Library Buildings around the World

(http://www.dewberry.com/Libraries/Documents/Elgin_Community_College_ILA_Reporter.pdf)
Independence Park Library, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – USA 2011
PSA-Dewberry as part of The Design Collaborative has been selected to design the 115,000-square-foot library for the City and
Parish of East Baton Rouge. The library has been targeted for LEED Gold certification and is scheduled to open in late 2011. It will
include a meeting room that will accommodate up to 300 people, multiple conference rooms, special areas for children and teens,
study rooms, a technology lab, and a quiet reading room. An adult collection area will also house a room for genealogical studies and
local history. Services provided included master planning through design and construction documents. (Dewberry)
Diller Scofido + Renfro, New York – USA
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Libraries:
The Broad: Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA – USA 2013
Die Stadt Los Angeles hat ein großzügiges Geschenk erhalten: Die beiden Philanthropen und Kunstsammler Eli und Edythe Broad
investieren 200 Millionen Dollar in ein neues Kunstmuseum. Der Neubau soll in Downtown Los Angeles entstehen und die
Kunstsammlung der Broads, bestehend aus 2.000 Werken moderner und zeitgenössischer Kunst, beinhalten. Gestern stellte das
beauftragte Büro Diller Scofido + Renfro (New York) in L.A. die Pläne für den Museumsneubau vor. Die Broad Art Foundation
wird sich auf der gegenüber liegenden Straßenseite der Walt Disney Concert Hall von Frank Gehry und des Museum of
Contemporary Arts, kurz MOCA, auf der Grand Avenue im Herzen von L. A. erheben. Die Architekten beschreiben ihren Entwurf
mit zwei Schlagworten: „the veil and the vault“, was so viel bedeutet wie „Schleier und Gewölbe“. Beim Betrachten der Renderings
wird klar, wovon die Architekten sprechen. Beide Gestaltelemente verflechten die zwei vorgesehenen Nutzungen des Neubaus
miteinander: Im Obergeschoss die weitläufigen Ausstellungsräume, die überdacht werden von einer transluzenten, aus
Wabenformen bestehenden Deckenstruktur. Darunter ein sich auf zwei Geschossen ausbreitender, massiv wirkender und von
Gängen und Kanälen durchzogener Gewölbekörper, in dem sich die Funktionsräume der auf Kunstbücher spezialisierten
öffentlichen Bibliothek mit Archiv-, Magazin- und Büroräume sowie Lobby, Bookshop und Cafeteria befinden. „Unser Ziel war es“,
so Elizabeth Diller, „neben der viel größeren, überschäumenden Architektur von Gehrys Concert Hall bestehen zu können. Im
Gegensatz zu der glänzenden, reflektierenden Fassaden der Concert Hall wird „The Broad“ eher porig und löchrig wirken. Die
schleierartige Fassade soll eine Rolle bei der Reurbanisierung der Grand Avenue spielen, indem sie Blicke zwischen Innen und
Außen zulässt und sich eben nicht hermetisch von der Außenwelt abschirmt.“
Dubbed „the veil and the vault“, the museum´s design merges the two key programs of the building: public exhibition space and the
archive/storage that will support The Broad Art Foundation´s lending activities. Rather than relegate the archive/storage to
secondary status, “the vault” plays a key role in shaping the museum experience from entry to exit. Its heavy opaque mass is always
in view, hovering midway in the building. Its carved underside shapes the lobby below and public circulation rotes. Its top surface is
the floor of the exhibtion space. The vault is enveloped on all sides by the “veil”, an airy, cellular exoskelton structure that spans
across the block-long gallery and provides filted natural daylight. The museums “veil” lifts at the corners, welcoming visitors into an
active lobby with a booksshop and espresso bar. The pblic is then drawn upwards via escalator, tunneling through the archive,
arriving onto an acre of column-free exhibition space bathed in diffuse light. This 24´high space is fully flexible to be shaped into
galleries according to curatorial needs. Departue from the exhibition space is a return trip through the vault via a winding stair that
offers glimpses into the vast holdings of the collection. (diller)
The Julliard School, Renovation / Expansion, New York, NY – USA 2009
The Juilliard School now includes 45,000 square feet of new facilities and 50,000 square feet of renovated spaces. The renovation and
expansion reinterprets the identity of the original building while maintaining a clear distinction between the old and the new. The
redesign of Juilliard turns the school inside-out. The activities within the halls, studios, and other education spaces are now revealed
to the rest of the city; the once hidden practice rooms of Juilliard become performance spaces for passers-by on the street.
