mississippi architect, april 1964

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APRIL 1964

MISSISSIPPI ARCHITECT


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The AMERICAN INSTITUTEA I A

of ARCHITECTSMISSISSIPPI CHAPTER

The Americnn Institute of Architects is th e nntionnl organization of the nrchitectural profession,an d it s initinls A.I.A. following th e architect's name have corne to be recognized publicly as a certificate of melit. Hi s membership in th e A.L A. attests to th e architect's integl'ity, proven professional qualifications, and good s tanding in his community.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJo e T. Purse ll , A.I.A.

Pr es:dentJohn C. Skewes , A.I.A .Vice Preside ntRober t D. Ladner , A.I. A.

Vice Preside ntEdward F. Nea l, A.LA .Secretary-Trea surerJames G. Ch astain , A.I.A.Ja mes E. McAdams, A.I.A.BILOXIJohn T. Collins, A.I.A.leonard Col lins, A.LA.Henry F. Fountain, A.I.A.Carl E. Malthes, A.LA.BROOKHAVENJoh n Bishop Seavey, A. LA .CLARKSDALEJohn C. Skewes, A.I.A.COLUMBUSFred L. Harrison, A.I.A.William I. Rosamond, A.I.ACORINTHB. A. England, A. LA .GREENVillEHarold Kaplan, A.I.A.Matthew l . Virden III, A.I.A .GREENWOODJames E. McAdams, A.LA.GULFPORTFlynt M. Hall, A.I.A .Kenneth W. Ha yes, A.I.A.Milton B. E. Hill, A.I.A.Carl Y. Parker , A.I.A.HA TTl ESBURGStephen H. Blair Jr., A.I.A.David K. Hemeter, A.I.A.Juan E. Landry, A.I.A.

Juan G. Landry, A.LA.Carl E. Matthes Jr ., A.I.A.J. Warren McCleskey, A.I.A.J . Warren McC leskey, Jr., A.I.A .HOLLY SPRINGSHugh H. Rathe r, A.I.A.JACKSONWi lliam R. Allen Jr. , A.I.A.Charles C. Barlaw, A.I.A.Robert B. Bassett, A. I.A.Thomas J . Biggs, F.A.I .A.Raymond Birchett, A.I.A.B. A. Brady, A.I. A.George Lee Brock, A.I.A.W. A. Browne, A.I.A.Harold C. Brumfield, A.I.A.William E. Campbell , A.I .A.James T. Canizaro, A.I.A.James G. Chastain, A.I. A.James Watts Clark, A.I.A.Vance D. Clemmer Jr., A.LA.Charles H. Dean Jr ., A.LA.Eugene Drummond, A.I.A.Robert E. Fa rr, A.LA.Frank P. Gates, A.I. A.William L Gill, A.I.A.Earl T. Gilmore, A.I.A.Arthur J. Godrey, A. I.A.Harry Haas J r., A. LA.William R. Henry Jr ., A.LA.John F. Hester, A.I.A.Grady L. Hicks, A.I.A.Ransom Cary Jones , A.I.A.James C. le e , A.LA .Jay T. Liddle Jr., A. LA.E. L. Malvaney, A.I.A.Emmett Molvaney, A.I.A.John M. Mattingly, A.I.A.Char les P. McMullan, A.I.A.Charles C. Mitchell , A.I.A.William D. Morrison, A.I.A.R. W. Naef, F.A.I.A.Edward Ford Neal, A.I.A.E. E. Norwood, A.LA.N. W . Overstreet, F.A.I.A.Joseph Ru sse ll Perkins, A.LA.Joe T. Pursell, A. LA .Frank E. Rice, A.I.A.Jerry H. Smith, A.I.A.John W. Staats, A.LA.T. N. Touchstone Jr ., A.LA.

