The 470-square metre Graded School Library was completed in 2023 in a building constructed in 1961. The library is the American school’s latest addition after architect Siegbert Zenettini updated the building in 2012, modelling the design after a Park School concept with tree-lined squares. Local studio MAB3 architecture office designed the library with “comfortable, playful…

Traditional Korean architecture influenced the layout and shelving design in the library at the Korean Cultural Centre New York, designed by Studio Empathy and Praxes. Changhaak Choi of Studio Empathy and Jiyoung Kim from Praxes worked together to complete the 1,600-square-foot (149-square-metre) library, located on the third floor of the Korean Cultural Center New York’s…

Yakety Yak’s extensive range of customer service pods, desks and counters are available in a wide range of colours and finishes. Not only can you benefit from Yakety Yak’s elegant, ergonomic and height-adjustable designs, you can also choose a colour scheme that complements your space. From bold primary colours to soft, natural tones, we’ve got…

Architecture studio Snøhetta 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 José Parlá. 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…

A responsive, people-centred front-of-house is essential for today’s community-focused library. This guide explores how to choose service desks that create a comfortable, engaging, and purpose-fit space. It highlights the new generation of smart desks that are adaptable, open, and ergonomic, designed to enhance staff and customer well-being and create a welcoming environment where people want…

Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L’échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA, as an alternative to “institutional and cold” public buildings. Occupying a long narrow site in Herblay sur Seine, L’échappée – meaning “escapade” in English – faces a road to the north with a stone and glass…

Here at Yakety Yak Furniture, we aim to provide height-adjustable service desks that meet the needs of any library, education or community space. That’s why our pods, desks, counters and support modules are designed to stand alone or group together. They offer multiple options for maximum versatility, providing a dynamic alternative to traditional circulation counters.…

US architecture studio Cannon Design has referenced the local landscape and “prioritised inclusion”, drawing on the Native American heritage of the site for its design of a university student center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Cannon Design completed the 163,000-square foot (15140-square meter) Western Michigan University Student Center in 2023. “The primary concept of the building was…

Here at Yakety Yak Furniture, our aim is to provide customer service desks that meet the needs of any library, education or community space. That’s why our pods, desks and support modules are designed to stand alone or group together, offering multiple options for maximum versatility. In this article, we’ll be showing how our customers…

Architecture studio Yukawa Design Lab has created a children’s library overlooking Shirasagi Park in Sakai, Japan. Connected by a bridge to the neighbouring park, Yukawa Design Lab designed the timber-framed building with large windows to connect it to the green space. On the ground floor, the 192-square-metre building has an infant zone and cafe along…