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Trust City Hall Maria Josephine Gunawan
The city hall located by Kenzie Street and N. Orleans St, the corner of Chicago River adjacent to Merchandise Mart have a prominent promise to the city and people. This city hall consist of 8 floor with unique floor plan for different department and open auditorium that allows city councils to have big open hearing. The shape of the building is triangular curved corner with circular edge. In the exterior, the big window that allow maximum allowance of light as well as cornice along side each floor. In the interior, once you enter through the revolving door, you are welcome by a reception that introduce you to big conference, council rooms, administration office that lead you to the open auditorium hearing. This auditorium hearing is 45feet tall with two 30’x90’ courtyard along side. By doing this, during the hearing, the people from different floor will be able to watch, and listen the hearing. Not only that, in one of the courtyard, there is an exposed staircase that connect each floor.
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City Hall Siteplan 1. Entry 2. Conference Room 3. Council Room 4. Ramps 5. Meeting Room 6. Office 7. Administration Office 8. Auditorium Hearing 9 Archive Room
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City Hall 2nd Floor 1. Office 2. Vault 3. Conference Room 4. Ramps 5. Meeting Room 6. Council Room 7. Archive Room 8. Auditorium Hearing 9. Pantry
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City Hall 3rd Floor 1. Office 2. Vault 3. Conference Room 4. Ramps 5. Meeting Room 6. Council Room 7. Archive Room 8. Auditorium Hearing 9. Pantry
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City Hall 4th Floor 1. Office 2. Courtyard 3. Conference Room 4. Ramps 5. Open Seating Space 6. Archival Room
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City Hall
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City Hall
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City Hall Split Axon 1. Auditorium Room 2. Ramps 3. Exposed Staircase 4. Courtyard 5. Dome Circular Staircase 6.Offices 7. Meeting/Conference Room
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