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6 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury lobby interior 1400 0x0x4110x2324 q85
10 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury interior maker space steam 1400 0x360x3283x1829 q85
5 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury commons assembly flexible space seminar interior 1400 0x345x3623x1817 q85
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7 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury childrens interior 1400 0x0x2939x2370 q85
8 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury quiet room study 1400 0x0x2889x1970 q85
9 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury exterior outdoor classroom  children area 1400 0x0x3265x1850 q85

Recognizing that the way we research, learn and communicate is evolving, this project refreshes the Welles-Turner Memorial Library to best serve the current and future needs of the growing Town of Glastonbury. The library is comprised of flexible spaces that allow for small group individual study, large group instruction, and innovative thinking. A central commons space was created and provided with movable furniture that may be re-arranged to seat an audience of over one hundred. The children’s area is enlarged, provided with age appropriate stack heights, increased daylight and access to a newly paved children’s terrace. The relocated young adult area is furnished for small group individual study and technological collaboration with direct access to the new “maker space”.

The design for the Welles-Turner Memorial Library is fresh and modern, while retaining historical and traditional elements that carefully knit the building into the existing contextual fabric of the town. With deference to the original building, which was constructed on the site of the former home of its first benefactor Harriet Welles Turner Burnham, the addition exterior is clad with materials reminiscent of the Town’s rural past, such as stone walls and clapboard siding. Modern windows, skylights, and energy-saving LED lighting wash the interior with light and connect it viscerally with its surroundings.

Client

Town of Glastonbury

Location

Glastonbury, CT

Size

33,000 SF

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Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Glastonbury, CT

2 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury entrance dusk exterior 1400 xxx q85
6 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury lobby interior 1400 xxx q85
10 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury interior maker space steam 1400 xxx q85
5 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury commons assembly flexible space seminar interior 1400 xxx q85
4 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury commons assembly flexible space seminar interior 1400 xxx q85
7 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury childrens interior 1400 xxx q85
8 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury quiet room study 1400 xxx q85
9 tskp welles turner memorial library glastonbury exterior outdoor classroom  children area 1400 xxx q85
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Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Glastonbury, CT

Recognizing that the way we research, learn and communicate is evolving, this project refreshes the Welles-Turner Memorial Library to best serve the current and future needs of the growing Town of Glastonbury. The library is comprised of flexible spaces that allow for small group individual study, large group instruction, and innovative thinking. A central commons space was created and provided with movable furniture that may be re-arranged to seat an audience of over one hundred. The children’s area is enlarged, provided with age appropriate stack heights, increased daylight and access to a newly paved children’s terrace. The relocated young adult area is furnished for small group individual study and technological collaboration with direct access to the new “maker space”.

The design for the Welles-Turner Memorial Library is fresh and modern, while retaining historical and traditional elements that carefully knit the building into the existing contextual fabric of the town. With deference to the original building, which was constructed on the site of the former home of its first benefactor Harriet Welles Turner Burnham, the addition exterior is clad with materials reminiscent of the Town’s rural past, such as stone walls and clapboard siding. Modern windows, skylights, and energy-saving LED lighting wash the interior with light and connect it viscerally with its surroundings.

Client

Town of Glastonbury

Location

Glastonbury, CT

Size

33,000 SF

EXPLORE SIMILAR PROJECTS

Dwight Branch - Hartford Public Library

Wilton Library

Somers Library