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Reporting from: https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/uris-library-cocktail-lounge/feature/architect-s-proposal

Architect's Proposal

Library Concerns

  1. Accessibility Issues (entry, hours of operation, approach)

  2. Built in furniture (restrictive for different uses)

  3. Homogenous spaces (lacking hierarchy and space delineation)

  4. Outdated finishes (dull, stained, ripped chipped and deteriorating)

Architect's response

  1. Approachable (accessible south entry, 24 hour access, welcoming transparency)

  2. Flexible design (modifiable, ofering space for different uses, accommodating the 2st century student, offering more power)

  3. Programmatic zones (areas specific to types of work/study)

  4. Updated and current (contemporary, energy filled resilient finishes that signal activity zones)