University of Massachusetts Lowell - Main corridor with study rooms - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
[Photo © Adrien Bisson]
BEFORE - University of Massachusetts Lowell - Learning Commons - Built in the 1970s in the Brutalist style, UMass Lowell's O'Leary Library suffered from little maintenance over its 40-year existence, and the challenge was to imbue new life into the tired structure and to transform it into a hub for academic learning. The reading room with its natural light and open plan became a strong focus for the design approach. WSA produced a design for a refined series of spaces, including computing zones, study group rooms, a technology classroom, and informal areas.
BEFORE - University of Massachusetts Lowell - Learning Commons IN PROGRESS - Built in the 1970s in the Brutalist style, UMass Lowell's O'Leary Library suffered from little maintenance over its 40-year existence, and the challenge was to imbue new life into the tired structure and to transform it into a hub for academic learning. The reading room with its natural light and open plan became a strong focus for the design approach. WSA produced a design for a refined series of spaces, including computing zones, study group rooms, a technology classroom, and informal areas.
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Main corridor to high-ceiling computing zone - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
[Photo © Adrien Bisson]
Centers for Learning common area - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
[Photo © Adrien Bisson]
Feature lighting cluster @ common area computing - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
[Photo © Adrien Bisson]
Banquette seating at high windows - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our design approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting arrangements to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
Information desk custom millwork - The library's high-ceilinged reading room with its natural light, open plan, and minimalist style was the focus for our design approach. Our design reflected a refined series of spaces, including offices, code-compliant restrooms, computing zones, study rooms, a technology classroom, and informal gathering areas. We used defined pathways, unique ceiling treatments, contemporary millwork, and modern lighting arrangements to help create and contain space for the variety of planned uses.
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University of Massachusetts Lowell - Learning Commons
Built in the 1970s in the Brutalist style, UMass Lowell's O'Leary Library suffered from little maintenance over its 40-year existence, and the challenge was to imbue new life into the tired structure and to transform it into a hub for academic learning. The reading room with its natural light and open plan became a strong focus for the design approach. WSA produced a design for a refined series of spaces, including computing zones, study group rooms, a technology classroom, and informal areas.
