Durham County Regional Library Prototype - North Regional
Durham, NC
The new Durham County Regional Branch Libraries are prototypical designed to support the County’s long-range plan of providing the region with state-of-the-art lifelong learning and literacy resources. The new 25,000 SF facilities provide major spaces such as a large meeting room, administrative areas, adult collection, young adult collection, children’s collection, various reading / study spaces, computer areas, reference area, and periodicals.
The North Branch library was designed as a one story structure and is organized in a series of layers defined by heavy masonry walls / volumes and “saddle bags” constructed of wood siding. The front façade features a taller glass volume announcing the main entrance and providing an illuminated “lantern” during evening and dusk hours.