Article source: Noll & Tam Architects

A joint project between the City of Half Moon Bay and the County of San Mateo, the design of the new Half Moon Bay Library honors the region’s agricultural roots and coastal environment while providing a valuable community resource to serve the 270-square-mile area. The challenge was how to satisfy the needs of the growing coastal region (in addition to Half Moon Bay, the library serves 10 other unincorporated communities along the coast, from Montara to Pescadero), while preserving the modest architecture character of Half Moon Bay. The resulting $18.2 million, 22,000-square-foot building strikes a balance a facility large and flexible enough to meet the region’s current and future needs, yet one that responds directly to its physical context and community.

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• Architects: Noll & Tam Architects
• Project: Half Moon Bay Library
• Location: Half Moon Bay, California
  
• Photography: Tubay Yabut
• Principal in Charge: Chris Noll,
• Project Manager: Alyson Yarus,
• Designer: Jocelyn Lawrence,
• Interiors Architect: Trina Goodwin,
• Civil engineering: BKF Engineers
• Structural engineering: Mar Structural Design

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