Cues from the natural landscape come inside, seating and programming go out, as libraries continue to connect indoors and out.
Cues from the natural landscape come inside, seating and programming go out, as libraries continue to connect indoors and out.
1. A colonnade brick facade conceals a light-filled atrium housing a sunken seating area with built-in benches and full-sized olive trees at the Commons at Horn Library, Babson College, Wellesley, MA, part of the new 10,000 square foot Commons library addition. This indoor garden also hosts a café and a balcony on the second floor that overlooks the atrium. CREDITS: Finegold Alexander Architects, architect; ©Anton Grassl Photography, photo
2. The Billie Jean King Library, Long Beach, CA, brings light throughout the floors with floor-to-ceiling window walls and a glassed-in courtyard, offering a well of light and visibility through the floors. CREDITS: Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, architect; ©Benny Chan, Fotoworks, photo
3. KS’s Olathe Indian Creek Library’s 46,000 square foot remodel introduces warmth to its rehabbed retail structure by bringing light in through a transparent storefront facade; skylights and a sunshade system bring dappled light inside. CREDITS: Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Gould Evans, architects; Michael Robinson, photo
4. The Wauconda Area Library, IL, expansion created a 15,000 square foot exterior plaza that features an extra-wide sloping staircase up to the main entrance, a meandering accessible path with seating nestled in lush plantings, and plenty of lighting to maintain a welcoming presence into the evening. CREDITS: Product Architecture + Design, architect; McShane Fleming Studios, photo
5. The Carol Stream Public Library, IL, brings whimsy to its children’s area with felted green triangular panels that sprout from a green-clad pillar anchoring one end of the floor. Biophilic yellow, pink, and greige carpet panels offer a lush landscape for play. CREDITS: Product Architecture + Design, architect; McShane Fleming Studios, photo
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