Crown Hall

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Chicago, United States, 1956

Scale: 1:100
Materials: acrylic, cardboard, mdf
Type: structural
Detail: 6/7
Student: Maurice Paulsen and Kristina Cittolin, HS24

A 1:100 study model of Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall, rendered in black-painted acrylic framing with translucent infill panels representing the glazed curtain wall. The model foregrounds the structural logic of the building — the exposed welded steel frame, deep roof plate with expressed secondary framing, and the column-free interior — as well as the entry sequence with symmetrical stairs and handrails. At this scale, the bay rhythm, glazing proportions, and roof beam spacing are all legible, making it a precise structural and tectonic study.

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