Oak Park Joint-Use Library
Oak Park, California- Size: 9,800 SF
- Cost: $2.3M
- Completion Date: April 1, 2004
Oak Park Joint-Use Library is a unique partnership between the School District and County and the first civic building in the City. The project offered a challenging program of balancing the needs of high school students and the public as well as supporting the library’s mission of being a high performance, sustainable building.
Sustainable Features
- High utilization of natural light
- Temperature modulation utilizing mass properties of masonry
- Reflected light and diffused daylight
- Skylight wells
- Photocell-controlled light fixtures
- Exterior shading screens
Awards
- Award of Merit, Savings by Design, 2006
- Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Award of Excellence, 2004
- Learning by Design, Citation of Excellence, 2004
