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AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARYLake | Flato + Shepley Bulfinch

David Lake, FAIA Design Principal

Carole Wedge, FAIA Library Principal

Sid Bowen, FAIA Project Manager

Greg Papay, FAIA Project Architect

Harry Ransom Center

Hotel San Jose

AT&T Executive Education and Conference CenterLake|Flato + Shepley BulfinchAustin Projects

Albuquerque Academy, Science Center and Simms Library . American Antiquarian, Society Library, Alterations & Improvements . American Antiquarian Society, Library Addition & Alterations . American Congregational

Association, Congregational Library Alterations . Ames Free Library, Library Alterations . Amesbury Public Library, Expansion and Renovation . Amory, Roger, Library . Andover Public Library, Additions & Alterations .

Andover Public Library, Addition and Alteration at Memorial Hall . Town of Andover , Andover Memorial Library . Appalachian State University, Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons . Art Institute of

Chicago, Ryerson Library . Augustana College, Thomas Tredway Library . Boca Grande Community Library, Johann Fust Library for Roger Amory . Boston Public Library, Restoration and Renovations, Phase IIA . Boston

Public Library, McKim Building Restoration and Renovation, Phase I . Boston Public Library, Phase II B - Courtyard and Roof . Boston Public Library, McKim Building, Phase IIC . Boston University, Instructional Building,

Library . City of Boston, Boston Public Library, South Boston Branch . Bowdoin College, Hawthorne Longfellow Library/Hubbard Hall . Bowdoin College, Hatch Science/Computer Library . Brookline Public Library,

Coolidge Corner Branch . Brooklyn College (CUNY), LaGuardia/Gideonese Library Expansion . Brown University, John Carter Brown Library . Brown University, John Hay Library . Brown University, John Hay Library,

Restoration and Renovation . Brown University, Virginia Baldwin Orwig Music Library (61,000 Vol; 116 Seats) . Brown University, John Carter Brown Library, Alterations . Bucknell University, Bertrand Library, Additions

and Alterations . Bucknell University, Bertrand Library Alterations . City of Cambridge, Central Library, Additions & Alterations . Central Missouri State University, James C. Kirkpatrick Library . Chicago Public Library,

Library Competition . Christopher Newport University, Library and Information Technology Center Addition . Cincinnati Public Library, Expansion and Renovations . City of Eugene, Oregon, New Public Library . Colby

College, Miller Library, Additions and Alterations . Colby College, F.W. Olin Science Center and Science Library . Colby Junior College, New Library . Colgate University, Case Library and Geyer Center for Information

Technology . College of the Holy Cross, Dinand Library, Additions and Alterations . Columbia University, Butler Library Renovations - phased Phase I . Columbia University, Butler Library Phase II . Columbia University,

Butler Library Phase III . Columbia University, Avery Art and Architecture Library . Columbia University, Butler Library Renovations-Phase IV and V . Converse Memorial Library, Library Building . Converse Memorial

Library, Addition . Cornell College, Library (now Norton Geology) . Cornell University, Carl A. Kroch Library . Cornell University, Olin Library Renovations . Dana Hall School, Science and Library Facility . Dartmouth

College, Dana Bio-Medical Library . Dartmouth College, Dana Bio-Medical Library, Addition . Dartmouth College, Baker Library Expansion . Dartmouth College, Baker/Berry Library Addition and Alterations. Duke

University, Perkins Library . Duke University, Perkins Library Phase . Eastern Michigan University, Bruce T. Halle Library & Info Research Ctr . Elizabethtown College, The High Library . Elmira College, Library Building .

Elon University, New Library . Emory University, Center for Library and Information Resources Woodruff Library Renovations . Emory University, Candler School of Theology and Pitts Library, New Library/Learning Center

. Episcopal Theological School, Library . Field, Marshall, Library Building . Fordham University, William D. Walsh Family Library . Franklin & Marshall College, Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Additions and Alterations .

