Design
Site Plan
Floor Plans
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Basement
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Main Level
- Gallery
- Balcony
Perspective Drawings
Interior Restoration - Color Palette
Utilizing historic descriptions of Hill Auditorium from its 1913 dedication,
historic black & white photos which portray a polychromatic paint
scheme, and the detailed analyses of hundreds of paint samples by the
architects, a color palette of the original paint scheme was developed.
These renderings reflect an artist's interpretation of the restored
paint palette. A reflection of the Arts & Crafts period in vogue
in the early twentieth century, the palette uncovered at Hill reveals
a rich polychromatic scheme encompassing a range of warm grays, blues,
blue-grays, green-grays, golds, and deep red-browns. These reflect the
architect Albert Kahn's vision of subtly incorporating the university's
colors into a characteristic Arts & Crafts scheme. Other elements
which contribute to the ambience of the interior and which are proposed
for restoration include wood seats with upholstery similar in color
to the original leather; restoration of the original color of the leather
doors; period carpeting in the aisles; restoration of the bronze-gold
color of the organ display pipes; and restoration of the medallion lights
in the ribs of the ceiling. (Artwork by Mariuca Brancoveanu.)
Interior Renderings
These renderings show the layout of the spaces but do not reflect the
restored color palette for paint, carpeting, and wall coverings.
Hill Auditorium Before (west
elevation)
Hill Auditorium After (west
elevation)
Last
modified:
Thursday March 09 2006
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