Mid-Manhattan Library in New York by Mecanoo

Article source: Mecanoo

The New York Public Library’s Midtown renovation will enhance and unite the full spectrum of offerings available across the Library system, from circulating and research services to business resources and educational programs for all ages.

Mid-Manhattan Library – the Library’s most heavily used circulating branch – is set to undergo a transformation that will create a new, state-of-the-art library that will serve as both a model and catalyst for a rejuvenated library system.The team of Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle worked for over a year analysing library usage data, interviewing staff, surveying the public, and meeting with community stakeholders to ensure that the new branch will best meet the needs of library patrons.

Library Section, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

• Architects: Mecanoo
• Project: Mid-Manhattan Library
• Location: 455 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
  
• Design Team: Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle Architects
• Size: 18,850 m2
• Project Design: 2015 – 2018
• Project Realisation: 2017 – 2020

Library from SASB Future, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

The renovated branch will have a dramatic, multi-story wall of bookshelves – the Long Room; an employment skills centre occupying a full floor as well as an adjacent floor providing job-search help and small-business support; a full-floor dedicated to a library for children and a separate library for teens; additional seating; and one of the only free public roof terraces in Midtown.

Library from SASB Existing, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Long room, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Roff Terrace, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Entrance, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Existing Section, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Before Renovation, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Library Before Renovation, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Before Renovation, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Before Renovation, Image Courtesy © Mecanoo

Tags: New York, USA

Categories: Interiors, Library, Renovation, space, Terrace

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