Franklin & Marshall College, Martin Library for the Sciences . Furman University, Library Additon and Renovation . Grinnell College, Burling Library . Groton School, Gardner Memorial Library . Groton School, Library

Renovations and Addition . Harvard University, Astronomical Observatory, (Wolbach) Plate Library . Harvard University, New England Deposit Library . Harvard University, Lamont Library . Harvard University, Farlow

Library and Herbarium, Alterations . Harvard University, Yenching Institute Library, Additions & Alterations . Harvard University, Leverett House, New Towers and Library . Harvard University, Widener Library, Light Court

Addition . Harvard University , Widener Library Renovations . Harvard University Law School, Austin Hall, Library Additions . Harvard University Law School, International Legal Studies Library . Harvard University Medical

School, Countway Library-Phase I . Harvard University Medical School, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine . Harvard University, Divinity School, Andover Hall, Library Additions . Hebrew Union College, New Library

Construction and Renovation . Hope College, Van Wylen Library . Howard Memorial Library, Howard, Frank L., Trustee . Howe Library, New Library . Howe Library, Addition and Alterations . Illinois Wesleyan University,

The Ames Library . Indiana University , Library and Student Center Project . Kennebunkport Library, Louis T. Graves Memorial Library, Additions . Lafayette College, Skillman Library . Lake Forest College, Library

Expansion and Renovation . LaSalle University, The Connelly Library . Macalester College, DeWitt Wallace Library . Manchester Public Library, Addition to Mark Skinner Library . Marine Biological Laboratory, Extension

of Rockefeller (Library) . Marquette University, John P. Raynor, S.J. Library . Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Bunker Hill Community College, Library and Cafeteria . McCormick Theological Seminary, Virginia Library .

McLean Hospital, de Marneffe Library and Dining Facility . Memphis Public Library & Information Center, New Main Library . Merrimack College, Library Building . Middlebury College, Starr Library, Addition . Milton

Academy, Straus Library Building . Milton Academy, William C. Cox Library . Milton Academy, Cox Library Renovations . Milton Public Library, Library Building . Milton Public Library, Central Library Addition . Museum of

Our National Heritage (Scottish Rite), Auditorium, Library and Museum . New London Public Library, Public Library . University of New Mexico, Zimmerman Library, Center for Southwest Research . State of New York,

State Library . Northeastern University, Dodge Library . Oliver Ames Free Library, Public Library . Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, Library and Information Center . Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science,

Paul J. Gutman Library . Phillips Academy, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library. Pine Manor College , Annenberg Library and Communications Center . Portland, City of, New Library . Princeton University, Firestone Library

Reading Room Renovation . Princeton University, Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology . Princeton University, Firestone Library - Master Plan Phase 2 . Princeton University, Firestone Library Renovation . Queen’s

University, Sir Anthony O'Reilly Library . Radcliffe College, Schlesinger Library, Alterations . Radcliffe College, Schlesinger Library, Renovations. Randolph Macon College, Walter Hines Page Library . Redwood Library

and Athenaeum, Expansion and Restoration . Rhode Island Hospital, Aldrich Building, Medical Library . Rhodes College, Paul J. Barrett, Jr. Library . Rice University, Addns & Alts to Fondren Library . Rice University,

Fondren Library Renovation . Robert W. Woodruff Library, Interior Renovation . Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, Welch Hall - Library, Dining & Assembly Hall . Ryerson, Martin A., Library Building . Santa Rosa

Junior College, Frank P Doyle Library Learning Resource Center . Shepherd College, Scarborough Library and Byrd Legislative Center . Siena College, J. Spencer and Patricia Standish Library . Skidmore College,

Scribner Library Renovation and Expansion . City of Somerville, Addition and Renovation to Public Library . Southern Connecticut State University, Buley Library Addition and Renovation . Southern Methodist University,

Master Plan and Conceptual Design for the Fondren and Science/Engineering Library Complex . Spring Hill College, New Library . Stonehill College, Bartley J. MacPháidín Library . Sweet Briar College, Library and

Information Center Conceptual Design . Tabor Academy, Hayden Library and Science Building . Temple University, Paley Library Expansion/Renovation . The College of Saint Catherine, Library and Student Center . The

United Nations, The Dag Hammarskjold Library . Thomas Crane Public Library, New Library . Tufts University, Wessell Library Expansion . Tufts University, The Tisch Library . Universidad de los Andes, Jose Enrique

Diez Library Conceptual and Schematic Design . University College, Cork, Boole Library Addition and Renovations . University of Alabama Birmingham, Lister Hill Library, Expansion . University of Alabama Birmingham,

Library Renovation with Birchfield Penweld . University of California, Los Angeles, New Teaching Library . University of California, Riverside, New Science Library . University of Chicago, William Rainy Harper Memorial

Library . University of Colorado, Kraemer Family Library & Communication Technology Center . University of Colorado, Health Science Education Library-Program with H & L Arch. . University of Houston, M.D. Anderson

Library . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain, Library Storage Facility . University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery . University of New Hampshire, Keene State College, Mason

Library, Renovations . University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library Expansion . University of Oregon, Knight Library Addition Phase I . University of Oxford, New Bodleian Library Renovations .

