Boulder Municipal Building. Boulder. ca. 1952. Two wings off of a central core; not quite symmetrical, one has 13 window bays and the other 16. The original design had a reception lobby on the ground floor of the core, with a space above shared by the city council and a judge. The west wall of the core, which was all glass, looked out onto a large park-like area, and to the eventual location of the library, also designed by Hunter.
One level in elevation and asymmetrical in plan, the building's prominent feature is its use of glass block in the upper half of the classroom wing. Combined with the ribbon windows below, the glass blocks make for a pure curtain wall for each classroom, punctuated only by one slender vertical support in the center of each section.
Primary Building. North End of Classroom Wing. The shed over the door mitigated the effects of waterfalls from the main roof. Apparently there wasn't enough flashing along the edges.
Uni-Hill Primary Building. Boulder. 1949-50. The west entrance, with gymnasium on the right. Note the slight pitch of the roof, the clerestory windows, decorative panels, and articulation of the brick wall. The classroom wing extends off to the left.
Uni-Hill Primary Building. Boulder. 1949-50. One of the two or three classrooms with unpainted glass blocks.
Uni-Hill Primary Building. Boulder. The gymnasium, in 2008. Note the painted-out clerestory windows.
Uni-Hill Primary Building. Boulder. 1949-1950. In plan the school is modular. Each classroom is 40 by 22 feet, and a pair of classrooms with hall space between measure 40 by 53 feet. The gym, or play room, is also 40 by 53 feet (and 4 inches). Another 40 by 22 foot classroom hangs off the south end, and the office area, on the southeast corner, is also 40 feet wide. If you could eliminate the office hall by shoving the front bank of offices up against the back service rooms, you would again have a 40 by 22 foot space.
Base Line Junior High. Boulder. The gymnasium roof.
The Colorado Building. 1955 The vertical aluminum extrusions are evident. Nine floors total, with a heliport on the roof.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 345 Mapleton Ave. Boulder
Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 345 Mapleton Ave. Boulder Hunter liked this kind of tower, and did it at Grace Lutheran also. The windows look like alabaster. I'll check.
James M. Hunter, architect. The Martin House. Boulder. 1951. Brick facades with some stone, low-pitched roof, and large stone fireplace between the living and dining rooms.
Grace Lutheran Church. 1001 13th St. Boulder. Later modifications were made by Charles Haertling.
Masonic Lodge of Boulder. 2205 Broadway. 1948. Very monumental, with smart cantilevered porch roof, sunshades, and stringcourse, all repeated by the cornices.
James M. Hunter. The Löf House. Cherry Hills Village. ca. 1958 A very low fireplace with windows above. The house was solar heated, using circulating air.
