Project Description
HED worked in collaboration with Johnson Favaro on this 21,000 SF, two-story library with panoramic ocean views. HED designed the double façade to recover heat gain and reduce maintenance costs. The program also included associated site improvements, access ramps, walkways, landscaping and underground utilities.
Additional Features:
Automatic Book-Sorting Machine (the first in the County of Los Angeles Public Library system)
Adult reading area with a fireplace and a view of the ocean
Public access computers in the adult area of the library
Children’s area including Family Place, an interactive learning wall, four early literacy computers, and an additional eight children’s access computers
Teen area with 5 teen access computers and a pop-up LED station for gaming and movies
Meeting room with a 100-person capacity includes state-of-the-art audiovisual system with remote touch panel controls and kitchen.