University of Rochester, Rush Reese Library; Wells Brown & Periodical Rm. Renovation . University of Southern California, The Dorothy Leavey Library . University of Vermont, Billings Memorial Library . University of

Vermont, Billings Library, Addition . US Government, Marine Corps University, New Research Library . Vassar College, Library, Additions & Alterations . Vassar College, Library Planning and Art Studio . Wakefield Public

Library, Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Addition . Waltham Public Library, Additions and Alterations . Warder Memorial Library, Library Building . Wellesley College, Library Building . Wellesley College, Library Building,

Addition . Wellesley College, Clapp Library Addition . Wellesley College, Clapp Library Addition . Wellesley College, Knapp Media and Technology Center at Margaret Clapp Library . Wellesley College, Margaret Clapp

Library Renovations . Wellesley College, Clapp Library, Conservation Lab and Archives . Wellesley College, Clapp Library Main Floor Renovations . Wellesley College, Clapp Library Main Second Floor Renovation .

Wellesley College, Clapp Library Renovation . Wellesley College, Clapp Library Renovation . West Virginia University, Wise Library Renovations and Additions . William and Mary, College of , Earl Gregg Swem Library

Addition & Renovations . William and Mary, College of , Swem Library Addition and Renovation . Williams College, Dorm, Faculty Suite, Ladies Retirement Facility & Library . Wilmington Institute Free Library, Central

Library, Consulting on Interior Design & Decorations . Winn Memorial Library, Library Building . Winterthur Museum, Library Building . Yale University, Sterling Library Renovation Phase I . Yale University, Irving S.

Gilmore Music Library at Sterling Memorial Library

Shepley Bulfinch has completed over 200 libraries --

44 of these were public libraries.

Library Visioning and Programming

Team RolesGeoff Freeman, AIA – Vision 140 Libraries

Carole Wedge, FAIA – Communication 40 Libraries

Melissa Bennett, AIA – Programming 28 Libraries

Boston Public LibraryShepley Bulfinch

Eugene Public LibraryShepley Bulfinch

Recent Central Libraries

Cincinnati – Eugene – Boston – Memphis

Last five years: $250 million in library construction

We Know Libraries

2008: Community Centered

PersonalizationDifference in needsPartnershipsProgrammingPrint & DigitalWirelessPortable

CaféCommunity SpacesEventsMusic Art

NimblenessOpennessFlexibilityAdaptability

1970s: Books…..

StorageGrowthServicesTechnologyPersonal ComputingLap tops?Internet?

Power DataShelving

Identify Community Stakeholders, Leaders and Interest Groups

Widely disseminate ideasback to community…and provide regular updates

Advisory Committee of the Community

• Library Foundation• Neighborhoods• Environmental Community• Business Community• Interest Groups• Schools• Chamber of Commerce• Others

Ways of Connecting

• Press Release: Invitation• Web Site / Survey• Schools• Workshops / Open Forums /

Public Meetings• Broadcast: radio / cable• Blog/Facebook• Pre Occupancy Evaluation• Neighborhood Meetings• Branch Roundtables

“a community driven vision”

Work Plan

An integrated Design Teamrequires active and continuingparticipation of users, designers,planners, engineers, andmanagers.

Integrated Design Process

Benchmark &EstablishGoals andConcepts

EstablishMetrics forPerformance

Design& TestSystems

ImplementDecisions

Other Tools

Modeling

DESIGN TOOLS

Adapted from “What is Integrated Design” by GZ Brown, University of Oregon, ESBL

DESIGN STRATEGIES

DESIGN PROCESS

Pre-Design, MasterPlanning &Programming

Schematic Design

Design Development

ConstructionDocuments

ConstructionDocuments

Post-Occupancy

DESIGN, PROGRAM, SUSTAINABILITY,

AND COST CONTROL ARE

INTERDEPENDENT

Search forsynergiesamong use,design, systems,and climate.Think of thebuilding as awhole and life-cycle design.

Charrette Process

Merging the art of design and science of building performance- work as ateam to assess issues and set goals.

Early Tools

Propose solutions that yield multiple benefits- use ‘loose’ tools to rapidlypropose and evaluate ideas.

Presentation Media

Create models and drawings that are tactile and emotional and diagramsthat are clear and descriptive.

