Our first studio assignment was to design a reading space within the Gatewood building. I immediately choose to use the lobby space because I felt that it had the most potential. The space is beautiful but overwhelming because of its size. Therefore my thought process became geared towards finding a way to make one feel like they are in their own guarded corner while being in a large space. I found inspiration in the photo to the left, which shows reading nooks in the McGrit-Horton library in Greensboro, NC.
I decided on this form...which I loosely refer to as "trapezoidal"...because i felt that it lent itself to comfortable positions for reading.
Eventually I decided that in order to make someone feel comfortable in these reading nooks there would need to be dividers in between spaces. Also I thought that by placing them against the glass wall you would create a focal point within the room which would intrigue visitors to the lobby.
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