John L. Turner, A.LA.John M Ware, A. LA.Joseph T. Wa re Jr ., A.LA.Harry E. Weir, A.I.A.Edward J. Welty, A.LA.Dud ley H. White, A.LA .McCOMBWilliam Ragland Watkins , A.LA .MERIDIANBill Archer, A.LA .Luther L. Brasfield, A.LA.Robert B. Clopton, A.I.A.MISSISSIPPI CITYlloyd K. Grace, A.I.A.Willis T. Guild Jr ., A.I.A.NATCHEZBeverly Martin , A.I.A.PASCAGOULAPeter J. Baricev, A. LA.PICAYUNERobert D. Ladner, A.I.A.John C. Su/!ling, A.LA.STARKVILLEThomas H. John ston Jr. , A.I.A .Thomas Shelton Jones, A.LA.Thomas O. Wakeman, A.I.A.TUNICAJohn H. Pritchard, F.A . I.A.TUPELOClarice M. Payne, A.I.A.MEMBERS EMERITUSJohn H. Harvey, A.I.A.E.Fresno, Calif.W ilfred S. lockyer, A.I.A .E.

PicayuneRobert J. Moor, A.I.A.E.Gulfport.

Professiona l Assoc ia tes : Willia m L. Addkison , Nicholas D. Davi s, Marion Fo x, Charl es R. Gardner, Eugene M. Hansen , Max t.Harris, Ja mes C. Je nkin s, J. D. Jern igan, John M. Montgomery , Francis F. Parker , Sidney E. Patton, Les li e P. Pitts, Malcolml . Pointer, J . Ed Ratliff , Moody Reed Jr ., James Cooper Rimme r, Thomas H. Smith , John T. West, Robert H. Westerfield, EnochJ. Williams.Associates : Boyce C. Biggers, Larry L. Bouchillon , Beverly Ann Bradley , F. Marion Brewer, Rober t Burns J r., Leon W . Burton ,Alton B. Clingan Jr., Lynton B. Cooper , Charles F. Cr a ig , William A. Easom, Thomas J . Gardner , Robert Harrison , AlfredB. Hick s, Monroe J . Hilton J r., Alfred C. Hopton, Ch a rles Howard, Warn ie C. Kennington, William Lawrence, Cronan LeBlanc,Don Leopard, Ralph Maisel , A. Neilson Martin , William D. May, Jame s E. Moorhead, Cl in ton C. Nickl es, Je rry A. Oakes, Je sseC. Pea rson, Connely Plunke tt , Marion Raidt, Robert W . Riggins , John M. War e J r., Malcolm D. Wetzel , Ral ph Alvin Whitten ,Ho w ar d B. Zeag l e r.

Mississippi Architect is published monthly by the Mississippi Chapterof the American Institute of Architects, in conjunction with ConstructionNews , Inc . Opinions expressed herein or e those of the editor an dcont r ibutors an d not necessarily those of the Mississippi Chapter, A.I.A.Inquiries may be addresserl to P. O. Bo x 9783 , Jackson , Mis siss ippi

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William R. Henry Jr ., A.I. A.EditorHarry Haas Jr., A.I.A.Edward Ford Neal, A.LA.Editorial Advisors


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Place, Tinle, ArchitectureTry to imagine a street in your town lined "with

architectural masterp ieces of the world . Ride b sideyou mi gllt see the Parthenon, the Gup;genheim Mu-seum , the Seagram Building, K ob'e Dame Cathedral,and perhaps th e Taj Mahal. The chan ces are tba tthe total aspect would be remindful of a Di sney ex-travaganza. At any rate th ere can be little doubtthat each of th e . e gr eat buildino'S would 10 'e adeo-ree of greatness by being thus situated in til e,\Tong place at the wrong tim e.

A few year back it wa s not uncommon to fin 1streets in American town s which displayed an amaz-ing a r r a ~ of architectural e On e might see amotel r efl ective of th e arclli tecture a socia ted wi tilPueblo cliff dwellings next to a bank inspired by theTemple of Apollo. This combination could even hayebeen viewed from the interior of an ice cream padordesign ed in th e shape of a chocolate nut sundae.

