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Basalt Regional Library Inside

May 24, 2010

Basalt Regional Library Reading Room The entry serves as a place for people to gather, chat, have a coffee either before an event in the community room or before entering the Library itself.

The north end of the reading room lifts up to afford a view of the top of Basalt Mountain across the river. Subdued light combined with comfortable seating and good work areas make this the most popular place in the Libary.

The steel structure of the main reading was inspired by the trees in the flood plain just north of the building site. Daylight enters from clerestories, which are glazed with glass or translucent plastic panels depending on the solar orientation.

Our Associated Architect, OZ Architecture, came up with this circle of aspens as a way to identify the children's library and to provide some separation between the younger and older users of this space.

In Basalt Regional Library, Design, Pinboard, Projects Tags aspen ceiling, basalt, kalwall, Library, steel
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