The structural limitations of the existing facility were used as an opportunity to create an identity with far greater visibility for
Juilliard. Since the expansion could not be built above the school, it took the form of a three story volume that hovers over a public
plaza along Broadway (building out instead of up; see image 1). The public spaces below the expansion now experience 24 hours of
public life—people eat, lounge, play and are provided opportune moments to observe the inner workings of Juilliard (one of the
dance studios protrudes into the public space—like a billboard—providing a rare glimpse into the practices of the school; see images
2 and 3). 1. A new three story volume “hovers” above a public plaza. 2. New dance studio can be seen from the street. 3. New dance
studio. Specialized Spaces: Juilliard’s new interior spaces have highly technical needs for acoustic isolation and acoustic flexibility
for a variety of sound requirements. They are both private education spaces and spaces for public performance, and walk the link
between rough and ready and elegant and refined. In the black box theater (image 4), wall cladding is perforated plywood. An
inexpensive and readily available material, the panels can be nailed and clamped to, repainted and replaced with ease. The
perforations allow for acoustical absorption and are backlit, providing an elegant and consistent backdrop for performances that do
not require a set. The walls of the Orchestra Rehearsal Space (image 5) are made of reversible panels with acoustically reflective
material on one side and an absorptive material on the other. This allows the room to be tuned as needed. Some of the more
specialized spaces include a manuscript reading room where rare manuscripts are displayed and studied by international scholars.
The room is designed as an elegant treasure cabinet. The new music technology department brings together cutting edge A/V
equipment with a suite of sound-isolated rooms where rehearsing, recording and mixing can all occur. 4. New black box theater,
5. New orchestra rehearsal space, 6. Rare manuscripts reading room, 7. New jazz rehearsal space, Social Spaces: Well-distributed
“hang-out” spaces throughout Juilliard encourage the serendipitous encounters where creative and intellectual exchange often
happen. The myriad of corridors throughout Juilliard were expanded and broadened into public spaces Along 65th street, access is
provided to Juilliard through a new grand lobby stair. The risers morph into couches and seats, providing a space for students to
gather , 8. Informal gathering spaces, 9. New grand lobby stair, 10. Stairs morph into seats for students, faculty and visitors
Scale: 95 000 sqf, New and Renovated Spaces: Entrance lobby, Box office, Black box theater, Orchestra rehearsal space/recording
studio, Jazz studios, Dance rehearsal studio, Library expansion, Rare music manuscripts archive, Rehearsal rooms, Classrooms
Administrative offices, Lounges.
About Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary design studio that uniquely integrates architecture, the visual arts, and the
performing arts. Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio founded the practice in 1979; Charles Renfro was made Partner in 2004. In
1999-2004, the MacArthur Foundation presented Ms. Diller and Mr. Scofidio with the ‘genius’ award, the first awarded in the field
of architecture. For their contribution to art and design, Ms. Diller and Mr. Scofidio were named amongst Time Magazine’s 100
Most Influential People of 2009. In early 2009, all three partners were featured in a one-hour segment with Charlie Rose. Recently,
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The New Yorker named Alice Tully Hall and the High Line among the most
culturally significant projects of 2009. Among the various projects of Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts in New York, including the redesign of Alice Tully Hall and the renovation and expansion of The Juilliard School; the High
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