Fortunately, there has been considerable improye-ment in the r elationship between buildings a . ourtowns continue to grow and pro. per , but al l of U." ,architects and client s alike, still exhibit tendenciestoward building without ..ufficient awarenes of tota lenvironment. However, th is is more a product ofenthusia sm than selfi shness, so there i . great hopethat we will enrich our town s as we build by extend-ino' our vision to encompa s the big picture. Sensitivity in thi s re .pect can be far more enr iching an 1rewarding than excessive attempt s at clevern e .s.

Th e proces . of sharpenin g vision and sensitivityinvolves a close inspection of the r elationship be-tween buildings . The total effect can be pleasant orunpleasant or ..omew}lere in between. The nature ofth eir materials can clash or harmonize. The space::;in between can be attractive or r epul ive. Variationin 'cale can be compleltlentary or ridiculous. Theseand many other con siderations can elevate goodbuildings to greatn ess Or r educe thelll to tbe medio-cr e ; the architect and hi s client will jointl.' share aheavy portion of the respon sibility.

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GENERAL HOSPITALT HIS is a ISO-bed genera l hospi tal with al lservice facilities de ign ed to accommodatea future addition of another floor co ntaining48 beds_ Constructed principally of reinforcedconcre te and masonry, thi s hospital ha s an exterior of light buff bri ck and aluminum win dow wall units. Wide co ncre te canopies protect the main entrance and th e emergencyambulance entran ce.

The various servi ces tha t are th e hea rt ofth e ho spital, including surgery, labor and delivery room s, laboratory, X-ray, emergency

department and an intensive care section, aregrouped conven iently on th e fir st fl oor.Patients' rooms are on th e second, third andfourth floo rs ; th e second and fo ur th each co n-taining 48 bed (24 private rooms and 12 twobed rooms) . The third floo r conta in s 40 bedsand 4 nur series to provide care for 34 babies.A nurses training section, general storerooms, laundry, cafeter ia, kitchen, drug stock-rooms, ph ysical th era py, morgue, autopsyroom, maintenance shop, boiler room andmechanical equipment a ll occupy th e ground

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T HE WORLD'S LARGEST apartment house, OuterDrive East Apartments, will be completed in earlyJune 1964, on Chicago's lakefront. Under development by The Jupiter Corporation, the real estate, oiland na tural gas company, this unusual T-shape building will cost $27,000,000.

Three blocks from Chicago's leading departmentstore, Marshall Field, and two blocks from famedMichigan Avenue on the lakefront, the two-acre sitebuilding, erected on the Illinois Central RR trackair-rights, offers an unparalleled view of the city'sentire lakefront span, Grant Park, the Chicago skyline and the Loop.Cost of the ai r-rights alone is $2,750,000.Chicago's we ll-known Edison-Dick RestaurantCha in will have th ree restaurants in the building. Aluxur ious cocktail lounge and res tau rant, Cafe LaTour, will occupy all of the forty -story rooftop, a seaModel picture of the , world's la rqe st sinqleapartment buildinq, Outer Drive Ea s t, w hichia nearinq completion on Ch icaqo 's lake front. Olympic size pool shown is coveredby qlass dome allowinq year.round swimminq.

food restaurant will be on the mam level and thethird will be on the seventh floor.An Olympic-sized, kidney-shaped pool, covered bya huge glass dome allowing year-round swimmingand the first of its kind in any apartment house, willbe located on the seventh floor, surrounded by cabanas, lockers, showers, saunas, The Rivera HealthClub and a deck for sun-bathing.Architects: Hirshfeld , Pawlan and ReinheimeI ofChicago.

Outer DriveEast Apartments


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Protec t ion H oof S lopesOf W o r l d ~ s Fair Pavi l ions

M ODERN ARCHITECTURE is breaking out of its oldforms. Nowhere is this more in evidence thanat the World's Fair which will open in New York.

The buildings rising on Flushing Meadow are adramatic and joyful testament to America's architectural talent. And to fulfill their plans, architectsare drawing heavily on new technological advancesin structural design and new building materials.

