Schematic

JB Hardy
Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:38:17 -0500

A schematic of the courtyard, with color-coded shadows, circulation patterns, and views. A library is a confluence of cultural traditions, a melding of minds, a repository for the chronicle of the history of civilization; the courtyard itself, as the physical heart of this place, should manifest this journey humans have traveled—physically, metaphysically, allegorically, metaphorically. Taking the shape of the courtyard, an almost perfect square, and overlaying another shape on top, a circle, we begin at a very basic point in human understanding. The central fountain is to have a glass bottom and serve as an oculus in the lobby below.