Clifton Young Adult Library

For my Clifton Young Adult Library, I focused on keeping the circulation between Ludlow and Howell as simple and direct as possible. Keeping with this idea I chose to put the main public circulation directly through the center of the building. This gives those who pass through a view of the contents of the library and may inspire them to enter the library even though it may not have been their initial intent.

Public spaces are accessable through the central circulation on Ludlow.
Initial Circulation Idea
View from Howell Entrance. The entrance is in the right side of the central circulation. The double height space displays the both the program and circulation of the building with the stairs and floor levels being viewable.

Top Left of the building will be where the atrium is placed. Being that it is also accessible to the public I felt that it was important to keep it close to Ludlow and accessible through the park.
The two floors in the bottom left will be dedicated to the book stacks. I built into the ground on the first levels in this area and created a split level to make the space feel open and accessible, being that it is in the back park of the building.
Top View: This view shows the roof garden that is accessible on the 4th floor and faces towards Howell. The 4th floor consists of an atrium that give you access to the atrium, roof garden, movement studio and more private meeting rooms.
Section View