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Services
ARCHITECTURE
MASTER PLANNING
INTERIOR DESIGN
PROGRAMMING
LEED CERTIFICATION
SUSTAINABILITY
FACILITIES EVALUATION
PROJECT PLANNING
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Parking Lot Branch Library (Prototype)
The specific site chosen for the City of Glendale Parking Lot Branch Library
(Prototype) is is a heavily utilized public surface lot. Because
approximately one half of the existing lot would be needed for the new
library and entrance drive, the building is constructed a full story above
the surface lot so that the existing parking spaces remain intact.
The library's interior spaces are organized around a central volume with
welcome displays, circulation and other patron services, exhibitions and
interactive activities, as well as seating and staff areas. All library
resources are visible from this space. A teen center, childrens library,
meeting and training spaces, and a café are housed in separate volumes that
intersect the center space. Outdoor courts that extend the library's
interior to the exterior are connected by terraces, permitting activities to
be visible to the public on the building's street side.
A variety of roof heights permits an extensive use of clerestory windows
that provide indirect, natural light throughout the building.
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