Vance Chavis Life Long Learning

Stacks:

Outdoor Perspective

New Library Concept:

The Vance Chavis Library is dedicated to the living cycle of life long learning.

The library represents the continuation of past traditions, embraces the present, and welcomes future growth.

Floor Plan

*autocad by maiken shoenlieber

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Lounge

Work Area
Stacks/Computer Area
Detail:Computer Desk

Details: Info/Circulation Desk and Stacks

Model:

model by Kurt Huizenga

photo by Jessica Crews

Building Design Phase

Initial Renderings

These renderings mark the beginnings of the design process. Before the building was divided up into smaller groups for added detail, the collaborated and came up with the initial building design.

The Start of it All

After the first building design charette, the groups split up and designed their interpretation of the building. These are images of the design which was chosen to further develop.

Diagram

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro prides itself in being a campus rich with landscape and outdoor communal spaces. In the warmer months and sunny days students can be found sitting on the benches, steps, and grass. They gather, they read, they observe. Though not without quality outdoor spaces, the school could use a new one, different from any other.

The new pedestrian bridge crosses at the intersection of college avenue and spring garden; a densely traveled area. High above the bustling street lies, not only a means of safely crossing, but more importantly, a new destination spot. It provides students with more places to sit with a fresh perspective of their surroundings.

The bridge will provide students an outdoor gathering space able to accommodate every comfort or way of seating. From oversized steps to tables and benches, the bridge allows the students to observe the campus from a new vantage point. From ground level to feet above the road, the students will read the life around them

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