Detailed information from RWH:
This project is a 5,000 SF addition to an existing 10,000 SF neighborhood library. The existing library space was completely renovated to create a cohesive 15,000 SF library. The functions have been reorganized to provide larger reading and stack areas, a larger children’s library area, a new teen area, a new circulation desk, additional administration space, and a more functional multi-purpose community space. The existing site parking provides new outdoor lighting for security. The landscaping has been updated by thinning out a mature overgrown landscape and by replacing weak trees. Other sitework included providing a more accessible pedestrian path from the parking to the front entrance and reworking the vehicular traffic to provide easier access to a new bookdrop. The building addition reflects the ship metaphor of the existing design. The addition extends a prow towards the parking that directs pedestrians to the entrance and create an interior children’s library space within the prow.
Size: 15,000 sf
Cost: $2,540,000
Completion Date: 2009
Client Reference:
Darro Willey, Director
DeKalb County Public Libraries
215 Sycamore Street
Decatur, GA 30030
404.370.8450
WilleyD@dekalblibrary.org
