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Chappaqua Children's Library
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Project assignment was to re-design Chappaqua's Children's Library and provide more space for bookshelves while also accommodating to the need for a computer area. Library was intended for two age groups: 6-8 and 9-12.The re-design of this space was inspired by the children's book, Harold and the Purple Crayon. Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon is the story of a four-year boy named
Harold who possesses a magical crayon that allows anything he draws to come to life. Harold
soon finds himself stuck in an adventure drawn by his own crayon and realizes the only way
he can get back home is if he can draw his bedroom window where it all began. With the
use of Harold’s purple crayon, the Chappaqua Library’s Children’s Room aims to aid children
in the development of their cognitive skills by providing easily readable wayfinding tools
while also providing a comfortable and nurturing learning environment. At the Chappaqua
Library, all children are welcome to find their own window.
Goals and Factors of the Chappaqua Library Design:
• To facilitate exploration by supplying circulation paths and sight lines
• To create a homogenous space for children five and under so that they can more easily use categorical information to organize the area, such as spatial boundaries
• Children through the ages 6-8 scan vertically when wayfinding while children ages 8-12+ are capable of scanning horizontally
• Color aids wayfinding for young children
• Children prefer semi-enclosed, small spaces which fulfill their need for both seclusion and exploration
Harold who possesses a magical crayon that allows anything he draws to come to life. Harold
soon finds himself stuck in an adventure drawn by his own crayon and realizes the only way
he can get back home is if he can draw his bedroom window where it all began. With the
use of Harold’s purple crayon, the Chappaqua Library’s Children’s Room aims to aid children
in the development of their cognitive skills by providing easily readable wayfinding tools
while also providing a comfortable and nurturing learning environment. At the Chappaqua
Library, all children are welcome to find their own window.
Goals and Factors of the Chappaqua Library Design:
• To facilitate exploration by supplying circulation paths and sight lines
• To create a homogenous space for children five and under so that they can more easily use categorical information to organize the area, such as spatial boundaries
• Children through the ages 6-8 scan vertically when wayfinding while children ages 8-12+ are capable of scanning horizontally
• Color aids wayfinding for young children
• Children prefer semi-enclosed, small spaces which fulfill their need for both seclusion and exploration
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