SHOWCASES THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INTO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITHIN AN URBAN CONTEXT ALLOWING SPACES AND EXPERIENCES TO BE DEFINED BY THE LANDSCAPE, FORM, AND STRUCTURE.
PARTI DIAGRAM
STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM
STRUCTURE AND SITE INTEGRATION DIAGRAM
MOVEMENT ACROSS SITE + RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS
CLIFTON LIBRARY CREATES UNIQUE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EXPERIENCES DEFINED BY THE FORM AND STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND THROUGH THOUGHTFUL INTEGRATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE FORM OF NATURAL LIGHT AND VEGETATION.
IN ADDITION TO THE CENTRAL LIGHT WELL, CONNECTING EACH SIDE OF THE LIBRARY TO ITSELF, THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING IS EXPOSED THROUGHOUT AND THE FLOORS IN THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH EAST CORNERS ARE PULLED BACK FROM THE FACADE TO FURTHER EMPHASIZE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES RELATIONSHIP TO THE STRUCTURE. THIS ALSO SERVES TO PROVIDE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CONTINUITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE BUILDING, AS ONE WILL FEEL AND SEE THE WHOLE BUILDING ON EACH FLOOR.