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*40년 만의 귀환, 새로운 브루클린의 심장 [ WORKac ] Adams Street Library

5osA 2024. 8. 14. 13:00

"As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past for a future which is essentially unknown." — Norman Foster

40년 만의 귀환, 새로운 브루클린의 심장  WORKac-Adams Street Library
브루클린의 Adams Street Library는 20년 만에 새롭게 문을 연 도서관으로, 지역 사회의 다양한 요구를 반영한 설계가 돋보입니다. WORKac은 이 프로젝트를 통해 도서관을 단순한 정보 제공 공간에서 지역 사회의 중심지로 발전시키고자 했습니다.

a. 프로젝트 개요
프로젝트 명: Adams Street Library
설계자: WORKac
위치: 뉴욕 브루클린, DUMBO Historic District
1901년에 지어진 산업 건물에 위치한 Adams Street Library는 과거의 역사적 요소와 현대적 디자인이 조화롭게 어우러진 공간입니다. 이 도서관은 브루클린에서 40년 만에 새롭게 지어진 첫 번째 공공 도서관으로, 특히 DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Farragut Houses 지역을 처음으로 직접 지원하는 도서관이라는 점에서 역사적 중요성을 갖습니다. 어린이와 청소년을 위한 전용 구역과 커뮤니티 모임을 위한 다목적 공간을 포함하고 있으며, 지역 사회의 다양한 요구를 충족하는 공공 도서관으로 재탄생했습니다.

b. 설계 컨셉
핵심 개념: 과거와 현대의 조화
영감: 1901년 산업 건물의 역사적 맥락과 지역 사회의 필요
디자인 특징: 밝고 활기찬 오렌지 색상과 곡선형 공간
WORKac은 과거와 현대를 조화롭게 결합하는 설계를 통해, 이 도서관을 지역 사회의 중심지로 발전시켰습니다. 내부는 어린이 구역을 중심으로 배치하고, 곡선형 출입구와 계단을 통해 시각적 중심을 강화했습니다. 밝은 오렌지 색상과 대형 창문을 통해 자연광을 최대한 활용하여, 공간이 더욱 따뜻하고 생동감 있게 느껴지도록 했습니다.

c. 설계 컨셉의 구현
Adams Street Library는 역사적 건물의 기존 구조를 최대한 활용하면서도, 현대적인 유기적 공간을 제공합니다. WORKac은 이 도서관의 설계를 위해 지역 주민들과 수십 차례의 회의와 워크숍을 진행하며, 커뮤니티의 요구를 철저히 반영했습니다. 기존의 벽돌 외벽을 보존하며, 내부는 CNC 가공된 MDF 패널로 마감해 따뜻한 질감을 더했습니다. 대형 창문을 통해 자연광을 최대한 유입시켜, 밝고 활기찬 분위기를 연출하며, 이 도서관이 단순한 독서 공간을 넘어 지역 사회의 문화적 중심지로 기능하도록 했습니다. 이러한 조합은 도서관의 중요한 기능적 역할과 더불어, 건물의 역사적 가치를 새롭게 조명하는 데 기여했습니다.

d. 주요 설계 요소
도서관 내부는 기존 벽돌 외벽을 노출시켜 역사적 가치를 강조했으며, 현대적인 디자인 요소로 공간을 채웠습니다. 15피트 높이의 창문은 이스트 강과 맨해튼 스카이라인의 전망을 제공하며, 자연광을 통해 내부 공간이 밝고 생동감 있게 연출되었습니다. 외부의 대형 그래픽 'LIBRARY'는 멀리서도 도서관의 존재감을 드러내며, 지역 사회에 이 도서관이 중요한 문화적 중심지임을 상기시킵니다.

e. 내부 및 외부 디자인
내부는 어린이와 청소년을 위한 밝고 활기찬 공간으로 구성되었으며, 외부는 기존 산업 건물의 벽돌 질감을 그대로 살려 디자인되었습니다. 내부의 곡선형 출입구와 아치형 계단은 공간의 중심을 이루며, 대형 창문을 통해 이스트 강과 맨해튼 스카이라인의 전망을 제공합니다. 외부에는 대형 그래픽 ‘LIBRARY’가 그려져 있어, 멀리서도 쉽게 눈에 띕니다.

