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Cary St Library

Introduction User Analysis Space Matrix Concept Building Movement Space Planning Materiality Spaces I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX

Introduction User Analysis Space Matrix Concept Building Movement Space Planning Materiality Spaces I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX

Located in the edge of historic Fan neighborhood, Cary St Library is a proposed project that would provide Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts a dedicated library. This space does not only challenge the function of traditional libraries. It addresses the rapid change on how students access information,and how human connections develops. By cultivating the idea of connection, Cary St. Library would be set to become a community that provides students the resources to enhance their work.

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#1 #2 Sharing work leads to collaboration and strengthening of context of students’ work Architecture students at Auburn University were tasked with creating an interactive wall within the library of architecture to exhibit students’ work. A “plug-in-wall” was created where students could “pin up” their work. The wall rapidly became a space for exchange. It allowed students to share ideas and critique each other’s work. Work from students from architecture, graph- ic design, industrial design, and landscape architecture has been displayed. A nascent community developed, and work from those difgerent disciplines started to communicate and inform.(Leouisis & Sproull) Literacy Skills have been linked to an improve of student work quality. A study at Oakland University (OU) was conducted to test if information literacy skills would strengthen students’ work. To complete a degree in a studio art program, OU included the requirement for students to write a formal thesis paper. Part of this addition to the curriculum required students to access the physical library and its collections. This strategic change resulted in a positive impact in the quality of student work and an overall persistence in subject matter. VCUarts is among the top-ranked schools of arts and design in the country.*

Why VCU? Why is it important?

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Stairs & Elevator Diagram

VCUARTS Program Ranking*

* Ranking among all U.S. Programs (Public and Private) * The rankings come from U.S. News & World Report’s evaluation of graduate school programs, 2021.

Kinetic Imaging Painting Printmaking Sculpture Overall Graphic Design

#1 #4 #2 #4 #5 #12

Surface

Digital

Performance

Projection

Space

Audience Cinema Music Fashion Design + Merchandising Crafts/Material Studies Photography + Film Interior Design Communication Arts Painting + Printmaking Graphic Design Theatre Digital = Produced Digitally Audience = Congregates an audience Dance + Choreography Sculpture + Extended Media Kinetic Imaging

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Presentation Analysis

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LOBBY ATRIUM

FRONT DESK

RESTROOMS

COFFEE SHOP BOOKSHELVES PIN-UP SPACE

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MEDIA ROOMS OFFICES MENTOR SUITE AUDITORIUM

Space Matrix

Light and Noise Tolerance Noise Levels Quiet Loud Natural Light Tolerance Low High

First Floor

LOBBY ATRIUM

FRONT DESK

RESTROOMS

COFFEE SHOP

Mezzanine

BOOKSHELVES PIN-UP SPACE

RESTROOMS

SILENT STUDY

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MEDIA ROOMS AUDITORIUM OFFICES

ATRIUM

GROUP STUDY

LOBBY

FRONT DESK

RESTROOMS

MENTOR SUITE OFFICES COFFEE SHOP MEDIA ROOMS SPECIAL COLLECTION PIN-UP SPACE SILENT STUDY

RESTROOMS

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

MEZZANINE STAIRS / ELEVATOR

BOOKSHELVES

AUDITORIUM

MENTOR SUITE

Space Matrix

Adjacency Diagram

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Creating art is about making something where nothing existed. Is about bringing meaning to symbols and content. Art doesn’t only exist in artist works, but in their minds, in their process. It is a mean to express ourselves, understand our surroundings, and to fjnd the truth on what we see. This proposed space needs to help students fjnd their purpose in art, discover their process. Learn from their community and share their work. This space needs to allow them to expresses themselves.

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City Auditorium 1939 City Auditorium 2011

The building that today we know as Cary St. Gym has a history that is over 130 years old. This building has served a lot of difgerent purposes, from a market to an auditorium. Over the years, the building has been impacted by major historic event such as WWII. From its opening, to its fjnal renovation, the red brick building standing on Cary St. has been a landmark and a big part of Richmond’s history.

The Building

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Distribution

First Floor Distribution

Level 1 Level 2 Atrium Stairs Elevator Auditorium Seating Cafe Stairs

Level 2

Levels

Stairs & Elevator Diagram

Level 1

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Space Planning

First Floor Plan

1 1 9 5 13 2 2 10 6 14 3 3 11 7 15 4 4 12 8 16 17 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 17 16 10

ADA Men’s Restroom Carrels Digital Lab ADA Women’s Restroom Computer Lab Meeting Room Cafe Silent Study Atrium Front Desk, Mail Room Mentor Suite Atrium Lounge Vestibule Collaborative Zone Auditorium Library Stacks Pin-up Wall

Space Planning

First Floor Plan

1 1 9 9 5 5 13 13 2 2 10 10 6 6 14 14 14 3 3 11 11 7 7 15 15 4 4 12 12 8 8 8 16 16 17 17 17 18

Gender Neutral Restroom Lockers & Sinks Silent Reading ADA Gender Neutral Restroom Classroom Special Collection Vault Meeting Room Critique Room Gender Neutral Restroom Staff Offices Auditorium Storage Special Collections Lobby Critique Room Projection Room Elevator Intern Office Processing Room

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Terracotta Bricks Concrete Wood Corten Steel Raw Steel

Material Language

First Floor

Existing Bricks Concrete Wood Corten Steel Cork

Material Language

Second Floor

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30/72 FF FF 30/72 FF FF FF 30/72 FF FF

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Vestibule

Controlled Access

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Atrium

First Experience

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Atrium

Collaborative Pin-Up Walls

Atrium

Browser y & Collaborative Lounge

Atrium

Cafe & Stairs to Second Floor

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Critique Room

Pin-Up Walls & Storage

Critique Room

Multiple Configurations Pushed Back Pin-Up Partitions Blinds Closed

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Corridor

Corridor & Auditorium View

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Stairs

Diagram

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Archives

Layout Proposal

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Archives

Atrium From Second Floor

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Stacks

Printing Zone and Booths