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Ortega Branch Library and The Surry Hills Library

Ortega Branch Library and The Surry Hills Library. The Ortega Library. Library Info Ortega Branch was designed by architects Appleton & Wolfard with The Bureau of Architecture’s Library Design Studio Set back in a courtyard One story high and approximately 9,000 square feet

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Ortega Branch Library and The Surry Hills Library

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  1. Ortega Branch Library and The Surry Hills Library

  2. The Ortega Library Library Info • Ortega Branch was designed by architects Appleton & Wolfardwith The Bureau of Architecture’s Library Design Studio • Set back in a courtyard • One story high and approximately 9,000 square feet • Library meets Green Building LEED Silver • Located in San Francisco

  3. Ortega Library Floor Plan design concept • Library building and entry visible from Ortega Street • Open and flexible floor plan with good sight lines from the service desk • Restrooms located adjacent to public areas and program room • Wanted to create views from within the library as well as outside the library for easy access

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  5. Ortega Library Site Context • The building site is located on Ortega Street and 39thAve., adjacent to Rec. & Park complex playground • A unique feature of this site is its location. The current Library is sited on a level platform that is 10 feet above street level at the west end of the site. The site provides a nice view to Pacific Ocean

  6. Ortega Library Site context

  7. Ortega Library • Within the library, there is a diverse amount of context that surrounds it. • Facing North: Residential • Facing west and east: Schools • Facing south: A park complex with playground and plaza

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  10. Ortega Library Parti Parti- is the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design. The use of rectangular shape is highly used. Views can be maintained throughout on particular area.

  11. Surry Hills Library • Library Info • Located in Sydney, Australia • Community is characterized by a diversity of age, income and cultural backgrounds. • Residential apartments, terrace housing, shops and commercial/industrial • Architects: FJMT Architect

  12. Surry Hills Library Objective Concept • Was to establish a new Australian standard of excellence for environmentally sustainable design in civic buildings • The building incorporates many sustainable design innovations and seeks to integrate these into the architecture and explore the expressive potential of such systems.

  13. Surry Hills Library Info on Green Systems • include a thermal labyrinth for passive filtering and tempering of the air, solar-tracking timber louvre systems, automated fabric shading, mixed mode ventilation, extensive photovoltaic array, geothermal cooling bores, green roof, rainwater collection and recycling, and sustainable material selection.

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  16. Bibliography • Saieh, Niko. "Surry Hills Library and Community Centre / FJMT." Arch Daily. 25 Apr. 2010. 13 Feb. 2011. http://www.archdaily.com/57339/surry-hills-library-and-community-centre-fjmt/ • http://sfpl.org/pdf/blip/ortegadesign.pdf

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