点评:(1/25/2025) Had it not been for an outstanding Apple TV show featuring the Bell Works building as “Lumon Industries”, I certainly would not have known about — nor gone out of my way to visit — a mid-century corporate office building. But thank you, “Severance”, for enlightening me to this fantastic Eero Saarinen gem!
An ominous glass and concrete exterior surrounded by enormous parking lots conceals a stunning, light-filled interior. On the Saturday evening I visited, there were many activities throughout the massive atrium: pick-up basketball, birthday parties, DJ’ed dance gatherings and many people simply wandering around sipping coffees, enjoying yogurt or dinner, lounging throughout.
Only the lower level is open to the general public (upper floors are corporate office space), but there’s a nice mix of restaurants (some open daily including weekends, others only during the weekday breakfast/lunch hours), boutique shopping, family & event spaces (an Escape Room, for example). I was drawn to an interesting gallery exhibit featuring Dan Kiley (a renowned 20th century landscape architect), a grand piano played (quite well!) by several visitors, and a delicious pizza from Corbo & Sons.
All told, I spent about an hour meandering, gawking, taking photos and being very impressed with both the building and the terrific adaptive reuse of such an architectural work of art. Absolutely would return!
PS - no Macrodata Refinement, Optics & Design or Mammalians Nurturable departments to be found (the basement was closed for a private event actually…). For now, the work shall remain “mysterious and important”! 😁🤓
翻译:(2025 年 1 月 25 日) 如果不是因为 Apple TV 上播出了一部以“Lumon Industries”为主题的精彩节目,我肯定不会知道——也不会特意去参观——一座中世纪的企业办公楼。但感谢“Severance”,让我了解了这座奇妙的埃罗·沙里宁瑰宝!
巨大的停车场环绕着阴森的玻璃和混凝土外墙,隐藏着令人惊叹的、光线充足的内部空间。在我参观的那个周六晚上,巨大的中庭里有很多活动:篮球比赛、生日派对、DJ 舞会,还有许多人只是四处闲逛,喝着咖啡,享用酸奶或晚餐,悠闲地休息。
只有下层向公众开放(上层是企业办公空间),但这里有各种各样的餐厅(有些餐厅每天开放,包括周末,有些只在工作日的早餐/午餐时间开放)、精品购物、家庭和活动空间(例如密室逃脱)。我被一个有趣的画廊展览吸引住了,展览中有丹·凯利(20 世纪著名的景观建筑师)、几位参观者弹奏的钢琴(弹得相当好!)和 Corbo & Sons 的美味比萨饼。
总而言之,我花了大约一个小时漫步、凝视、拍照,对这座建筑以及对这样一件建筑艺术品的出色适应性再利用印象深刻。绝对会再来的!
PS - 没有宏观数据细化、光学与设计或哺乳动物可养育部门(地下室实际上因私人活动而关闭……)。目前,这项工作仍将“神秘而重要”!😁🤓