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| The New York Public Library , Photograph © Michael Moran |
This 10,500-square-foot library designed by 1100 Architect occupies the bottom two floors of a residential highrise development in Battery Park City, a fully glazed two-story façade at the library’s most prominent corner enhancing the connection between the passerby on the street and the interior spaces.
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
The library operates primarily as a self-service system requiring the layout to navigable and user-friendly. Open, bright spaces create a welcoming environment for the public, while the design of the book and periodical displays, furniture, shelving, and information desks facilitates the most efficient circulation.
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
Wayfinding throughout the library is intuitive due to visual cues in the layout and the use of color. The bright, colorful children’s section occupies the space adjacent to the street frontage, making it evident to onlookers that the design transforms the standard library stack and reading areas into a vision for the 21st century.
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
The space in its spatial arrangement has been divided into three distinct areas – an entry area, first floor space, and mezzanine. A dynamic ceiling acts as a physical and visual unifier for the three zones and its folding planes guide the eye through the library.
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
The central staircase is celebrated rather than hidden, encouraging users to explore both levels of the branch. Part functional and part sculptural, the terrazzo-finished steel and concrete stair conveys a durable and monolithic image, which is offset by the negative space underneath it where an inviting, colorful bench resides.
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| Photograph © Michael Moran/ottoarchive |
The project utilizes numerous sustainable design strategies and is on track to receive LEED Gold certification. The lighting system combines the need for a bright and functional library space and an energy efficient solution with the installation of a daylight-dimming devices . Power consumption is measured and offset by energy generated in remote locations using sustainable sources like wind, solar, and hydroelectricity.
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| Photograph © Edward Hueber/Archphoto |
Materials used includes reclaimed wood from a wood manufacturer’s cutoffs, carpet tiles fabricated out of repurposed truck tires, and recycled steel in the bookshelves, doors, doorframes, and structural members
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Architect: 1100 Architect
Location: New York, NY
Completion: Date 2010
Size: 10,500 SF
Photographs © Michael Moran/ottoarchive & Edward Hueber/Archphoto
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
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| Photograph © Edward Hueber/Archphoto |
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
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| Photograph © Michael Moran |
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