HUNTSVILLE IS A RURAL SMALL TOWN IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS, AND THE CONTEXT CONTAINS MOSTLY AN AGRICULTURAL VERNACULAR TYPOLOGY. TASKED WITH DESIGNING A LIBRARY, THE FORM IS PICKING UP ON THESE LONG LINEAR AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS OF HUNTSVILLE AND ADAPTING IT TO CREATE VOLUMETRIC SPACE AND A DYNAMIC ROOF. WITH THE SITE POSITIONED ON A STEEP SLOPE, THE MAIN STACKS ELEVATE OVER THE TOPOGRAPHY PROVIDING VIEWS INTO THE TREES AND SHADECOVER BENEATH.
HYBRID DRAWING (SECTION PERSPECTIVE)
ENTRY PERSPECTIVE
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
"GREENHOUSE" PERSPECTIVE
"ALLEE" WAY PERSPECTIVE
PRELIMINARY DESIGN ITERATION - ADAPTING LOCAL VERNACULAR
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
SITE PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
NORTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
MAIN STACK PERSPECTIVE
KID'S READING ROOM PERSPECTIVE
MAIN COLLECTION PERSPECTIVE
LOBBY / CAFE PERSPECTIVE
RENDERED BAY WITH CRITICAL DETAILS
WALL SECTION
CONCEALED AND EXPLODED STRUCTURAL DETAIL AXONOMETRIC
NORTHEAST ISOMETRIC
EXPLODED STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY DIAGRAM
ILLUMINATION DIAGRAM
GLARE DIAGRAM
HVAC DIAGRAM
EGRESS DIAGRAM
ACCESSIBILITY DIAGRAM
REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
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