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Architecture studio Sn\u00f8hetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist Jos\u00e9 Parl\u00e1.<\/p>\n

Located in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, the building replaces a former library on site and doubles its size. At 18,000 square feet (1,672 square meters), the Far Rockaway Library has a triangular form. Its facade runs the length of its corner site, with rectangular sections cut away at its two back corners and a pyramid slice over the entrance.<\/p>\n

A lobby, information desk, teen area and offices are located on the first level, while an adult and children’s area are located on the second, along with a quiet room. The building’s distinctive orange facade was informed by the sunsets of the surrounding coastal area, while Jos\u00e9 Parl\u00e1’s Style Writing mural takes cues from “New York City’s writing culture”.<\/p>\n

“Both Parl\u00e1’s work and the name of the library are born from New York City’s writing culture, an artistic movement young artists created art on the walls and subway trains of the city during the sixties and early seventies when many people felt current forms of writing were not so beautiful,” said the studio. The work depicts words and languages heard in New York City’s everyday “cityscape” that have been reinterpreted into a “primarily indecipherable code”.<\/p>\n

On the interior, the semi-translucent facade is naturally illuminated, making visitors part of the “immersive” effects of the building, according to the studio. The library’s overall “simple” form was chosen to contrast the surrounding buildings. “The idea for the library’s simple form provides a calm contrast to the visual noise of surrounding retail outlets,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

“At the same time, it reinterprets the traditional New York City public library typology as a repository for books, integrating the building with diverse collaboration and social spaces, including a teen room and private meeting centers.” The interior is organized around a central atrium and a concrete staircase that runs along one side of its opening. Concrete columns rise upwards through the space and are slightly tilted to form an “inverted pyramidal” shape.<\/p>\n

“The interior is organized around an inverted pyramidal atrium, which allows the penetration of natural light to the ground floor as well as a view of the sky from within the building,” said the studio. Clusters of chairs, tables and bookcases line the perimeter of the atrium on ground level and around the mezzanine.<\/p>\n

Other elements in the interior include a dichroic glass railing that surrounds the staircase, and a series of orange metal fins that drop downwards from the skylight. A mural by Mexican artist Pablo Helguera informed by the late Far Rockaway resident and theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, lines a second-level wall.<\/p>\n

The library aims to serve as a greater community hub following the role the branch played in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 which caused significant damage to the Rockaway area, home to some of New York City’s beach communities. “The new building seeks to increase the delivery of much-needed neighborhood services, and along with community revitalization efforts, was designed to serve as a catalyst to unify Far Rockaway and bring people together,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

YAKETY YAK Furniture Blog, mostly about cool libraries, furniture and design \u2013 keeping you abreast of our world. (Source: Dezeen. Written by Ellen Eberhardt, photography by \u200b<\/em>Jeff Goldberg\/ESTO.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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