Library Buildings around the World

Hartman Cox, Washington – USA
http://www.hartmancox.com
Libraries:
Albert & Shirley Small Special Collections Library. University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA –
2004
$19.6 Million
The new library houses the University's Rare Books and Special Collections, which include valuable documents such as Thomas
Jefferson's original papers. As an adjunct to the main University libraries, the new facility establishes a separate, but related
identity. Constructing the bulk of the new library below grade preserves the library quadrangle as an open green. The library
provides seminar rooms, visiting scholar offices, exhibition and meeting spaces, rare book and manuscript preparation spaces, a
state of the art digital processing area and a new below-grade archive. In addition to the main reading room and secure special
collection stacks which house the main reading room and staff areas on one level and the secure special collection stacks below.
(Hartman)
The Jefferson Library. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Charlottesville VA – USA 2002
Washington University School of Law. Washington University, St. Louis MO – USA 1997
McDonough Hall Adition. Georgetown University Washington DC – USA 1997
Kelvin Smith Library. Case Western Reserve Library, Cleveland OH – USA 1996
Harvard Jolly Architecture, St. Petersburg, FL. – USA
http://www.harvardjolly.com
Libraries:
Town 'N Country Commons, Tampa, FL - USA 2008
43,000 SF
Awards:
Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission - Awards of Outstanding Contribution to the Community: Commercial,
Public, or Quasi Public, 2009
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council - 17th Annual Future of the Region Awards – 1st Place (Cultural/Sports/Recreation
Category)
Town 'N Country Commons is a unique facility in that it combines a library, senior center and Head Start facility and sits adjacent
to a four-acre neighborhood park. The 45,000 square foot facility replaced an aging one-story library.
Upon entering the main lobby, patrons have access to an art gallery, coffee vending area, Friends of the Library bookstore, multipurpose
community room, as well as the internal entries to the senior center, Head Start program, and the library.
The majority of the 25,000 square foot library component is housed on the second floor of the building. Casual reading areas can be
found along the exterior walls and windows, and tutor/study rooms provide dedicated quiet spaces. The library also features an
abundance of public computers.
Senior Center
The 10,150 square foot senior center component was designed to accommodate independent active seniors, day-care seniors, and
seniors with dementia who require full-time supervision and care.
Head Start
The 5,200 square foot Head Start component has three large classrooms with capacity for 36 children each, all of whom have direct
access to a secure outdoor playground area.
Park
An open green space was designed around a gazebo within the adjacent, four-acre neighborhood park to accommodate large events.
A paved walking trail meanders around the perimeter of the park that links to the gazebo, children's playground, and butterfly
garden. (Harvard)
Oldsmar Public Library, Olsmar FL – USA 2008
19,800 SF | 2008
Awards:
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council - 17th Annual Future of the Region Awards, 2009
Florida Redevelopment Association - 2008 Florida Outstanding New Building Project
Designed to characterize "Old Florida" architecture, the City of Oldsmar's public library embodies the city's rich history while
contributing to the ongoing downtown redevelopment. The design exhibits a number of examples of Florida vernacular architecture
and Mediterranean Revival styles, such as cast stone, painted stucco, and clay barrel tile roofing.
Exterior elements like the main entry façade and prominent octagon-shaped spaces on the corners of the building make the library
appear larger than its actual size. Together these features create a proper civic presence within the city and visually anchor the
building to its site.
Paddle fans and pendant lights adorn the interior, and the library's arched ceilings further reinforce the "Old Florida" design style.
The center of the library is supported by stained wood beams that are naturally illuminated with daylight via clerestory windows,
reminiscent of traditional grand reading rooms.
The REO Lounge, an octagonal teen room named after Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmar and Oldsmobile, features sofas that are
similar to the seats of a classic car. (Harvard)
Cagan Crossings Library, Clermont FL – USA 2008
Lake County | 30,000 SF | 2008
Known as "Four Corners," the intersection of Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk Counties is one of the many growing areas of Central
Florida with a population of about 100,000. Located near Walt Disney World, the population of Four Corners could jump to 250,000
residents by 2020.
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