den onyx. The selection of this piece of stone dictated the height of the room (3.10 m). At the north end of the hall is the only transversely connected wall. Each side of this hollow wall is made of etched glass and electric lights in its interior cast a diffused light into the hall and toward the exterior. At the far south, a wall of dark green transparent glass is centered between openings leading to the small pool. The enclosed pool is open to the sky and is lined with black glass tiles. At the east end of this pool is a statue of a female nude, Der Morgen (The Morning), by Georg Kolbe. The east wall, located to the rear and to the left of the onyx wall, is made of the same transparent gray glass as the entrance wall. At the north rear corner a pair of small offices are unobtrusively set back, out of sight from most angles.
ANALYSIS: NATURAL ILLUMINATION IN THE BARCELONA PAVILION
One facet of Mies' design that receives little consideration is its status as a kind of oasis. The architect was, for the first time, designing for a
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