Southern Boone County Public Library

Convenient patron access was paramount in the library’s decision to remain in its central downtown location. Working with members of the community, the design team developed a series of duotone historical images lining the upper walls of the library, as modern-day friezes. Local craftsmen, in conjunction with the design team, created custom-designed tables and furniture […]

Southern Boone County Public Library

Convenient patron access was paramount in the library’s decision to remain in its central downtown location. Working with members of the community, the design team developed a series of duotone historical images lining the upper walls of the library, as modern-day friezes. Local craftsmen, in conjunction with the design team, created custom-designed tables and furniture […]

Southern Connecticut State University, Buley Library

Located directly inside the library’s main entrance, the Learning Commons includes flexible study environments that accommodate both individual and collaborative learning style. Six study rooms surround the Commons with windows overlooking the quad and the student center. The interior’s open and lively design encourages gathering. An art gallery, career consulting offices, Autism Center, cyber café, […]

Southern Connecticut State University, Buley Library

Located directly inside the library’s main entrance, the Learning Commons includes flexible study environments that accommodate both individual and collaborative learning style. Six study rooms surround the Commons with windows overlooking the quad and the student center. The interior’s open and lively design encourages gathering. An art gallery, career consulting offices, Autism Center, cyber café, […]

Columbia Public Library

The library is a lively place with people bustling all around accessing activities and books that offer opportunities to enrich one’s life through education and exposure to the world of ideas and data. It illustrates, in built form, the excitement and diversity that comes from exploration. A colorful tale of interaction with varied shapes, materials, colors, textures, and light, a journey through the library is marked by sequences of surprise and discovery. A conical entrance tower, visible from downtown, beckons the pass- erby to come in and enjoy what the library holds inside.

Columbia Public Library

The library is a lively place with people bustling all around accessing activities and books that offer opportunities to enrich one’s life through education and exposure to the world of ideas and data. It illustrates, in built form, the excitement and diversity that comes from exploration. A colorful tale of interaction with varied shapes, materials, colors, textures, and light, a journey through the library is marked by sequences of surprise and discovery. A conical entrance tower, visible from downtown, beckons the pass- erby to come in and enjoy what the library holds inside.

Bear Public Library

Public activities at the Bear Public Library take place under the big tent: a 45 foot tall conical single-story, open area that is home to all library services. The renovation of the 1998 building reduces the apparent scale of the big tent and establishes a feeling of intimacy previously absent. As the most heavily used […]

Bear Public Library

Public activities at the Bear Public Library take place under the big tent: a 45 foot tall conical single-story, open area that is home to all library services. The renovation of the 1998 building reduces the apparent scale of the big tent and establishes a feeling of intimacy previously absent. As the most heavily used […]

Dover Public Library

The new Dover Public Library is a careful balance of respect for the past and a sign of the future of this vibrant city. Scaled to nearby historic structures, the building simultaneously provides contemporary elliptical and cubic glass components that are welcoming to visitors.  To promote community engagement, the design includes meeting and reading rooms […]

Dover Public Library

The new Dover Public Library is a careful balance of respect for the past and a sign of the future of this vibrant city. Scaled to nearby historic structures, the building simultaneously provides contemporary elliptical and cubic glass components that are welcoming to visitors.  To promote community engagement, the design includes meeting and reading rooms […]

Stephens Central Library

At the geographic center of town an iconic department store stood vacant for twenty years until its transformation as the new Stephens Central Library.  In its adaptive reuse, the introverted building became extroverted, boasting new undulating glass facades at street level that connect participants and onlookers.  Custom interiors reflect the community’s diversity, spirit, and regional […]

Stephens Central Library

At the geographic center of town an iconic department store stood vacant for twenty years until its transformation as the new Stephens Central Library.  In its adaptive reuse, the introverted building became extroverted, boasting new undulating glass facades at street level that connect participants and onlookers.  Custom interiors reflect the community’s diversity, spirit, and regional […]

City of Wylie Municipal Complex

The City of Wylie Municipal Complex combines all city offices, a municipal recreation center, and the public library. It represents the community’s unwavering commitment to a facility that vastly expands citizens’ access to services, information, programs, and its city government. The expanded programs and services are organized into three buildings connected by a continuous 770-foot […]

City of Wylie Municipal Complex

The City of Wylie Municipal Complex combines all city offices, a municipal recreation center, and the public library. It represents the community’s unwavering commitment to a facility that vastly expands citizens’ access to services, information, programs, and its city government. The expanded programs and services are organized into three buildings connected by a continuous 770-foot […]

United States Military Academy, Jefferson Hall Library and Learning Center

The new Jefferson Hall Library and Learning Center celebrates the charge to provide a building of quality and character that will be perceived as a progression of past success that also leads to future opportunities. Reinterpreting the campus’s Military Gothic architecture for the 21st century, cadets have wireless access throughout public reading rooms, classrooms, group […]

United States Military Academy, Jefferson Hall Library and Learning Center

The new Jefferson Hall Library and Learning Center celebrates the charge to provide a building of quality and character that will be perceived as a progression of past success that also leads to future opportunities. Reinterpreting the campus’s Military Gothic architecture for the 21st century, cadets have wireless access throughout public reading rooms, classrooms, group […]

George A. Purefoy Municipal Center

Housing both a city hall and library space, richly patterned, custom fabrics and flooring used throughout the complex reflect Frisco’s history and traditions.  Dramatic vaulted spaces, multi-storied atrium, and light-filled, airy interiors appropriate for a municipal facility are awe-inspiring to visitors. Marked by a constant buzz of activity, the lively and dynamic interior spaces encourage […]

George A. Purefoy Municipal Center

Housing both a city hall and library space, richly patterned, custom fabrics and flooring used throughout the complex reflect Frisco’s history and traditions.  Dramatic vaulted spaces, multi-storied atrium, and light-filled, airy interiors appropriate for a municipal facility are awe-inspiring to visitors. Marked by a constant buzz of activity, the lively and dynamic interior spaces encourage […]

ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

Serving the youth of Charlotte, the Center, combining library and theater functions, is dedicated to creating an environment where visitors experience the written, spoken and electronic word in an integrated environment. Users respond to stories in multi-sensory ways, and interactive features encourage them to participate in creating their own stories. The nurturing of young people […]

ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center

Serving the youth of Charlotte, the Center, combining library and theater functions, is dedicated to creating an environment where visitors experience the written, spoken and electronic word in an integrated environment. Users respond to stories in multi-sensory ways, and interactive features encourage them to participate in creating their own stories. The nurturing of young people […]