Show BANK BUILDING OF GLASS unique home planned for institution at des mo nes iowa eastman has submitted plans to the officials of the des na bank for a building of classic design to be built of glass after his new plan of glass construction the building as constructed would be most unique and would be especially attractive with its heavy columns of wire glass mr eastman s scheme of glass con has ed much comment throughout the country the general plan allows it consists of a steel framework by brackets attached to the beams of the floors in duplicate mak ing two walls of opalescent wire glass the glass being set in the steel frame work the glass walls are approximately a toot apart making an insulating dead air space to prevent loss of heat in hlll winter and to prevent undue heat in lummer this system of construction allows of any arrangement of floor plan be cause windows are unnecessary and or the same reason the exterior gilr admit of any style of treatment entirely free of the restrictions of ten efstration est ration the wall is fire resisting to a degree as it has been demon pirated that wire glass will resist a bot fire and if necessary to replace it the fire damage would be local and easily replaced the cost compared to stone terra otta or brick would be from a ter to a third less for the outer walls the inner construction of the build ing Is similar to that in general use ettner steel or masonry iowa state register |