Ehrlich brought “a more residential-type scale” to its commission for the Westwood Branch Library, says Chaney. “We couldn’t help but make it cozy.” The 14,000-square-foot library serves as a bridge between the surrounding residential and commercial zones. An open plaza encourages visitors and passersby to linger in the California sun, creating a kind of public living room. Architecturally this is reinforced by the manipulation of scale and materials. Copper, burnished concrete block, channel glass, and Parklex (resin-impregnated wood) help establish a dialogue between the commercial and residential sections of Westwood.