The freedom of form which archifects are seekin gis clearly demonstrated in the Eastman Kodak pavilion. Here the architectural firm of Kahn andJacobs developed an undulating concrete shell supported on interior pylons. From a design conceivedby Will Bmtin, the complex and irregular curves ofthe shell's "skirt" are ilccented by two sphericaldomes, several conical pylons, and a cylindricaltower. The resulting design, with its arbitrary butharmonious use of various curvatures is one of themost eyecatching of the Fair's pavilions.

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Lev Zetlin & Associates, who solved the engineeringproblems of this unusual design, used prestressedconcrete cantilevered on the interior columns to formthe arbitrary shapes of the skirt. The concrete variedin thickness from 6" to 14" so that it could bear itsown load between columns. The domes, however,were covered with cement plaster troweled on metallath over wood framing; the lightw.eight design madecentral support of the dome vaults unnecessary. Butthe cement plaster, of course, was not waterproof.

The Neolon roofing on the Eastman Kodak pavilionwas applied in five coats, of which the last was afinish coat which supplied the color. Here again, theflexibility of on-site application permitted a departurein design: the architect wanted the domes to bemedium-green at the base, shading up to the creamywhite which, because it is a standard of the Fair,has become known as World's Fair White. In spraying on the finish coat (the earlier coa ts were rolledon), Desco Vitro-Glaze simply sprayed around andaround the domes, decreasing the pigmentation eachtime. The result is a smoothly blended exterior coatthat is both protective and decorative.Another Kahn & Jacobs design protected by Neolonis the Travelers Insurance Companv pavilion. Thisbuilding is reminiscent of Travelers' umbrella trademark: a 20 foot high central column, set in a reflecting pool, supports a giant flattened spheroid about90 ft. in diameter. The upper and lower hemispheresare scalloped around the equator of the spheroid.Travelers Insurance Co. Pavilion

Eastman Kodak Pavilion at N. Y. World's Fair


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I ill" ..... "* J-- .John F. TorU with a model of his designwhich won the 1964 Reynolds AluminumPrize for Architectural Studen ot.

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DYNAMIC CLEAR SPANby JOHN F. TORTIUniversity of Notre Dame

Winner of The 1964 Reynolds Aluminum Prize For Architectural Students

T HE "Dynamic Clear Span" dome was originallydesigned to cover an underground chapel. In itsuse over the chapel the dome performs aestheticallyas well as fun ctionally.

Initially, by nature, a dome has the capabilities ofspanning la rge distances without the use of intermediate columns. This dome is constructed of identical rings making it less costly to produce and simplifying the construction. Within these rings theglass or translucent plastic discs allow a large amountof natural light into the interior, enhancing theaesthetic value, while limiting the use of artificiallight to evening. Finally, the use of circular membersinstead of the conventional linear members achievesa smoother and less harsh appearance.

This dome was designed using only that part of ahemisphere which is completely in compression. Thispermits the dome to be constructed with use of aminimum number of members, while giving thedome a shell-like appearance.

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The hexagonal plan stems from the geometricalarrangement of the identical rings. Six equilateraltriangles composed of these ring elements form thedome, which is part of a sphere, resulting in sixpoints of support. The compression force originatingat the center ring, transmittecl through the intermediate rings to the rings around the perimeter ofthe dome, are transmitted by a beam around theperimeter to these six supports.Theoretically no connecting fastener would beneeded, since the dome is entirely in compression.For means of construction a single bolt is used whererings are tangent.A triangular shaped piece is used to cover theopening where three circles meet. Along with thestructural ring, this piece is the only other form used.It, like the ring, remains the same throughout thedome.

The potential of this dome lies in its use to spanlarge areas without shutting out natural light andstill retaining a simple external expression.


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JOHN A. HARTFORDResearch Center

Hyperbaric OxygenLUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

PARK RIDGE, ILLINOIS

Four 50-horsepower. twostage. oilless compressors.each with a three-ton ai rconditioning unit. supplyair under pressure to threechambers at the John A.Hartford Hyperbaric Oxyge n Rsearch Center_

These three horizontal steelcylinders - designed an dbuilt by Borg-Warner Corporation - are actuallyroom-sized chambers thatwill accommodate up to30 medical staff membersand patients.

