| Show LANDSCAPE PLANS PLANS' ARE NOW COMPLETE John H. H Olmstead Submits Rough Drawings for State Capitol Approaches ARCHITECTS GAIN TIME State Commission Fixes January 1 as as' as s Date When Plans for Building Must Be Submitted Following the receipt morning of oC John Yesterday Il II Olmstead s a a and d temporary the plans for fOI landscaping and ground arran arrange arrange- e. e ment of or the capitol site site- the Utah state capitol commission slon granted an exten exten- slon ot of thirty days days' time In which corn com architects may submit inc their r plans for tor the building rie program of at COI competition called c lor for the thc submission sIon of or tho limo plans on De- De Comber I 1 1911 but It U has fh fn been round found t tl at tt Insufficient tune time would be allowed the architects tb b form Corm their loir Plans Plans' in n accordance with Ith the recommendations recommendation ot of 1 the land landscape aPe architect within that K period so at the roi request st of or the architect architects archi- archi the they will YiU be bc given cn until January Januari 1 l 1912 1312 to file fHe their competitive e draw draw- ings A selection must be made within thirty da days s 's from rom that date Mr Olmstead submitted his lila detailed report on the landscaping work and two pencil sketches of or ph plans ns for the landscaping of orthe the grounds rounds The plans are aro designed to fit it the present site and an enlarged site sito If It more ground round can be bc obtained Mr Mr- Ir Olmstead recommends that the building bunding be erected on a n terrace that will give ghe It a comman commanding appearance and raise it to a point where it will be visible from om every direction This terrace terrace terrace ter ter- race should be about twelve feet Ceet high and ISO feet reet long IonS It is su suggested that the building bo be started with a basement basement basement base base- ment a little above the present surface of the thc ground round and be made so high that the- the first fim floor will be about four and one half feet teet above the terrace which will conceal the h basement Imposing Impolitic Approaches It Is suggested that an entrance be made at each end of or the building through h the terrace rather than Ithan b by means mean of ot steps up to the floor so that the tho carriage approaches will come on ona ona a a lev level l with the tue end entrances A striking feature of or the recommendation recommendation dation is the tho construction of at a subway tunnel from West Yest Capitol street to a n. Point joint under the center of or the tho building through h which the car line ma may be run runo to o a a terminal room or depot under the building where patrons may take the elevator directly from the carA car A simple yet ct effective system of or driveways ewas and walks wals is recommended and ind ice all is given gl against attempts at it elaborate flower beds and antI shrubbery shrubbery shrub shrub- ber bery arrangements simplicity being urged ug d In ha er E every feature Mr lr Olmstead will prepare finished plans of or the tho landscaping design n and end send them to the commission alon along with further data relative to grades grades- |
