Ingleside Branch Library San Francisco Fougeron Architecture

摘要

1. Ingleside Library is composed of several discrete but attached volumes that enclose various programmatic elements. A children's room with an egg-shaped plan anchors the building's corner. 2. The main reading room has a set of windowed nooks looking out onto a courtyard and a series of daylight monitors that incorporate cross-shaped lighting fixtures. 3. The carrel-like nooks extend into the courtyard, where they provide seating for patrons. As a tagline, "building better libraries for stronger communities" might be a little trite, but it does sum up San Francisco's ambitions for its branch-improvement program - an ongoing building campaign funded in part by a $105.9 million bond passed by city voters in 2000.