Because I’m a nerd, I’ve been excited all summer about the new Twin Oaks branch library. I’m sitting in it right now, in their quiet-room study carrels (although I wish the rest of the library was less stingy with the desk-next-to-power-outlet facilities that us addicted laptoppers need).
I thought I would share some glamour shots with you. Surprisingly, I’m not the only one taking pictures. I’ve caught glimpses of a couple other people doing it too.
Too futuristic for a library? Notice the outdoor performance space flanked by rain cisterns.
Because this is Austin, the drainage is one of the primary design features.
As is the photovoltaic roof.
The entrance way has this tower, apparently for the sole purpose of housing this crinkly sculpture thing.
A bit classy on the inside too. I like the steel-girded wooden beams on the ceiling.
Some intern at the architectural firm spent a week figuring out how to hang these fluorescent light fixtures.
