Tenley-Friendship Library

Tenley-Friendship Library

A view of the building entrance at night.

Tenley-Friendship Library

A view of the main corridor with reading and stack areas to the right.

Tenley-Friendship Library

The children’s library area. T5 fluorescents are integrated into the structural support members and indirectly illuminate the ceiling without any socket shadows.

Tenley-Friendship Library

A view of the reading and stack area.

Tenley-Friendship Library

Copper-colored exterior vertical fins help to modulate the amount of natural light entering the interior.

Tenley-Friendship Library

Cantilevered T5 stacklights provide vertical illumination all the way down to the bottom shelf. Seventy percent of the lights are typically dimmed or turned off during the day due to the amount of available natural light.

Tenley-Friendship Library

An exterior view of the building.

Tenley-Friendship Library

The library entrance.

Tenley-Friendship Library

Daylight control zones in the upper reading rooms relate to daylight contributions from the façade and the atrium.

Tenley-Friendship Library

The main floor of the library.

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