Library and Community Center
“Creating Connections Between Culture and Technology in an Education Hub for Learning”
TYPOLOGY
NYC library, a place for the community to come together for learning and social activities. Learning of the history, culture and dynamics of the varying peoples who have called this place home as well as of the current inhabitants. The library will be the hub of the community - physical & virtual space for collaboration, learning, creating, and networking - in which the community will connect with each other.
Conceptual Plan for redesign of the existing library and surrounding grounds
Site Map - Current location of the building
GOALS
Design a new public library and community activity center at 230 Madison Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This library will serve the local community, providing a place to read and study, access the internet with fixed computer work stations & power/data locations for laptops, and a place for groups to congregate.
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SECTION DIAGRAM
EXTERIOR VIEW
INTERIER VIEWS
FLOOR PLANS
Programs Used: Autocad, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign
SUSTAINABILITY SYSTEMS USED