Berkeley Library
San Francisco, California
Type _ Library / Cultural
Studio_ Spring 2017
Advisor_ Jenny Wu
In collaboration with Timothy Caldwell.
The Berkeley Public Library is a cultural center composed of three sculpted volumes that bridge exhibition spaces, reading spaces, bookstacks and auditoriums. A central atrium penetrates the main volumes, carving out tolerance between them to create relationships between interior and exterior. The building dissects the ground across the site to channel pedestrian flows from Berkeley Campus to its neighboring residential community. The axis that cuts the site harbors outdoor public spaces contained between the landscape and the building, carving entrances to the major volumes.
Architectural Drawings
Circulation & Sustainability
Physical Model
