Library Buildings around the World

the main campus quad and includes a 2-story grand lobby connecting the central computer commons to the quieter reading areas
and study rooms upstairs.
The Learning Resource Center is an interdisciplinary study and tutorial center. Multiple entries support this facility to establish
expanded access to portions of the facility. Flexibility is built into the facility to allow for future changes in the delivery of instruction
and technology. (TBP)
Dougherty Station Public Library, San Ramon, CA – USA 2005
Client: City of San Ramon and Lennar Communities/BLC, Services Provided: Master Planning, Programming, Design and
Architecture, Project Location: San Ramon, CA, Project Size: 11,800 sf, Completion Date: September 2005
Functions: Stacks, Information Commons, Circulation, Reference, Periodicals, Reading Area, Quiet Study Area, Children’s and
Story-Telling Area, Community Room, Computer Study and Training Room, Offices, Staff Room and Support Areas.
This 11,800 sq. ft. Public Library is part of the new “Village Center”. A partnership between the City of San Ramon, Private
Developers and the Contra Costa Community College District has created a new 200,000 sq. ft. “Village Center”. The Center
integrates the Library and a community center, police sub-station, child care center, as well as housing and retail/office functions
with college functions.
The Library is designed to be flexible and expandable. This aids in its unique mission to serve the needs of both the community and
the college. The building’s adjacency to the college will allow future inclusion of a Learning Resource Center. (tBP)
Riverside Community College, Digital Library and Library / Resource Center, Riverside, CA – USA 2003
Awards:
Project of Distinction Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI)
Client: Riverside Community College District, Services Provided: Programming, Design and Architecture, Project Location:
Riverside, CA, Project Size: 108,000 gsf, Completion Date: May 2003, Sustainability: Sustainable Design Features Included
Functions: Reading Lobby/Lounge, Library/Biblio Orientation Center, Group Study Rooms, Periodical Stack, Display & Reading
Area, Microfilm Area, Staff Prep and Work Areas, Computer Public Access Center, Electronic Carrels and Media Service Group
Viewing, Multi-Media Rooms, Teleconferencing, Archives, Faculty Research Room, Tutorial Lab, Student Center, Public Service
Office, 5 Librarian Offices, Staff Meeting Room, Staff Lounge/Kitchenette, Technician Processing Services, Photo Copy Center,
Printing Center and a 200 fixed seat Telecommunications Auditorium.
The new four-story Digital Library and Learning Resource Center is a technology nexus for the Riverside Community College
District. It is a seamless blend of technology, media, production and library functions offering the community and students of the
Riverside, Norco and Moreno Valley campuses, services via Interactive Telecommunications and Distance Learning Systems. (tBP)
San José City College Library and Resource Center – San José, CA – USA 2003
Client: San Jose-Evergreen Community College District, Services Provided: Master Planning, Programming, Design, Architecture
and Interior Design, Project Location: San Jose, CA, Project Size: 54,000 sf, Completion Date: June 2003, Sustainability:
Sustainable Design Features Included, Associate Architect: Sugimura & Associates, Functions: Interdisciplinary Learning Resource
Center - Central Information Commons, Math Lab, Reading Lab, Writing Lab, Academic Tutoring, DSPS Lab and Offices;
Library – Information Commons, Circulation, Reference, Periodicals, Reading Area, Quiet Study Area, Conference Rooms and
Staff Offices
The Library/Learning Resource Center is the first building in a newly revisioned master plan. It is one half of a planned gateway to
the campus formally facing the community. It presents an identifiable face to the community and descends into the central campus
quad. The three level building houses an “interdisciplinary” Learning Resource Center that will be open 24 hours and includes a
central computer plaza surrounded by math, reading, writing labs, academic tutoring and a self paced learning lab. On the upper
two levels is the Library which houses 75,000 volumes and a computer carrel mezzanine. Considerable importance was placed on the
provision of natural light and quality of space for readers, as well as sheltering the quiet interior from the adjacent freeway. Each
reading and study areas has unique qualities; some seats have window views to the distant hills, some have internal vistas across the
reading room, others are entirely enclosed and private. (tBP)
San Diego City College, Library Resource Center, San Diego, CA – USA 2002
Client: San Diego Community College District, Services Provided: Programming, Design and Architecture, Project Location: San
Diego, CA, Project Size: 67,000 sqf., Completion Date: September 2002, Sustainability: Sustainable Design Features Included
Functions: Library: 200 Internet-connected Computers, Complete Reference and Circulation Collection; Independent Learning
Center: 132 computers including Adaptive Technology Stations; Multimedia Center: Primary Collection of Multimedia Technology
for Instructional Support. (Center delivers, sets up and services sixty classrooms for faculty and administration and includes
General Instrumental Digital Satellite receiver and video collection); CitySITE: Support for Integration of Technology in Education
15 Computers (allow faculty and staff to learn new and existing computer technologies)
The San Diego City College Library/Learning Resource Center (LRC) reflects the College’s commitment to the building’s role as the
“heart” of the campus. The new 67,000 square foot, 3-story facility, perched on a hillside, commands dramatic 180 degree views of
downtown San Diego and the harbor beyond. Key design considerations included organizing the library functions to allow minimal
staff to operate and control it; bringing natural light into all three levels of the LRC; and creating sustainable, environmentally
friendly building that was focused on low long term energy costs by employing sun-shade grills and a unique in floor heating and
cooling system. (tBP)
Tetra-IBI Group Architecture Planning, Los Angeles, CA – USA
http://www.tetra-ibigroup.com
Libraries:
Hellen Miller Bailey Library, East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, CA – USA 2012
October 25, 2012 (Monterey Park, California) – East Los Angeles College today celebrated the opening of the college’s renovated
and expanded Dr. Helen Miller Bailey Library, paid for by the Los Angeles Community College voter-funded Building Program.
The Library has been expanded by nearly 12,000 square feet and features extensive new resources to facilitate learning. The Library
has further been renovated to high sustainability standards.
“Our expanded and modernized library is a fitting tribute to Dr. Helen Miller Bailey, who was one of ELAC’s most gifted and
inspiring professors,” said Mr. Farley Herzek, interim president of East Los Angeles College. “In addition to the traditional library
functions, the renovated Bailey Library’s resources and technology will help our students prepare for the next successful stage of
their lives.”
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