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The library has always served as more of an archive-a collection [container] of knowledge and information. Libraries have been a neccessity for the curation of literature, history, and almost any and every printed medium and format we’ve devised throughout our collective history. However, as technology moves forward and looks to progress at an alarmingly pace, digital storage and collection has been less spatially demanding than it’s ever been. With billions of bytes of data now able to be stored off-site, the way we use space found within libraries continues to evolve. The project aims to position the public library at the forefront of education and learning. The future of the public library, however, goes beyond just an archive and takes a more active role in education.The [ ] argues that its future is as a testing ground for learning. In Oakland, there is this lack of a shared collective resource that fosters creativity and curiosity while simultanously providing the means to pursue the desire for creation. In this envisioned respone to the [future] library, information becomes the primary driver for the design. This then translates to ultimately the generation, application, and collection of information that creates a cycle that is the future of the public library.
As a primary program driver, information is the primary way of interaction. Through books, people, and/or experiences.
Through this interaction with,various resources, curiosity and knowledge is generated.
A testament to the role of a library, information always needs a medium of collection.
The goal for the program is to provide a means to pursue curiosity through production of artifacts.
A key component to the fulfillment of the cycle is to allow ample testing of artifacts.
The primary driver for the project was based on the flow of information in a system. With resources as the main character for this narrative, it was vital that the main design elements catered to the access of these resources. The different nodes are classifies according to the type of information that flows through. In this project these nodes become containers of information.
What information do the nodes transfer?
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Resource Energy Circulation Program
Information
Books Daylight + Ventilation People Function
RESOURCE + ENERGY NODE The Resource Node is the primary delivery system for printed medium. Through a robotic ARS, books are delivered through an interfacewithin the carved interior of the node. The Energy Node is integrated to the same system as an inverted variation that let’s in daylight and allows for ventilation.
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CIRCULATION NODE With staggered floor plates throughout the project, having access to a direct form of vertical transition allows to bypass the natural meandering flow of the program. The enclosed circulation also acts as one of the egress locations for the project.
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CIRCULATION NODE The two program nodes placed in the project both serve different purposes. Program nodes are specific to the function of the desired space. In The Commons, the node acts as a hub for testing technology or development that hppens in the library. The Lab program nodes acts as a transition space from the fabrication space to the studio space and acts as a tool room.
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The program node that serves The Commons has rotating doors that can be completely closed or open depending on the use or demand for the testing space. This way it can accommodate more types of uses for the space.
The Commons Program Node : Prototype Gallery Circulation Node : Vertical Circulation Lounge / Viewing Deck Main Library Floor Small Scale Prototyping : Laser Cutting / 3D Printing The Lab : Largescale prototyping Service / Utility The main library space can potentially open up to the north facing streetscape. This allows for the functions and development in the library bleed into the city creating a much more engaging environment to generate curiosity amongst the people of Oakland
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Cloud ceiling matches the strip lighting and creates an interesting acoustic treatment to a possibly loud and energetic space.
The staggered floor plates allow for the stairs to have a lower riser and be used as seating. This creates a casual setting where people can use the resource node and lounge nearby.
The laminated glass is used as an interior covering over the channel glass assembly on the south facade. This allows light to be diffused and creates depth in the wall assembly when windows are punched in.
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Rainscreen assembly. Perforated wooden panel as primary exterior cladding. Sloped roof with water resistant roof membrane. Rock wool insulation. 6” Cross laminated timber decking typ. Horizontal grit system attached to 4” furring strips to push rainscreen cladding off the wall. Glulam beam typ. Double layer channel glass sandblasted internally with Wacotech TIMAX insulation. Thermally broken steel bracket with steel angle attached. Firestop. Curtain wall anchor connected to beam. Horizontal grit system attached to curtain wall mullions. Double laminated glass etched internally. Bendheim Glass:Level 3 “White Haze”. Raised floor assembly for underfloor air distribution. Double laminated safety glass. Glass fiber thermal insulation between steel channel posts.
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1 Rainscreen assembly. Perforated wooden panel as primary exterior cladding. 2 Sloped roof with water resistant roof membrane. 3 Rock wool insulation. 4 6” Cross laminated timber decking typ. 5 Horizontal grit system attached to 4” furring strips to push rainscreen cladding off the wall. 6 Glulam beam typ. 7 Double layer “U” shaped glass with wacotech timax insulation. 8 Thermally broken steel bracket with steel angle attached. 9 Firestop. 10 C urtain wall anchor connected to beam. 11 Horizontal grit system attached to curtain wall mullions. 12 Double laminated glass etched internally. Bendheim Glass: Level 3 “White Haze”. 13 Raised floor assembly for underfloor air distribution. 14 Double laminated safety glass. 15 Glass fiber thermal insulation between steel channel posts.
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