Presentation Media

‘High touch’ renderings will convey how the project ‘feels’…

Presentation Media

‘High tech’ renderings make the design interactive and accessible to a wideaudience through the web and the library system’s computer network.

longitudinal section

floor plan

Digital Models

& Diagrams

Technical analysis ofdigital models refinesthe building’sperformance with thedual goals of exceedingAustin’s ClimateProtection Plan andbeing the nation’s bestdaylit library.

Digital Cost ModelingIntegrate analysis of design, cost, constructability.

Create a library imbued with Austin’s spirit and improve the quality of thelibrary’s spaces while stewarding its economic and environmental resources.

Integrated Design Process/Team

Role of the Project Manager

Other People’s Money

Role of the Project Manager

Everyone’s Money

1996-2007 14 Public Design & Construction Projects 2.2 million square feet $540 million

Project Manager Experience

Role of the Project Manager

• Process

• Consensus

• Patience

• Integrity

BUDGET

Role of the Project Manager

The Old School Stool

Traditional Building Team’s

3 Legs

• Process

• Consensus

• Patience

• Integrity

Today’s Stool on Steroids

Apparently the Risk of

Falling Off the Old 3-Legged Stool

was a Lot Greater Than

We Ever Imagined…

Role of the Project Manager

• Process

• Consensus

• Patience

• Integrity

Environment

Economy

Equity

Sustainability

Balance – Economic, Environmental and Social Equity

Defining a NewHigh-Performance

Architecture

Water as shaper of stoneStone as filter and vessel for water

What if...

...the library enjoyed the

quiet strength of natural beauty…

Stone shapes our landscapeMan shapes the stone

Rooted to the LandResponsive to the ClimateContext, Culture and Craft

Lake|Flato’s Early Work

River Link Park, San Antonio Texas State Cemetery, Austin

Stone can berustic or refined…

We imagine thelibrary to be rootedto Shoal Creek’sgeologic structure

Lake|Flato

Seamless linkage tothe natural realm…

Fort WorthLake|Flato

Castle Pines, ColoradoLake|FlatoWhat if there were quiet garden rooms…

Lake AustinLake|Flato

Austin citizensseek shadeand water…

Music venues, civic events, literary festivals… Austin seeks to be outdoors.

What if the Central Librarybecame both outdoor living roomand great civic porch?

Hotel San Jose, AustinLake|Flato

The courtyardbecame the lobbyand the landscapebecame the fabricof the place

A great civic green room for all to enjoy

River Link Park, San AntonioLake|Flato

Water tells a story about the history of water use. Lake|Flato

Xeriscape plants andwater as life giving

Water play and history as art. Main Plaza, San AntonioLake|Flato

What if water funneled through the library to connect citizens to Shoal Creek?

What if the library is an oasis?

Three qualities of light need to be present to stimulate the senses...

wash of light focal glow play of brilliants

“In a library light has the same importance

as acoustics have in a concert hall” – Alvar Aalto

The Austin Central Library needs to be the best daylit building in the United States.

Stockholm Vancouver Central libraries have beenfocused inwards…introverted

Eugene, OregonShepley Bulfinch

What if the library immersed thecommunity into the outdoors…

Prim Library, Lake TahoeLake|Flato

What if the librarydisappeared intothe trees?

Fabric sunshadesharvest daylight

UTHSC-HoustonSchool of NursingLake|Flato

Light filled interiorsSchool of Nursing

Lake|Flato

Eugene Public LibraryShepley Bulfinch

Site Plan

Sun Studies

June December

9 am

12 pm

3 pm

5 pm

9 am

12 pm

3 pm

5 pm

Site enjoys abundantaccess to the sun anddaylight

Site Views

Riverside

Cesar Chavez

Pedestrian Bridge

Site Section

What if the library was a great porch...a welcoming lantern?

The library should be a great living room, embracing the community.

International Center, San AntonioLake|Flato

AT&T Center, San AntonioLake|Flato

Landmark buildings should tell a story. Harry Ransom CenterLake|Flato

Responsive to urban context and the climateUTHSC-Houston

School of NursingLake|Flato

The Austin Libraryas an armature forlandscape...truly green.

Perkins LibraryDurham, NCShepley Bulfinch

What if the libraryis a portal to theenvironment andto downtown?

Cincinnati Public LibraryShepley Bulfinch

UTHSC-HoustonSchool of NursingLake|Flato

AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARYLake | Flato + Shepley Bulfinch

David Lake, FAIA Design Principal

Carole Wedge, FAIA Library Principal

Sid Bowen, FAIA Project Manager

Greg Papay, FAIA Project Architect