Great Lakes Region Reynolds Headquarters Building
Title
Great Lakes Region Reynolds Headquarters Building
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 16, 2014
Alternative Title or Name
Reynolds Metals Building
Creator
Yamasaki, Minoru
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
April, 1965
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Southfield (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Mid-Century Modernist
Subject
office buildings
Description
Exterior view of the Reynolds Metals office building in Southfield, Michigan. "The project was designed with the intent of focusing the attention of the people, particularly the automobile designers, in the Detroit area on aluminum. The three-story rectangle, which is placed on a podium, has an open first story lobby, and second and third stories shielded by an aluminum grille. The aluminum space-frame skylight crowning the open central core gives finish and silhouette to the exterior skyline and floods the interior with day light. The gold anodized grille consists of ten-and a- half-inch diameter rings, two-and-a quarter inches deep, locked together in a pattern. These, together with the walkway gratings at the windows, cut off the rays of the sun until they are at a very low angle. There are many other uses of aluminum in the building, including the formed ceiling pans of the first floor display area, the luminous ceilings of hexagonal louvers, the doors, window sashes, gratings and also in many unexposed areas as well,"--Yamasaki website.
Material/Medium
aluminum (metal)
reinforced concrete
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-020
- Date Added
- December 16, 2014
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- office buildings
- Citation
- “Great Lakes Region Reynolds Headquarters Building,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 4, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14044.