03
Civic / Culture
Library As a Third Place
The project designs a new Brooklyn Public Library branch at the Pfizer Building in Broadway Triangle. Through precedent and site research, the library supports the community based on local neighborhood needs. The new library extends beyond its conventional purpose—reading—to embrace diverse public uses that invite more people to come.
Overview
site
Site Analysis
Located in the Pfizer Building in Broadway Triangle, the site sits at the intersection of multiple Brooklyn neighborhoods—an opportunity to serve a diverse community through a shared third place.
Site Analysis 01
Site Analysis 02
concept
Concept Diagrams
The library is structured as a sequence of layered programs—reading, gathering, learning, exhibiting—each calibrated to invite different modes of public engagement throughout the day.
Programming
Consumption Ideation
Developed Plan
plans
Floor Plans
Street Level Plan
Mezzanine Level Plan
renderings
Renderings
Production with Vertical Farm and Information Station
Use of Production Area
Consumption Area with Cooking and Dining
Communal Dining
Research Area with Gardening Classroom
Conventional Reading Area
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