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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System <br /> Auburn Avenue Research Library <br /> Expansion and Major Renovation <br /> PROJECT TEAM The Auburn Avenue Research Library ARL Is one of four significant <br /> Freelon(Lead Designer) y g <br /> JWRA(Architect of Record) archive and research centers in the U.S. dedicated to Africana and African <br /> LOCATION American collections and the first public library of its kind in the Southeast. <br /> Atlanta,Georgia Located in downtown Atlanta, GA the existing AARL is part of the Fulton <br /> CLIENT CONTACT County Public Library and occupies a four story, 55,717 SF building built in <br /> Francine Henderson 1994. The collection contains a diverse number of primary source materials <br /> Research library Administrator including books and manuscripts, art and artifacts, microforms,textiles, <br /> Auburn Avenue Research Library <br /> Francine.henderson @fultoncountyga. cartographic records, audio recordings, motion pictures and photographs. <br /> gov T 404.730.4001 x,o, AARL hosts numerous events that bring their rich archive collection to the <br /> public through readings, film screenings, exhibitions and workshops. <br /> SIZE <br /> 56,500SF(renoiati) The Freelon Group has undertaken a comprehensive renovation and <br /> 56,500 SF(renovation and addition) p p <br /> COST expansion of the library to 'reposition'the building and program to better <br /> $14.3 Million serve AARL's mission. Extensive visioning sessions took place with the <br /> (estimated construction cost) staff and county to determine what the new Auburn Ave experience should <br /> OCCUPANCY DATE provide. From these sessions priorities unfolded to form the basis of the <br /> TBD re-imagined program. <br /> MAIN PROGRAM ELEMENTS <br /> Auditorium The building will expand to include new archive storage, auditorium, gallery. <br /> Increased Gallery Space space and public program rooms. A strategic realignment of program will <br /> Increased Stacks Area <br /> Main Reading Room&Archives bring public functions such as the auditorium, seminar rooms and galleries <br /> Reading Room ' from the upper floors down to the ground floor level, in effect turning the <br /> Authors'and Writers'Lounge <br /> Educational Center building program upside down. This bold 'repositioning'of the building will <br /> Staff Work Areas bring the most active use portions of the library program to the street level <br /> and help AARL better engage its downtown context. These additions and <br /> enhancements will position AARL well into the future as a repository of <br /> information of national and global significance. <br /> El <br /> gl <br /> f, <br /> 16 FREELON Southern Branch Library Facilitator Proposal <br /> i <br />