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Bracewell Neighborhood Library  

Bracewell Neighborhood Library

9002, Kingspoint Road, Houston, TX, United States

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Bracewell Neighborhood Library

9002, Kingspoint Road, Houston, TX, United States

YEAR
2009
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Located
on a stereotypical Houston
site, the Bracewell Neighborhood Library is situated on a re-mediated swath of
formerly swampy pastureland, sandwiched between a working ranch and a highway,
encircled by suburban banality.  The
design focuses on simple forms and materials to recall the formerly agrarian genius loci.  Materials flow into and out of the building
to reinforce an outdoors connection. The library is scaled lower to address the
neighborhood on the northwest side at the entrance, and scaled higher at the
southeast to address the freeway.  The
site orientation necessitated that the library face north, away from the
freeway, providing ambient light over the book stacks and reduced lighting
loads.  The building’s layout is
straightforward,comprising of two shifted
bars clad in glass, metal, and clay brick. The recessed main entrance leads
into a central volume, where visitors find book stacks, computers, and, at the
rear, a children’s zone. The south bar buffers against the freeway noise and
houses the conference room, multipurpose room, and administrative functions,
while the quieter reading areas occupy a low north volume, overlooking the
exterior courtyard and landscaping.  The
linear layout accommodates a planned expansion of 8,000 s.f.  The building is LEED Certified.

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