LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW SOUTHWEST REGIONAL BRANCH
DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MSR, THIS IS THE FIRST OF THREE NEW REGIONAL LIBRARIES STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED TO SERVE THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF METRO LOUISVILLE. OVER 100,000 BOOKS AND MEDIA OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE IN A BUILDING THAT ASPIRES TO BE A VESSEL FOR DAYLIGHT. THE EXTERIOR WAS INSPIRED BY THE ACT OF DISCOVERY, WITH SYMBOLIC METAL CURTAINS THAT ARE PEELED AWAY TO REVEAL GREATER KNOWLEDGE WITHIN. THE SURROUNDING SITE RE-IMAGINES THE SUBURBAN PARKING LOT AS A VESSEL FOR RAINWATER, ALLOWING THE PROPERTY TO COLLECT AND INFILTRATE ALL OF THE WATER FROM SEVERAL SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM. SUPREME ADAPTABILITY DROVE THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT TO ALLOW THE FACILITY TO REACT TO RAPID CHANGES IN LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. OUTSIDE, A VARIETY OF EARTH TONE MATERIALS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR DURABILITY, TEXTURE, AND DEPTH, ALLOWING DAYLIGHT AND SHADOW TO ANIMATE THE FACADE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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