Seattle Public Library Before After Interior Features

• Emphasizing
corridor
The Seattle Central Library is the • Asymmetrical
The Seattle Public Library
Architect : was established as an official city flagship library of the Seattle balance
Rem Koolhaas, OMA, department in 1890, but its roots in Public Library system. The 11- • Play with light
Joshua Prince Ramus, LMN Architects the city date back as far as 1868, story (185 feet or 56.9 meters Strip light used and shadow
Luminous pendants in
Location :
just 17 years after the Denny Party
high) glass with acrylic sheet children's library • Repetition in
settled here in 1851. A lumber outer facade
Seattle, Washington, United States company vice president borrowed its  and steel building in downtown
Land area - 33.723 sq. m first book, a brand new copy of Mark Seattle, Washington was opened
Floors - 11+1 basement level Twain's "Innocents Abroad." to the public on May 23, Lighting
Years of construction - 1999 to 2004
Budget - US $169.2 Million

Building Facade
PLAY WITH LIGHT AND SHADOW

The building received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification
from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2005, becoming one of the 50 first buildings in the
nation to receive a Silver rating.
•From the outside ,you can see a large glass The lght coming from the exterior maze of windows that wraps the entire building to the interior 11-
building straight lines that intersect. It is floor atrium and polycarbonate ceiling that help to distribute light, to the glass walls that divide the
articulated by large blocks at different levels sides of the spiral stacks, every detail was considered in maximizing the
INTERIOR SPACES OF SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY natural light.
corresponding to the library premises .
Insulating glass technique The design team didn't want the book stacks to create a visual barrier, so they chose a translucent acryl
•The " spiral " ,was a new way of delivering books
c material for the top and end panels of the shelving.
to customers within a library system . Instead of An insulating glass unit commonly •The building is sculpted to maximize daylighting opportunities in communal areas like the
books on different shelves and floors, the spiral consists of two (sometimes more) panes 'living room' and the reading room (on the third and tenth levels, respectively, and the designers
inclined allowed a continuous row of books that of glass separated by a spacer material positioned heavy-use spaces (i.e., book stacks and meeting rooms) in areas shaded from daylight,
and sealed together at the edge
make them " easy to navigate. further minimizing heat gain and eliminates glare on the monitors of the 400 computers for public use
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 CASE STUDY CONCEPT

BUILDING TYPE - LIBRARY The concept involves the reinvention of the library as an access point to information presented in a variety
of media. 
SEATTLE CENTRAL LIBRARY  “The new library does not reinvent or modernize traditional, they are just packaged in a new way ,”
explain in the OMA study. 
The Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving the city of FLOORS
Seattle, Washington. Efforts to start a Seattle library had commenced as early
as 1868, with the system eventually being established by the city in 1890.

STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

STRUCTURE
Type Public Library In this elegant study of the “form ” followed by the
“function” was performed.
Location 1000 Fourth Avenue
Seattle, Washington , U.S. Project Architects organized the program requirements of
the library into five independent platforms, although
Floor count 11 connected, stacked vertically allowing optimization of
surrounding views, wrapped in a skin of steel and glass.
Floor area 362,987 sq ft (33,700 m2)

Architect(s) LMN Architects/Office for Metropolitan STRUCTURE SYSTEMS

Architecture
First System
Developer Seattle Public Library
In the first system, the platform perimeter truss, comprising a multistory pre founded support
gravity loads of the building. 
Structural engineer Magnusson Klem\encic Associates with
 Arup Group Limited Second System
The second system, the grid of diamond-shaped steel, the building form the exoskeleton. Steel grid
Main contractor Hoffman Construction Company
provides the lateral system of the building, roof trusses interconnected platforms serves as architectural
interior finish, and supports the glass covering curtain construction.
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EXOSKELETON In its construction were used:
.18.400m3 of concrete
The exoskeleton was designed so that they . rebar 2.050tn
could use common steel grids whose size . 4.644tn Steel Outdoor
W12x22, may be interspersed in the . 9,994 pieces of glass exterior curtain 126.767m2.
structures.
Approximately half of the panels are glass construction of three
The diamond shape and size have been
layers with a mesh of expanded metal trapped between the two
optimized to 10.16cm on a side and a base outer layers. The mesh, an aluminum sheet is cut and stretched,
height of 17.78cm as flat glass plates reducing heat and glare. Most of the glass is cleaned twice a
market seeking more efficient year, and more often for areas that require it
manufacturing and trying to eliminate the
need for secondary uprights.
Koolhaas is known for its creative and economical use of
Reinforcements mundane materials. Each of the 11 floors deserve a detailed
Three solutions wings par interior areas requiring reinforcements were study.
developed: The recycled wood pieces from the ends chipped and stained
in a variety of solid colors.
.Steel grille is reinforced with an additional layer as reflecting the pattern and Most carpets are made ​with metal wires directly to clean them
location of stress. with water. Then there are the homes in which concrete is
.There was a lack of inclusion of transverse angles in columns intervention,
poured covered with thick layers of colored polyurethane.
allowing carry loads more directly from the points of maximum stress to the
nearest support columns. Koolhaas loves bright colors. The stairs and entrances to public
.Gravity columns were used in slope, in line with the plane of seismic meeting areas are painted in red and lime yellow. Inside the
cudrícula. metal structure is painted baby blue.

MATERIALS INTERIORS
Entrance Interior First Floor
.The building is covered by a striking glass and steel structure.

.Construction costs were lower than

those of most new libraries constructed
in major cities.

.Designed taking into account the

function and aesthetics, the building
has incorporated many elements
supporting sustainability.

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