Cool Reading Library features first double-skin facade of its type in the U.S.

摘要

"We were interested in exploring the library as a new type of civic building," says Clifford V. Gayley, AIA, LEED AP, principal at Boston-based William Rawn Associates Architects Inc. "When the historic Van Brunt & Howe library was built in 1889, it was the epitome of the Victorian-era library in the park'-a solid and commanding presence, surrounded by green space with a grand stair leading to the front door. We wanted to create a contemporary vision for a library in the park; a decidedly transparent, welcoming and accessible place that brings the experience of park into the library-a new kind of civic building."