This past Tuesday we had the pleasure of taking another tour of Temple Hoyne Buell Hall, our true classroom building (although most of class time is spent outside of it). Professor Hinders decided that we would take a closer look into how the mechanical system of the building operated and how that affected the layout and functionality of the building. Unfortunately, we could not look at the wonderful masterpiece of the mechanical room, as all the locks in every building were changed so few people actually have access. But we did get to take a look around the building and see the systems put into use.
We first walked around the top floor and saw the air ducts. Although Charles was unable to identify correctly which vent was bringing air into the room and which was taking air out, we got to see how they run throughout the entire floor, which was actually pretty interesting. Those details are the things that I miss when I walk through a building, even one like Temple Hoyne, where most of the structure of the building is exposed. We also saw the individual rooms and how they deliver air so none of the professors get too hot or cold when working into the wee hours of the night. Probably the coolest thing we saw was when we went outside and saw the curvature of the southwest part of the building, and how the mechanical systems were actually very visible at the top of the building. This was worked into the architecture and was actually quite seamless.
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