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Clifton Library // Jackson Rastetter

Clifton Young Adult Library

Jackson Rastetter

Concept

For my Library Design, I focused on having the public thoroughfare run directly through the center of the library. The public thoroughfare divides the program into 3 main spaces. The lower most region on Howell avenue level being the library and book stacks. The two floors above the plaza level contain all learning and media areas. The public thoroughfare, which is lined with administration is a direct continuation from the plaza into the library program. This thoroughfare divides these two main sectors and provides access to the whole program when allowed.

Site Context

Floor Plans

  • Basement Floor Plan
  • Howell Avenue Floor Plan
  • Level 2 floor Plan
  • Plaza Level Floor Plan
  • Level 4 Floor Plan
  • Level 5 Floor Plan

Elevations

  • North Elevation
  • East Elevation
  • West Elevation
  • South Elevation

Sections

  • North-South Section
  • East-West Section

Diagrams

3D Section- Program Diagram
  • Structure Diagram
  • Public Thoroughfare Diagram

Perspectives

  • Howell Avenue Perspective
  • Howell Perspective- West
  • Plaza View
  • Roof Garden
  • Lobby- Howell Entrance
  • Public Thoroughfare
  • Bookstore
  • Book Stacks and Reading Areas
  • Book Stacks and Reading Areas

Vignettes

  • Reading Area with book stacks- Basement
  • Reading Area
  • View from Plaza
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Clifton Young Adult Library- Jackson Rastetter

Arial view of Model in Topography
Site Plan
Level 1- Main entrance From Howell, Lobby, Book Store, Public Thoroughfare, Book stacks.
Basement- Contains Book Stacks and study/ Reading nooks.
Level 2- Contains Cafe, Book Stacks, Reading Areas,
Level 3- Contains Entrance from Plaza Level for Public thoroughfare. Staff Offices and Volunteer space. Meeting Spaces
Level 4
Level 5
Section- East to West
Perspective- Lobby
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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