Abstract :
A VIRGINIA garden is the setting for the new aluminum office building of the Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond. From the exterior, almost everything visible is either aluminum or glass. Aluminum used throughout the building includes a large system of automatic sun louvers, movable office partitions, acoustical and light-diffusing ceilings, a new line of aluminum office furniture, aluminum fiber yarn draperies and carpeting, and most hardware including all wiring and cables.