Used for comparison purposes for Lincoln City Libraries' Main Library Study, with permission of Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd

1. BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
CENTRAL LIBRARY BUILDING CONCEPT
DECEMBER 14, 2011
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2. PROJECT GOALS
1. CENTRAL LIBRARY PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND COMPLIMENT
OTHER SYSTEM-WIDE INITIATIVES, CHANGES AND
IMPROVEMENTS
2. CREATE DESTINATION IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO
3. FORWARD LOOKING LIBRARY FOR THE FUTURE
4. ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE CENTRAL LIBRARY

3. FOUNDATION

4. LIBRARY / PLAZA

5. LIBRARY / PLAZA
NEW ENTRY ADDITION

6. LIBRARY / PLAZA
NEW ENTRY ADDITION

7. LIBRARY / PLAN / LAYOUT

8. LIBRARY / PLAN – GROUND FLOOR

9. LIBRARY / PLAN – STACK ‘A’

10. LIBRARY / PLAN – FIRST FLOOR

11. LIBRARY / PLAN – STACK ‘B’

12. LIBRARY / PLAN – SECOND FLOOR

13. LIBRARY / ROOF TOP
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14. LIBRARY / ROOF TOP – OBSERVATORY

15. LIBRARY / ROOF TOP – OBSERVATORY
OBSERVATORY

16. LIBRARY / SKIN
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17. LIBRARY / SKIN – SOUTH SIDE

18. LIBRARY / SKIN – SOUTH SIDE

19. LIBRARY / SKIN – SOUTH SIDE NIGHT VIEW

20. LIBRARY / INTERIOR SECTIONS

21. LIBRARY / INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
LIBRARY ENTRY

22. LIBRARY / INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
LIBRARY ENTRY

23. LIBRARY / SECTION
LIBRARY ENTRY

24. KEY CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

32. INSPIRATION

33. Crown Center Square

34. Crown Center Square

35. 35
Max Webber Library – Sydney, Australia

36. NY Public Library – New York

37. 37
Apple Store - New York

38. Apple Store - New York

39. 39
Surry Hills Library – Sydney, Australia

40. 40
Chongqing Library - China

41. Daemen College – Buffalo, NY

42. NY Public Library – New York

43. Stuttgart City Library - Stuttgart, Germany Ohio State Thompson Library – Columbus, Ohio

44. Stuttgart City Library - Stuttgart, Germany

46. Daemen College – Buffalo, NY

47. Surry Hills Library – Sydney, Australia

48. Almere Library – Almere, Netherlands

49. Museum of Modern Art – New York

50. Royal Library - Copenhagen, Denmark

51. Jaqua Academic Center

52. Hearst Tower – New York

53. Ellicott Square Building – Buffalo, New York

54. DESIGN CONCEPT

55. GROUND FLOOR (STREET LEVEL)
RETAIL RETAIL
BUILDING
SUPPORT
MAIN ENTRY ELLICOTT
AUDITORIUM PARTNERS LIBRARY STAFF
STREET
ENTRY
DOCK AND RECEIVING
AUDITORIUM LOBBY
RETAIL RETAIL

56. STACK TIER A
OPEN OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
PARTNERS
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN OPEN

57. FIRST FLOOR
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
LIBRARY STAFF GALLERY
GRAND STAIR
TO ADULT SERVICES
ELLICOTT MARKETPLACE
MAIN LIBRARY COMMONS LIBRARY ENTRY CHILDREN
ENTRY ENTRY
GLASS
OPEN
CAFE MEETING ROOMS
CAFÉ SEATING

58. STACK TIER B
PARTNERS OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
BRIDGE
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
PARTNERS
PARTNERS LIBRARY STAFF

59. SECOND FLOOR
ADULT SERVICES OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
TEEN
BRIDGE TO TEENS
OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
PARTNERS
ADULT SERVICES