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47 <br />PROJECT TEAM <br />Freelon (Lead Designer and <br />Architect of Record) <br />in association with <br />R.McGhee Associates <br />(Associate Architect) <br />LOCATION <br />Washington, District of Columbia <br />CLIENT CONTACT <br />Ginnie Cooper <br />Chief Librarian <br />DC Public Libraries <br />ginnie.cooper@dc.gov <br />T 202.727.0321 <br />SIZE <br />21,472 SF <br />COST <br />$10.9 million <br />OCCUPANCY DATE <br />January 2011 <br />MAIN PROGRAM ELEMENTS <br />Collections <br />Adult <br />Popular Reading <br />Children's Area <br />Teen Space <br />Multi- Purpose /Meeting Spaces <br />Cafe <br />Parking <br />Green Room <br />SUSTAINABILITY <br />USGBC LEED® Gold Certified <br />AWARDS <br />2012 AIA DC Award of Excellence <br />in Architecture <br />2012 AIA South Atlantic Region <br />(SAR) Honor Award <br />2012 AIA Triangle Honor Award <br />2012 AIA Triangle Gail Lindsey <br />Award for Sustainable Architecture <br />2012 Architectural Lighting <br />Design Award <br />2011 AIA North Carolina <br />Honor Award <br />District of Columbia Public Library <br />Tenley- Friendship Library <br />Tenley Library is a welcoming civic building that provides a variety of <br />spaces to meet a wide range of community needs. Spaces include a large <br />public meeting room (for approximately 100 people), two smaller meeting <br />rooms, a children's program room, and rooms for group study and tutoring. <br />New books and media along with staff picks and featured technology are <br />made visible along the urban street facade to connect the library to its <br />bustling neighborhood. A sheltered touchdown area near the main entry <br />acknowledges the need for short term visitors ducking out of inclement <br />weather or waiting to meet others. <br />Stack areas for print and non -print materials are available for users of all <br />ages. There are multiple points of access to virtual spaces through the <br />public PCs and wireless access for people with their own electronic devices. <br />The children's area has spaces (including collection and seating) dedicated <br />to various age groups (five and under, beginning readers and elementary <br />age). There is a distinctive area for Young Adults to meet and to learn. <br />Adults have their own reading areas, online access area and a large <br />collection of materials. <br />Proud of their history, Tenley Town residents voiced a strong desire to <br />acknowledge the site's history and the library's legacy during facilitated <br />public forums. These requests took shape through coordination meetings <br />where a professionally curated display now documents the history of the <br />neighborhood. The Freelon guided collaboration between the public and <br />exhibit designer can be seen integrated into the atrium wall while historic <br />signage saved from the prior library graces the large meeting room and the <br />exterior seating areas. <br />12 MEELON I Southern Branch Library Facilitator Proposal <br />