EAST PALO ALTO LIBRARY
NEEDS ASSESSMENT RECAP
• Places connect, explore, learn and relax – a town center• A spacious library – greater breathing room, with privacy/separation of different uses• Variety of outdoor spaces for reading, play, programs and connection with nature• Ample seating and personal space for work and study• Filled with natural light and views to outside• Greater access to technology, particularly desk/laptops• Separate children’s area with better infrastructure, play opportunities, and space for events• Art making and exhibition (including crafts, theater, music and dance)• Access to community resources – from tutoring to housing assistance to taxes• The ability to play – to let off steam and to explore new things• Explore culinary literacy
PROJECT INTENTIONS
STIMULATING:ENABLING:FLEXIBLE:INTEGRATED:
ENCOURAGES LEARNING THROUGH EXPLORATION, PLAY, AND EXCITEMENTPUTS RESOURCES WITHIN REACH, ENCOURAGES NEW CONNECTIONSADAPTS TO EVOLVING COMMUNITY AND NEEDSCREATES THE CIVIC COMMONS, SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES WITH EPA CENTER
ABOUT THE SITE
COOLEY LANDINGEPACENTER ARTSNEW EAST PALOALTO LIBRARYECUMENICALHUNGER PROGRAMTHE PRIMARY SCHOOLEAST PALO ALTOCHARTER SCHOOLASPIRE EAST PALO ALTO PHOENIX ACADEMY2020 BAY ROADOFFICE PROJECT
COLLEGE TRACK
RAVENSWOOD HEALTH CENTER
CURRENTEPA LIBRARYBAY ROAD
UNIVERSITY AVE
PULGAS AVE
LIBRARY
PARKING
EPACENTERARTS
ECUMENCIAL HUNGERPROGRAM
R.E. BORRMANN’SSTEEL
MENLOFIRE DEPARTMENT
EPACENTERPARKING
BAY RD
PULGAS AVE
EPACENTERDROP-OFFPICK-UP
RAVENSWOODCLINIC
ABOUT THE SITE
PROPOSED PROGRAM
FOR A NEW EAST PALO ALTO LIBRARY
PROPOSED PROGRAM: WELCOME / ENTRY
NARRATIVE:FUNCTIONS:• Entry / Lobby• Concierge Stations• Cart Cubby• Self Check-out• Holds• Seating• Restrooms• Conveys a sense of welcome and a buzz of activity• A central location from which most functions are visually or intuitively accessible
• Warm and inviting stations for greeting, information and check-out
• Seating for informal work and reading• Ability to house large gatherings and events like readings, concerts, and open mic nights
PROPOSED PROGRAM: COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
• Medium Activity Room• Small Activity Room• Activity Room Storage• Partner/Resource Rooms• Communal Lounge• Homework Center• A community hub for meeting and access to community resources
• Multi-purpose meeting room for events, presentations, meetings and classes
• Small meeting rooms for group work and community
partners
• Open co-work type environment• A community message board with upcoming events, resource information and more
FUNCTIONS:NARRATIVE:
PROPOSED PROGRAM: CULINARY LITERACY CENTER
NARRATIVE:• Teaching Kitchen• Storage• 2I²FH• Outdoor Seating• Demonstration GardenFUNCTIONS:• A nutrition, health and wellness resource for the community• Domestic teaching kitchen for cooking and related classes• A place to serve nutritious and tasty snacks for patrons• Reading lounge with cooking, health, wellness, and gardening literature
• Access to a domestic demonstration garden
PROPOSED PROGRAM: KIDS & FAMILY AREAS
• New Books• Table Seating• Books• Audio/ Visual & New Media• Storytelling• Storage• Outdoor Area• Family RestroomFUNCTIONS:• A place for children of all ages and families to explore, play, learn and read
• Break-out areas for storytelling, play, and various media• Adjacent outdoor space for working off energy, physical play, access to nature
• Playful elements to explore and discover, accommodating different ways of learning
• A room that grows with kids, promoting learning and
exploration as fun
NARRATIVE:
PROPOSED PROGRAM: CABINET OF CURIOSITY
• Teen Room• Maker Room• Virtual Reality Experience Alcove• 2I²FH• Storage• A dynamic space for learning through doing, socializing, and engaging technologies
• Visible to all who enter the library to inspire curiosity• A ‘maker space’ for all ages – sewing, dj, domestic skills, digital fabrication, etc.
