Model created by Kurt HuizengaFinal Model of the New Vance H. Chavis Library in Greensboro, NC presented above.
This has been a fun fun!!! and informative semester. As a student of the Interior Architecture department at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, I participate in various professional projects. The projects generally consist of renovation of an existing building or excavation and re-building of a site.
Particularly this semester as collaborative class of 15 we took an existing library site in Greensboro, North Carolina; the Vance H. Chavis branch and hypothetically excavated the existing building. We put much thought into keeping the building however, due the many add-ons, the layout just wasn't efficient. After the redesign of the building the class was then divided into smaller groups which consisted of, Children, Stacks, Multipurpose, and Administration. I participated in the administration portion of the library design. In the beginning my responsibility was to design a break area for the staff which later led into the a effectively office layout for the staff as well. Working in a group of 15 collaboratively isn't as easy as it may sound because, there wasn't much collaboration happening once each group received their portion of the building they were to work on. Due to lack of communication there were a lot of overlap to happen and re-design constantly reoccurred. Especially in my portion. We started out with a large space which constantly kept getting smaller until we had to tell others how important the area is for a library to function.
Below are a few of my first attempts to layout a break area. As a group we decided since the break area was in close proximity of the multipurpose area which would be to the right in the drawing below; we would leave it open for accessibility to the users of the multipurpose space, in the case that they may have been interested in hosting a dinner of some sort. However, the layout was too open it was exposed to all users of the library anyone entering the space in general.
In following image below is the lighting for the space which are fluorescent pendents.
Below are perspectives of the above images.
Final layout of space combined with the staff work area is illustrated in the following images.
Lighting plan below which consist of Fluorescent Pendents by Cooper Lighting company Shaper Brand.
The following images below are perspectives of the space.
The product here is from Knoll group their Template collection. Below is a model of the wall cabinetry shown in the background of the space.
Below is an image of the break space.
Above is the break room which was my primary focus. It is constructed of stainless steel with a selection of stainless steel appliances. The kitchen construction was selected from Ernestomeda Kitchens. The floor tile is a slab tile from Dal Tile and the back-splash is a ceramic and a glass tile which can be selected from your local home improvement store. Below is a model of the kitchen space.
Cabinetry detail which consist of hidden built-in drawer handles. Detail is illustrated below.
The products used within the office space is a selection from knoll their autostrada selection.The carpeting is a tile carpet from Shaw Contract Group. The stripes are of a more vibrant orange than it appears in the image; it is more relative to the colors in the chairs.
This concludes the layout of the office space. The following images is process work in which i participated in class charettes to get to the points which we ended. The main focus of the following images are of the exterior of the building as well as the interior programming.
