A huge chunk of the building's base appears to have been carved out of its east side, leaving a covered plaza that connects the street directly to the Bechtler's central skylit atrium. 这座建筑的一块巨大基石看起来与它的东侧浑然天成,这让一个临街的室内广场与贝希特勒博物馆的玻璃天窗中心大厅相映成趣。
According to the architect description, the building was conceived as two rectangular office slabs joined by a skylit atrium. 据建筑师介绍,建筑构思两个“砖”形的长方体加一个天窗中庭。