• A place teens can call their own for reading, socializing, and individual and group activities with access to digital andphysical resources • Access to a multitude of environments and programs
through virtual means to broaden horizons
• Flexible furniture to accommodate various activities and programs
FUNCTIONS:NARRATIVE:
PROPOSED PROGRAM: COLLECTIONS & STUDY
• Main Space• New Books / Media / Periodicals• Adult Collections• East Palo Alto History• Reader Seating• Public Computers • Printing• Study Rooms• Literacy center• Quiet Room• Restrooms • Large, open, naturally lit space for reading and quiet work• Ample opportunities for independent study with comfortable seating, natural light, and power
• Flexible shelving to accommodate the evolution of the collection
• An East Palo Alto focused resource area, with the ability to house memorabilia and even record oral histories
• Workstations and laptop check-out machines, as well as printing stations
• Private rooms for small group study and tutoringNARRATIVE:FUNCTIONS:
PROPOSED PROGRAM: STAFF RESOURCE AREA
• Collection Processing Room• 6WDII 2SHQ 2I²FH• (QFORVHG 2I²FH• Staff Break Area• Storage• Data / Telecom• Staff Restroom w/Shower
WORKING IN PROGRESS
• Stimulating, naturally lit work environment• An ability to see the comings and goings of the library• Open work spaces for permanent and temporary staff• Wall space for sharing ideas and mapping out projects and schedules
• Privacy nook for quiet work and calls• Easy access to book processing areaNARRATIVE:FUNCTIONS:
PROPOSED PROGRAM: SITE & OUTDOOR AMENITIES
• Outdoor Reading• Outdoor Eating• Youth Play Area• Demonstration Garden• Bike Racks• Parking Spaces• Loading• A place to connect with the outdoors and enjoy nature• Space for larger gatherings as well as outdoor ‘nooks’ for solitude
• A demonstration garden for growing food• Secure play areas for children• Outdoor classroom and storytime areaNARRATIVE:FUNCTIONS:
DESIGN CONCEPT
JIGSAW PUZZLE BOOMERANG
TWO APPROACHES
JIGSAW PUZZLE DESIGN
ARTSCOURTYARD
COMMUNITYACTIVITY
CABINET OFCURIOSITY
KIDSANDFAMILY
KIDSGARDEN
PARKINGENTRY
WELCOMEPLAZA
MAKEYARD
BAY RD
PULGAS AVE
JIGSAW PUZZLE DESIGN
BAY RD
PULGAS AVE
READING TERRACE
DEMONSTRATIONGARDEN
DRYGARDEN
TEENS
QUIETWORK
COLLECTIONS
STAFF
JIGSAW PUZZLE DESIGN
CABINET OF
CURIOSITY
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITY
KIDS &
FAMILY
BAY RD
PULGAS AVE
JIGSAW PUZZLE DESIGN
SURROUNDINGVIEW
EPACENTER ARTSACTIVITY
CIVICPRESENCE
DEMONSTRATIONGARDEN
READINGTERRACE
DRYGARDEN
QUIETWORK
TEENS
BAY RD
PULGAS AVE
STAFF
GROUND FLOOR
KIDS AND FAMILY
KIDSPLAY
CABINET OF CURIOSITY
MAINENTRYPARKING ENTRY
COMMUNITY
SECOND FLOOR
DEMONSTRATIONGARDEN
COLLECTION
STAFF
DRYGARDEN
PULGAS AVE
PULGAS AVE
READINGTERRACE
QUIETWORK
TEENS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MAIN ENTRY
PARKING ENTRY
KIDSPLAY
HOLD MAKER SPACE
STOR. TEACHING KITCHEN
LOUNGE
LOUNGE
KIDS AND FAMILY
KIDS COLLECTION
SEATING
SELF-CHECKOUT
PROCESSING STORAGE
COMMUNITY
W.C.W.C.TEL. STORAGE ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL
W.C.
PULGAS AVE
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
READING TERRACE
DEMONSTRATION GARDEN
DRY. GARDEN
BREAKROOM
OPEN OFFICE
STOR.
STAFFW.C.
W.C.W.C.
TEEN ROOM
GROUPSTUDYGROUPSTUDY
V.R.ALCOVE
COLLECTION
QUIET ROOM
MEETING ROOM
GROUPSTUDY
PULGAS AVE
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Concept Design Cost Plan (DRAFT FOR REVIEW) Structural Option 1 June 7, 2019
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