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i • <br />Atlanta - Fulton Public Library System <br />Northwest Library <br />PROJECT TEAM <br />The design for the Northwest Atlanta Library creates a proud civic <br />Freelon (Lead Designer) <br />Collins Cooper Carusi <br />beacon in a community otherwise lacking in public amenities. As Atlanta's <br />(Architect of Record) <br />development sprawled outward, the Scott's Crossing neighborhood —a scant <br />LOCATION <br />seven miles from the city center — became a forgotten quadrant. Large - <br />Atlanta, Georgia <br />scale industrial uses claimed large swaths of land in and around pockets of <br />CLIENT CONTACT <br />small -scale residential. The 7.66 acre site is a microcosm of this context of <br />Francine Henderson <br />contrasts as a busy rail yard and concrete plant border the site's north and <br />Research Avenue Research Library <br />Auburn Avenue Research Library <br />west sides while churches and single-family homes border the south and <br />i g y <br />francine .henderson @fultoncountyga <br />east sides. <br />gov <br />T 404.730.4001 x101 <br />The library's design uses, rather than ignores, this contrast as inspiration in <br />SIZE <br />25,000 SF <br />a manner that is both functional and symbolic b finding common round <br />y y g g <br />(program space) <br />between the area's two disparate uses. In the same form that old brush <br />COST <br />arbors created airy spaces for small community gatherings, a large new <br />$8 Million <br />'industrial shed' creates a light- filled, open space for the public library <br />OCCUPANCY DATE <br />community, This shed contains the main public library functions including <br />February 2015 <br />the reading areas, stacks and computers. The program elements requiring <br />MAIN PROGRAM ELEMENTS <br />less visibility and transparency are grouped in a solid bar that provides <br />Reading Areas <br />a buffer along the noisier north and west facades, allowing the glass - <br />Stacks <br />Multipurpose Room <br />enclosed, open area to overlook a gracious southern plaza and quiet, <br />Children's Program Room <br />wooded area to the east. <br />Business Incubator <br />Digital Resources <br />Staff Work Areas <br />Working with the county to mold the existing program into something more <br />unique to this location was critical to the design. Public meetings both <br />SUSTAINABILITY <br />Pursuing USGBC LEEDO Silver <br />elicited ideas and helped to shape them into functional concepts. Additional <br />Certification <br />meeting and incubator spaces were incorporated as well as laptop checkout <br />and a music room equipped with recording booth, piano, and editing <br />equipment. <br />14 FREELON I Southern: Branch Library Facilitator Proposal <br />