Gill Memorial Library Renovations | College of New Rochelle | New Rochelle, NY | 2001

Bibliographic Instruction | Compact Reference and Reserve Storage | Caf? | Multi-media Instruction Classrooms | Special Collections/Archives | 38,000 square feet

Planned as a series of working "neighborhoods" with all floors interconnected with two story high "work-studios" alternating throughout the building, this compact building is designed to employ sustainable design features and reinterpret the office workplace. Designed as an energy-efficient "daylight sponge," it uses advanced glass technologies and an inventive system of prisms to maximize natural light throughout the workplace and minimize the use of electric lighting.

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