin Building is one of a large group of factory buildingssituatedin the factory district of Buffalo It was built to house the commercial engine of the Larkin Company in light, wholesome, well-ventilated quarters. The smoke, noise and dirt incident to the locality made it imperative that all exterior surfaces be self-cleaning. and the interior be created independently of this environment. The building is asimple working out of certain utilitarian conditions, its exterior a simple cliff of brick whose only """"ornamental"""" feature is the exterior expression of the central aisle, fashioned by means of the sculptured piers at either end of the main block. The machinery of the various appurtenancesystems, pipe shafts incidental thereto. the heating and ventilating air in-takes, and the stairways which serve also as fire-escapes, are quartered in plan and placed outside the building at the four outer corners, so that the entire area might be free for working purposes. These stair chambers are top-lighted. The interior of the main building thus forms a single large room in which the main floors are galleries open to a large central court, which is also lighted from above. All the windows of the various stories or """"galleries"""" are seven feet above the floor, the space beneath being utilized for steel filing cabinets. The window sash are double, and the building practically sealed to dirt, odor and noise, fresh air being taken high above the ground in shafts extending above the roof surfaces. The interior is executed throughout in vitreous, cream-colored brick, with floor and trimmings of """"magnesite"""" of the same color. The various features of this trim were all formed within the building itself by means of simple wooden moulds. in most cases being worked directly in place. So the decorative forms were necessarily simple, particularly so as this material becomes hot while setting and expands slightly in the process. The furnishings and fittings are all of steel, and were designed with the structure. The entrance vestibules, from either street and the main lobby, together with the toilet accommodations and rest rooms for employes, are all located in an annex, which intercepts the light from the main office as little as possible. The fifth floor is given to a restaurant for employes. with conserva- tories in mezzanines over kitchen and bakery at either end, opening in turn to the main roof, all of which together constitutes the recreation ground available for employes. The structure, which is completely fireproof, together with its modern heating, ventilating and appurtenance system, but exclusive of metal fixtures and furnishings, cost but little more than the average high-class fireproof factory building-18 cents per cubic foot. Here, again, most of the critic's """"architecture"""" has been left out. Therefore the work may have the same claim to consideration as a """"work of art"""" as an ocean liner, a locomotive or a battle ship. Plate XXXIV. Country house for C. Thaxter Shaw, Montreal, Canada. A design for a granite house on the mountain side at Montreal. passing in front of the house on a terrace arrangement. Approached on either side by drives, Entrance through loggia on this terrace to the living-rooms on main floor. which is level with garden at rear and sides. Sleeping-rooms above, Enclosed garden at front, below terraces. Plate XXXV, Suburban residence for Mr. Tomek, Riverside, Illinois, A characteristic """"prairie house,"""" similar in scheme to the Thomas, Heurtley and Coonley houses. l-ha ,319"""" .""""llC ll,a. Pl,hnr.+PA ;n+n the nl?ln 4 +??a !?,TlT:n Lm,r, |