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Shute Park Library
Shute Park Library
Hillsboro, OR, United States
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Other Projects by Hennebery Eddy Architects
Shute Park Library
Hillsboro, OR, United States
Project Featured on Feb 13, 2015
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
After 40 years, Shute Park Branch Library had devolved into a dark, cluttered, and inefficient interior space that had little connection to its namesake park. This comprehensive renovation included a complete reorganization of the floor plan and was based on the integration of three transformative characteristics: establishing a new relationship to the park, openness, and natural light.
Park
Relocating the main entrance to the west elevation established a strong relationship to the park and in combination with a plaza, landscaping, and benches, extends the public open space to the library’s front door.
The once windowless west façade is now defined by a 100-foot-long graphic anthem that celebrates both park and library. From a distance, a ceramic frit glass pattern appears to be old growth tree rings from native Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, and Giant Sequoia trees. Up close, the tree rings reveal themselves to be the first lines of books, poems, and songs, adding a graphic dimension and literary meaning to the west wall. Library patrons and staff contributed hundreds of first lines for the architects to incorporate into the art piece.
Openness
The reorganized floor plan is defined by an open expanse of seating and low book-stacks that extends the entire length of the library. This extension enables patrons to easily navigate the interior while allowing library staff to monitor the space from one central location. Oppressively low hanging metal HVAC ducts were removed, accentuating areas with high ceilings and clerestory windows. The restored, saw-tooth-shaped north wall of glass is now visible throughout the library and is home to a variety of seating groups providing close-up views of the large stand of fir trees.
Natural Light
By removing interior impediments, restoring the north wall and clerestory glazing, and introducing glass on the south and west façades, natural light now tracks across the library interior throughout the day — a critical quality in the often gray Pacific Northwest.
A restrained palette of materials, fixtures, furniture, and colors is employed in deference to the abundance of natural light and to highlight views of the surrounding park.
Park
Relocating the main entrance to the west elevation established a strong relationship to the park and in combination with a plaza, landscaping, and benches, extends the public open space to the library’s front door.
The once windowless west façade is now defined by a 100-foot-long graphic anthem that celebrates both park and library. From a distance, a ceramic frit glass pattern appears to be old growth tree rings from native Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, and Giant Sequoia trees. Up close, the tree rings reveal themselves to be the first lines of books, poems, and songs, adding a graphic dimension and literary meaning to the west wall. Library patrons and staff contributed hundreds of first lines for the architects to incorporate into the art piece.
Openness
The reorganized floor plan is defined by an open expanse of seating and low book-stacks that extends the entire length of the library. This extension enables patrons to easily navigate the interior while allowing library staff to monitor the space from one central location. Oppressively low hanging metal HVAC ducts were removed, accentuating areas with high ceilings and clerestory windows. The restored, saw-tooth-shaped north wall of glass is now visible throughout the library and is home to a variety of seating groups providing close-up views of the large stand of fir trees.
Natural Light
By removing interior impediments, restoring the north wall and clerestory glazing, and introducing glass on the south and west façades, natural light now tracks across the library interior throughout the day — a critical quality in the often gray Pacific Northwest.
A restrained palette of materials, fixtures, furniture, and colors is employed in deference to the abundance of natural light and to highlight views of the surrounding park.
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