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55 <br />Z Smith Reynolds Library <br />Wake Forest University <br />PROJECT TEAM <br />The Z Smith Reynolds Library (ZSR), long an icon on the Wake Forest <br />Freelon <br />University campus, plays an essential role in helping students assess <br />quality <br />information and develop critical thinking skills. Faculty members increasingly <br />LOCATION <br />Winston - Salem, NC <br />partner with librarians in their teaching <br />p g and research and students must <br />collaborate with their peers as education migrates toward a more learning <br />CLIENT CONTACT <br />Lynn Sutton <br />focused paradigm. In order to realize these unprecedented opportunities, <br />Library Director <br />the library building needs new learning spaces that will inspire. <br />Wake Forest University <br />suttonls @wfu.edu <br />T336.758.509 <br />Freelon worked with University and ZSR staff to understand needs, evaluate <br />SIZE <br />efficiencies and build a vision worthy of the University, while also reflecting <br />187,000 SF <br />its values and traditions. The future Z Smith Reynolds Library, will greet <br />COST <br />visitors with a gracious, new entry portico — a gateway by day and beacon <br />Not Disclosed <br />by night - that calls out to those who enter the campus and illuminates <br />OCCUPANCY DATE <br />the library as a nexus for learning. The interior core of the building will be <br />opened up to become a clear, light- filled passage connecting the arrival <br />MAIN PROGRAM ELEMENTS <br />New Entry <br />experience with the library's signature space, the Atrium. At the entry level, <br />Consolidated Services <br />this expansive hall will host the library's consolidated service points in an <br />New Reading Rooms <br />easy -to- navigate hub of blended services. <br />Classrooms <br />Group Study <br />Special Collections &Archives <br />Special Collections and Archives hold the most valuable treasures on <br />Improved Circulation <br />campus. The new vision calls for a spacious, new Reading Room in a <br />prominent location with adjoining classroom, administrative offices, gallery <br />space and an outdoor terrace with campus vistas. Open, collaborative work <br />and study spaces are planned for the fourth and sixth floors of the library's <br />Wilson wing. Technology enhanced classrooms, group rooms and study <br />zones will facilitate collaborative work while increasing access to digital <br />resources. <br />Collaboration Area <br />Blended Services <br />Existing building <br />20 f REELON i Southern Branch Libral,/ F= acilitator Proposal <br />