f. 글로벌 건축 트렌드와 비교 분석
Adams Street Library는 글로벌 건축 트렌드와 비교할 때, 특히 커뮤니티 중심의 공간 설계와 자연광의 적극적인 활용이 돋보입니다. 이 도서관은 과거의 역사적 건축물과 현대적 디자인 요소를 조화롭게 결합해, 독특하고 기능적인 공공 공간을 만들어냈습니다.

g. 인사이트
Adams Street Library의 설계는 과거와 현대의 건축 요소를 성공적으로 결합하며, WORKac의 독창적인 접근이 돋보입니다. 도서관의 중심부에 어린이 구역을 배치하고, 자연광을 적극적으로 활용한 설계는 이 공간을 지역 사회의 문화적 중심지로 만들었습니다. 이러한 접근 방식은 앞으로의 공공 건축 디자인에서 더욱 주목받을 것이며, 지역 사회와의 상호작용을 중시하는 설계 철학의 중요성을 강조합니다.

h. 사용자 경험
도서관 이용자들은 밝고 친근한 분위기를 높이 평가하고 있으며, 특히 어린이들이 즐겁게 학습하고 놀이할 수 있는 공간이 큰 인기를 끌고 있습니다. 다양한 연령층의 사용자들이 각자의 필요에 맞는 공간을 찾을 수 있도록 배려된 설계는 이용자 만족도를 크게 높이는 요소로 작용하고 있습니다.

Adams Street Library, 역사와 현대가 만나는 곳
Adams Street Library는 브루클린의 새로운 문화적 중심지로, WORKac의 창의적이고 혁신적인 설계를 통해 과거의 역사적 건축물과 현대적 공공 공간이 조화를 이루고 있습니다. 이 도서관은 지역 주민들에게 새로운 가능성을 제시하며, 커뮤니티 중심의 설계가 미래의 공공 건축 디자인에서 중요한 역할을 할 것임을 보여주는 좋은 사례입니다. 다양한 연령층의 사용자들이 편안하게 이용할 수 있는 공간 배치와 자연광의 활용은 이 프로젝트의 주요 인사이트로, 앞으로도 공공 공간 디자인에서 주목받을 것입니다.
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The new Adams Street Library is Brooklyn Public Library’s first new branch to open in more than 20 years. Extensive, architect led community outreach within Dumbo, Vinegar Hill and the Farragut Houses indicated that children’s spaces and programming was lacking - and important to residents across the diverse neighborhoods. The design, therefore, puts children at its center, containing spaces for learning activities, story time, books, reading and views out to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The library also has new collections, technology and extensive programming for teens and young adults in a dedicated teens area.

Two large, flexible multipurpose spaces with stackable chairs and foldable tables, whiteboards and a kitchenette provide much-needed space for community gatherings and meetings. Technology is readily accessible to patrons with free Wi-Fi throughout, hard wired charging and power built into the reading tables and projection capability in the large community room. The library also has generous spaces for staff and public, gender-inclusive restrooms.

The branch is located under the Manhattan Bridge in the DUMBO Historic District, within a 1901 industrial building that has been many different things: a torpedo factory, a recycling facility, and now apartments and commercial spaces. The design takes inspiration from this layered history. We were able to prove the required fire separation would be provided by the heavy timber ceiling which is therefore exposed through curved openings in a contemporary ceiling. The dialogue between old and new continues throughout the space. The patinaed brick perimeter walls are also exposed and contrasted with a series of pixelated murals depicting images of nature inspired by the neighborhood.

Surrounded by 15 foot windows, the library is designed as a series of open spaces around a porous pavilion that houses an elevated children’s area, allowing kids to see out over the main reading room toward the Manhattan skyline, the East River, and the park. Clad in a maple-veneered MDF that is CNC-milled with a custom pattern, the pavilion combines programmed niches for stroller parking and book storage with large curvaceous openings. The interior is clad in cheerful orange hues and contains a space for story time and steps to sit and play on.

Outside, the entrance is demarcated by a super graphic sign reading “LIBRARY.” This sign was approved by the Landmarks Commission which noted its creative use of the precedent set by historic painted signs in the neighborhood. Visible from across the East River, it gives a clear identity and invitation to this vital public amenity.

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