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2003. Capitol Hill Library. Seattle, Washington. An urban library which provides a place of refuge in a densely populated neighborhood.
The Capitol Hill Branch is a branch of the Seattle Public Library in the Capitol Hill, Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. The original library, located at Harvard Avenue and Republican Street, opened in 1954 and was named the Susan J. Henry Branch at the request of its benefactor.
The library, designed by James Cutler Architects in association with Ray and Mary Johnston, is expressive of a biophilic design ideal that attempts to ensure that this otherwise suburban community—some 25 miles from Tacoma and 29 miles from Seattle—maintains the exquisite character of its local natural environment.
Seattle Library – Capitol Hill. Located on Capitol Hill, this branch of Seattle’s Public Library is an urban building, but a stainless steel living trellis mounted to the façade wraps the perimeter with evergreen and deciduous vines and creates a bold entry, evocative of a ship’s prow.
10 lut 2009 · Program: Central library for Seattle’s 28-branch library system, including 33,700 sqm of hq, reading room, book spiral, mixing chamber, meeting platform, living room, staff floor,...
Partner, Cutler Anderson Architects, PLLC, Seattle, WA, 2001-present; from at least 1993 until the present, the Cutler and Cutler Anderson offices were located at 135 Parfitt Way SW, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
8 cze 2003 · Cutler Anderson won the architectural equivalent of an Oscar, a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects, in 2001 for the Maple Valley Library, also in collaboration with...
