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J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library
J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library
1600, Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States
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J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library
1600, Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States
Type
YEAR
2012
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
The newly renovated J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library has officially opened its doors to eager students at San Francisco State University. Bright, open spaces invite students into a learning environment designed for the 21st century.The
existing J. Paul Leonard Library was constructed in three phases (1953,
1959 and 1971) and contained approximately 287,000 gross square feet of
building area on seven floors, including the basement. Since the last
expansion more than thirty years ago, the enrollment at SFSU has
increased, leaving the existing facility to provide for only 68 percent
of the library space required by the growing student population.
Furthermore, the building suffered serious inadequacies in the condition
of its exterior envelope, where there were numerous leaks that were
detrimental to library materials, building occupants, and the building’s
HVAC systems. The building’s electrical and telecommunications systems
were substandard and inadequate to meet the needs for support of modern
electronic information and multimedia systems.This design-build team of Balfour Beatty
and HMC Architects addressed these issues of required expansion and
building renovation, and took advantage of a unique opportunity to
create a joint-use library facility with the California State Library’s
Sutro Library, which was formerly in temporary facilities on the SFSU
campus. By co-locating the two library institutions into one facility,
both realize certain economies related to joint use, while the academic
and general public patrons more effectively utilize the depth and
quality of the collections of each.Today,
through the addition of more than 140,000 square feet, a major
expansion and renovation of the J. Paul Leonard Library building has
come to completion. Opened in Spring 2012, the new home of the J. Paul
Leonard Library incorporates the existing Sutro Library, providing
expanded study and computing space for users, growth space for
collections, access to new technologies, and a safe and healthy
environment for work and study. The new library adds 34 percent more
total space; 50 percent more seating; 50 percent more group study areas;
50 percent more collection capacity, both in open stacks and a
high-density automated retrieval system; and 100 percent more computers;
all while providing a flexible and congenial learning environment in
the heart of campus.
existing J. Paul Leonard Library was constructed in three phases (1953,
1959 and 1971) and contained approximately 287,000 gross square feet of
building area on seven floors, including the basement. Since the last
expansion more than thirty years ago, the enrollment at SFSU has
increased, leaving the existing facility to provide for only 68 percent
of the library space required by the growing student population.
Furthermore, the building suffered serious inadequacies in the condition
of its exterior envelope, where there were numerous leaks that were
detrimental to library materials, building occupants, and the building’s
HVAC systems. The building’s electrical and telecommunications systems
were substandard and inadequate to meet the needs for support of modern
electronic information and multimedia systems.This design-build team of Balfour Beatty
and HMC Architects addressed these issues of required expansion and
building renovation, and took advantage of a unique opportunity to
create a joint-use library facility with the California State Library’s
Sutro Library, which was formerly in temporary facilities on the SFSU
campus. By co-locating the two library institutions into one facility,
both realize certain economies related to joint use, while the academic
and general public patrons more effectively utilize the depth and
quality of the collections of each.Today,
through the addition of more than 140,000 square feet, a major
expansion and renovation of the J. Paul Leonard Library building has
come to completion. Opened in Spring 2012, the new home of the J. Paul
Leonard Library incorporates the existing Sutro Library, providing
expanded study and computing space for users, growth space for
collections, access to new technologies, and a safe and healthy
environment for work and study. The new library adds 34 percent more
total space; 50 percent more seating; 50 percent more group study areas;
50 percent more collection capacity, both in open stacks and a
high-density automated retrieval system; and 100 percent more computers;
all while providing a flexible and congenial learning environment in
the heart of campus.
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