Johnson Wax Building

Johnson Wax Building

Lawrence Technological University

February 20, 2015

Wright, Frank Lloyd

O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)

American

Single Built Works

July, 1965

Wisconsin (state)

Racine (inhabited place)

Modern (styles and periods)

corporate headquarters (built works)

office buildings

interior views

skylights

Detail view of sky lights at SC Johnson headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1939. "Wright’s ability to effortlessly incorporate the organic metaphor into his architecture is revealed in the building via a tall slender mushroom column that tapers to a base of a mere 9-inch diameter. They rise 30 feet and terminate at the roof level as broad circular lily pads of concrete 18 1/2 feet wide. Wright’s imagination led to creating these hollow cored columns that serve as storm water drains and which feature hinged bases with pin jointed bronze shoes. The circular lily pads of concrete are woven together by a membrane of Pyrex glass tubing that illuminate spaces with natural light. The use of Pyrex glass tubing allowed for a lot of diffused light to enter the interior of the Johnson Wax Building. The large workspace is well lit with indirect light and very little glare, resulting in a work environment conducive for creativity,"--AD Classics: S.C. Johnson and Son Administration Building / Frank Lloyd Wright, by Kelly Minner, ArchDaily, November 2010.

glass (material)

brick (clay product)

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