Andrew P. Boehmer (left)chief engineer of BorgWarner Corporation's hyperbaric research department, adjusts ai r pressurein on e of th e three steelchambers. Looking on isWayne Brandon, superintendent of buildings an dgrounds for the hospital.


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A MILLION-DOLLA R hyperbaric (high-pressure)oxygen research facility opened at LutheranGeneral Hospital iii suburban Chicago_ It is the la rgest and most advanced hyperb aric oxygen center inthe world_at Lutheran General Hospiral in subu rban Chicago.It is the la rgest and most advanced hyperbaric oxygen center in the world.

The facility consists principall y of three room -size,horizontal steel chambers for medical and surgicalprocedures at tw o to th ree times normal pressure(or more) . Pure oxygen administered to pa tientsthro ugh masks in the hi gh-pressure environment willraise the oxygen tension of the blood to as much as15 times normal .. . opening the way to new meth ods of treating circul atory ailments, heart disease,str okes and other types of illness and injury.

Th e Lutheran Ge neral Hosp ital center, Park Ridge,Ill. , may well be the prototype for futu re hyperbaric

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systems, according to Ray Snyder , manager of thehyperbaric research department of Borg-Warner Co rporation, where the facility was designed.

The longest chamber is 41Vz feet long, 10 fee tin diameter, we ighs 57,200 pounds and is ASMEpressure-rated at 50 pounds per square inch gauge(psig) . It serves as a research unit for in ternalmedical applicat ion and will accommodate six bedpa ti ents.

The middle and lar gest unit, 34 fee t 7 inches long,12 feet in diameter, weighi ng 70_400 pounds, servesas an operating chamber. It al so is pressure-ra tedat 50- psig. It is large enough to perm it two simultaneous operations. as migh t be done in the futurefor work in tr ansplanting organs.The thi rd chamber. 23 feet. 4 inches long, 10 fee tin di ameter. weighing 50.-1.00 pounds. is a rec ompression and research room. 1t is ra ted at 125 psig.

Each chamber is pa rtitioned into a main roomand an ent rance lock. The locks are in terco nn ectedby corridors. This arrangement permits the occupantsto leave the sys tem, and enables them also to mO\-tfrom one chamber to another without un dergoingdecomp ression . The system is designed to acc ommoda te up to 30 persons. The locks are approxi matel y 10 feet long and are large enough to acc ommodate a surgical stretcher and all o\\" it to be turneda full 90 degrees in moving fr om one chamher tothe next.

The main ai r supp ly for all three chambers is abank of four compressor units that provide a continuous flow of air at 32.5 psig. Each chambera separ ate con trol console for regul ating the pressureand vent ilation ra te in each chamber and lock in dependently. There is also a 200-psig reserve air supplythat can pressurize the small recompresssion andresearch chamber' to 90 psig and supply the medicaland surgical chambers in case of a power failure.

A 75-seat auditorium and four seminar r ooms areon the ground floor of the three-story wing. Thehyperbaric chambers are on the second floor , bes idean intensive care ward and a biochemical laboratory.The third floor has nine gues t rooms for visitingmedical people.

The th ree hyperb aric chambe rs, together, we igh 89tons. But their weight is spread over a sizeable floorarea ; the floor is des igned for a live load of 150pounds per square foot. The chambers res t on a 6-inch reinforced concrete platform.

Burnham & Hammond, Inc., Chicago, is architectof both the main building and the hyperbaric oxygen,"ring.An operatinq room larqe enouqh to permit two simultaneousoperations (as miqht some day be done in transplantinqorqans) is part of the hiqh-pressure oxyqen center. Theoperatinq room has double doors so that its lock ca n beat a hiqher pressure if necessary. A pivoted ramp in thedoorway allows slre!chers 10 be wheeled over the raisedsi11 .


