| SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY, USA, SEATTLE, 2004 |
| New public library with welcoming, intuitive public spaces and uniquely flexible shelving system |
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Panoramic Walkthrough 1 | Panoramic Walkthrough 2 At a moment when libraries are perceived to be under threat from a shrinking public realm on one side and digitization on the other, the Seattle Central Library creates a civic space for the circulation of knowledge in all media, and an innovative organizing system for an ever-growing physical collection – the Books Spiral. The library's various programs are intuitively arranged across five platforms and four flowing "in between" planes, which together dictate the building’s distinctive faceted shape, which offers the city an inspiring building that is robust in both its elegance and its logic. more... |
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FACT SHEET
OMA / LMN – A Joint Venture Location: Seattle, USA Status: Commissioned: 1999 Completed: 2004 Site: City block located at 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Program: Total 38,300m2, including 33,700m2 reading room, book spiral, mixing chamber, meeting platform, living room, staff floor, children's collection, auditorium, and 4,600m2 of parking Client: The Seattle Public Library Budget: $111.9 million COLLABORATORS Structural: Arup: Cecil Balmond, Atila Zekioglu, Anders Carlson, Chris Carroll MEP: Alistair Guthrie, Bruce McKinlay, Stephen Jolly, John Gautrey, Aung Oo, Vahik Davoudi, Amanda Brownlee, Russell Fortmeyer, Tony Cocea, Marina Solovchuk, Fiona Cousins, Christin Whitco Fire: Armin Wolski, Jim Quiter IT & A/V: Jonathan Phillips, Raymond Tam, Eric Lockwood, Menandro Domingo more... PRESS New York Times, 16 May 2004 Seattle Times, 16 May 2004 Library Journal, 17 May 2004 Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 20 May 2004 The New Yorker, 24 May 2004 Evening Standard, 20 July 2004 more... AWARDS Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification 2005 Honor Award for Outstanding Architecture American Institute of Architects 2005 Outstanding Library Building Award American Institute of Architects and American Library Association 2005 Platinum Award for Innovation and Engineering American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) |
CREDITS
Architect: OMA / LMN – A Joint Venture Engineer: Arup / Magnusson Klemencic Associates Principals: Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus (Partner in Charge) Project Architects: Meghan Corwin, Mark von Hof-Zogrotzki, Bjarke Ingels, Carol Patterson, Natasha Sandmeier more... SUSTAINABILITY Extract from Seattle Public Library Website: Building a Sustainable Central Library The Seattle Central Library has many design elements and features to lessen its energy and environmental impact on our planet. Elements that contribute to making the design, building, and long-term use of the new Central Library green and sustainable include: more... VISIT 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1109, USA More info OMA COLLECTION The project material for Seattle Central Library is part of the OMA Collection. more... |
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