Plate XXXVIII. Rectangular Halls with Colonnades

Plate XXXVIII. — In places where public business is carried on, it is considered desirable to provide at least one important chamber in which internal effect is studied as well as the needs of the public and staff. Adequate lighting should be a primary consideration, and the example shown in Nos. I and II provides a motive suitable for any ordinary contingency. Two storeys are included with open corridors, which can be adapted to the convenience of any particular office. In No. III a more usual section applicable to the same plan is given. No. IV shows an alternative rendering with barrel vaulted ceilings springing from one level, and top lighting over the central area. In Nos. V and VI the principal difference in the scheme consists in the elimination of the end gallery in favour of an apsidal termination and the introduction of clerestorey lighting. Nos. VII and VIII show a further development of the plan formation with a variation in the arrangement of the vaulting and the omission of all galleries. Such schemes can be used for a variety of buildings such as small exchanges, or auction and assembly rooms, and they can be adapted to become important features, such as waiting spaces in large public buildings.