Library Buildings around the World

Statement of Design Approach:
The new Incline Village Library is designed to settle into the context of the existing site, respecting the vernacular of the area while
incorporating a fresh contemporary attitude into the "Tahoe Style." All roof slopes, color, and building height as well as exterior
wall materials are in accordance with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Code of Ordinances. The TRPA helps define the
requirements for all of the projects in the Lake Tahoe basin.
With a sloped roof silhouette that commands attention from the nearby highway, the new facility incorporates ample amounts of
glass to take advantage of the tremendous views in all directions. Exterior wall materials consist of a combination of split-face
concrete block at all bearing walls, and cementitious lap siding at the wood framed exterior walls.
The construction cost for the 11,045 square foot facility totaled $3,600,000.00 for a cost per square foot of $325.93.
Sustainable description
The Incline Village Library incorporates many sustainable aspects.
Daylight Harvesting
The library's design focuses on providing excellent daylighting. A ridge skylights that spans the length of the open library space
provides much, if not all, of the lighting required for the space during daylight hours. Glazing solutions for the building were well
researched resulting in different high performance glazing selected for each orientation.
Computer Controlled Systems
Direct Digital Control of the HVAC systems reduces operating cost. The Plumbing system uses the latest in low flow technology.
Community Gathering Spot
From the beginning of the design process, one of the original goals of the building was to support the community and become a
gathering spot for Incline Village residents. In addition to its repository of books and journals, the facility also offers a classroom, a
number of public computer stations, as well as place to relax and socialize, with a café, and numerous "nooks" that form quiet
reading and meeting areas. (http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/aia/awa2008/b08019.html)
Largo Public Library, Largo, FL – USA 2005
Leo A Daly planned and designed a new public library that would serve the community for the next 30 or more years. Since 1976,
the library's collections, departments and programs had grown with the community, but the facility remained the same. Together
with Collman & Karsky Architects and Biltmore Construction, we worked with city officials, library staff, and the public to meet the
community's needs and provide an architectural statement that reflects its surroundings.
The design of library provides natural light, landscaped reader courtyards, and updated technology. It utilizes sustainable concepts,
saving resources for the future. Since opening, public use has increased by 150 percent.
"My sincere appreciation for the quality of the working relationship between the staff of Leo A Daly, the local architectural firm,
and the City. Your willingness to listen and be flexible to input helped to create a team whose combined efforts have resulted in a
building which is derivative of community input, and integral to its park setting. This library is uniquely Largo."
Barbara Murphey, Library Director Largo Public Library (Daly)
Peachtree City Library Renovation and Expansion, Peachtree City, Georgia – USA 2005
34,636 sqf.
Originally built in 1987, the Peachtree City Library had outgrown its 20,000-SF facility. LEO A DALY, through a series of userinteractive
work sessions, prepared a “Vision-Study for the Future,” including a multidisciplinary facility condition update analysis,
space needs analysis, proposed master plan for total renovation, and a 12,000-SF addition, three-dimensional image study sketches of
optional solutions, and cost estimates. The challenge was to not only add space and update the facility, but also to create a dramatic
and inspirational new sense of place for the public library. The chosen design concept added an expanded children’s area in a soft,
curved form at the front of the library, with a translucent conical dome, bringing in natural light through the top and simulating a
sunlit clearing in a forest. The raised roof canopy that invites and welcomes library patrons not only boldly marks the library entry,
but also highlights the coffee shop bistro that beckons the Peachtree City residents to stop and meet their friends for morning coffee
or afternoon tea. At night, it glows like a lantern in the park. The library, which is designed to be a highly appealing, stimulating,
and unforgettable place for all ages, includes projecting reading bay windows facing the heavily vegetated park, a cozy fireplace
reading nook, and a brightly colored teen zone. (Daly)
“I don’t think they (the residents) know how beautiful it is...the children’ section...is perhaps the library’s crown jewel. LEO A
DALY designed a plan that meets the 20-year old Peachtree City Library’s present needs, while allowing room for future growth.
We’ve come up with a really good building that will stand the test of time.” Jill Prouty, Library Administrator, Peachtree
City Library
Lamar State College Master Plan and Ron E. Lewis Library, Orange, TX – USA 2002
Owner Texas State University System, Size 47,000 SF, Scope Architecture, Engineering, Structural, Engineering, MEP Engineering,
Interior Design, Programming
Awards:
Award ABC Excellence in Construction Award
The Lamar State College-Orange campus developed over time through sporadic acquisitions of multiple downtown Orange, Texas
properties.
The College challenged the LEO A DALY team with developing a new image and master plan to consolidate its disjointed collection
into a fourblock pedestrian campus plan to support its
academic mission. To achieve the consolidation, the design team creating a system of pedestrian-friendly walkways and landscaped
open spaces to form a unified
campus. Covered arcades border the campus green and provide pedestrian connections to key buildings. During the master plan’s
development, it became
obvious that the multi-property campus also needed a significant building to serve as a central uniting focus as well as an anchor for
future
downtown development. The three-story, 43,000- SF Ron E. Lewis Library and Administration building now serves that need. More
importantly, it provides the needed new academic campus image while maintaining compatibility with the existing context.
LEO A DALY, along with it’s subsidiary Lockwood, Andrews, & Newam, Inc. (LAN), provided full A/E services in the
implementation of the master plan, as well as Program Management, MEP engineering and structural engineering for the new
library, and a new central energy plant. Satisfied with the team’s solutions for meeting the university’s needs, the client retained the
LEO A DALY/ LAN team to complete subsequent Orange projects including Phase II of the master plan improvements. These
include redevelopment of the
old library into an office and classroom building, the Green Avenue Plaza renovation and redevelopment, a student center, and an
academic
building together with landscaping and parking improvements. (Daly)
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