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A NEW DOME has been added to the Washingtonscene-but this one is of modern acrylic plas.tic. The transparent structure can also be transformed into a translucent arch, a new landmark.Pushbutton controlled, the convertible dome enclosesan outdoor swimming pool, offering year 'roundaquatics.

The dome is in six sections, two stationary andfour movable. Thirty.eight feet high, it has a diameter of 102 feet at its base and has the form of asphere which has been cut off 10 feet above theequator.Each section or segment of the dome has six horizontal rows of framed acrylic plastic panels. In all ,there are 334 flat, trapezoidal Plexiglas acrylic panelsin 227 different sizes. Each panel was pre.assembledinto an insulating unit consisting of two 1jlin. sheetsof Plexiglas separated by a % .in. dehydrated airspace. A metal separator sealed between the twosheets at the rim holds a desiccant. Several panelAn exterior view of the transparent Plexiqlas dome. from aterrace of the International Inn. Notice that the partiallyopened section of the dome haa a cut-out portIon. Closed.this fils over the entranceway leadinq from the hotel. permittinq protected accellfl to the pool in inclement weather.Also. note the neoprane weather naps where the seqmenialoin when closed.


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spaces are used for conductive heaters, exit doorsand the cutout entranceway. When necessary, radioant heaters keep the cement floors warm while theconductive heaters mounted in the dome heat theair. Thus, the pool can be used even in snowy, wintry weather.

Colorless, transparent sheets make up the panelunits for the mobile segments of the dome. Theinner sheet of every unit in the two fixed segmentsis white, translucent acrylic plastic. This arrangement provides sufficient "see-through" in the domearea and gives adequate pool-side brightness. Whenretracted, the overlapped section panels provide aninteresting "solid," translucent effect for the arch.When the dome is fully retracted, each stationarysegment is "leafed" by two mobile sections, one overand one under, coinciding to form the translucentarch. Under the arch, mo t of the pool-side area isavailable for sunbathing . Or, the dome may beopened to any desired degree for air and sunshine.

The dome structure is supported by a steel beamframework. After the curved longitudinal beams wereinstalled, the steel cross-beams were wolded intoplace to complete the framework.

Architect for the dome was Morris LapidusLiebman & Associates, New York, N. Y.An interior view of the partially opened dome from on een d of th e pool. Notice th e "leafinq" effect of th e domesection&. The translucent. stationary seqment is at the center.The transparent seqment to the riqht leafs over iI . th e se qment to the left leafs under. Space heaters are mounted inpanel spaces in the stationary. translucent section.


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New IDEASIn Building Stone

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Small metal clips &crewed into slc:Un'1 or eheathlnq fit in'1roo.,es on top and bollom ed'1es of each stone. CUps securestone to wall and provide proper spacln'1 between stones.Special nails may be used in place of screws. Notice comerIItones are mitered at ol5de'1ree anqle.

O NE OF TH E OLDEST of building materials is showing a new face to architects and constructionmen.Stone, once considered entirely as a massive, heavymaterial requiring a foundation , is now being usedas veneering, paneling, facing - in a variety of newdecorating ideas.Since stone comes in many colors and hundredsof different shadings, decorators are using it to harmonize with wood, brick, metal, glass and fabrics.Six categories of natural stone are quarried in theU.S.-sandstone, quartzite, granite, marble, limestone and slate.New cutting techniques now produce thinner sl icesof stone for greater economy, and improved quarrying and manufacturing methods also keep costs down.

Here are a few decorating ideas in building stone,as suggested by the Building Stone Institute:

1. Lightweight curtain wall panels are availablein all six categories of natural stone for coveringand insulating thin curtain walls. The effect is thatof a thi ck stone wall-yet it is constructed as a lightweight stone sheath set over a core such as foamedpolyurethane.

2. Mosaic stone panel walls also come in a varietyof colors and textures-useful either as a backgroundfor furniture or as a focus of interest all by itself.3. Free-standing display panels designed with patterns or murals provide a permanent room divider

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