Alameda, California
49,000 sf
Completed in 2006
The new Alameda Main Library enhances the civic nature of Alameda's historic downtown; expressing the basic order of historic elements while utilizing advanced building technologies. Large windows and window bays provide expansive views of the city and its surroundings. A walled garden forms a backdrop for public meeting rooms and a café. Additional program elements include a generous reading room, a large children's section, a children's story and craft room, study rooms, a young adults' homework center, computer labs, private reading areas, work areas and conference rooms.

Exceeds the 50% 2009 energy-use reduction requirements of the 2030 Challenge (measured EUI), extensive daylighting, light sensors with lighting control, underfloor displacement ventilation, FSC certified wood, and low VOC finishes.

Certification: LEED Silver