Sep 11, 2009

the Basket Building

Along the lines of iconic buildings and eye catching structures, don't forget about the 'basket building'. It is literally designed to resemble a picnic basket. Hats off to the client for sticking to their ideas and not following the status quo. The architect, NBBJ. The building, a monument to pure EIFS construction. EIFS, Exterior Insulation Finishing System


Above
Longaburger Baskets, the homestead, golf course, factory, and giant basket office building.

Location
Zanesville, OH

The best surreal and approaching view to the Basket Building is going through 37. History has it that they were originally planning on adding a napkin, and salt & pepper shackers to serve as entrance elements. Personally, I'm glad they didn't.

Ohio, state of the most beautiful sky.

3 comments:

  1. SharmilaSeptember 12, 2009 at 10:47 PM

    This building scares me...and not just because I keep expecting giant ants to show up looking for the crumbs!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    this building is amazing, i wonder who was the archtect of it.

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  3. Melissa Vitteri Sieg AIA MBAMarch 16, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    the architect was nbbj.com... the idea that salt and pepeer shakers could have been added sounds pretty scary to me too...

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