A. E. Smith High School Library
(Photo: Frank Oudeman)
(Photo: Frank Oudeman)
(Photo: Frank Oudeman)
(Photo: Frank Oudeman)
Project
A. E. Smith High School Library
A. E. Smith High School Library
Bronx / USA, 2008
Description
Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani has completed renovations of school libraries throughout several boroughs of the city. With the aim of spending energy where it matters, the firm has put a good deal of time into public schools in order to provide quality for those who can benefit the most.
The libraries are conceived as friendly oases within these institutional buildings, specific to each school. Once built, they soon become a living room used by the whole school.
At the Alfred E. Smith vocational high school, the suspended soffit facing the open library space is designed as a geometrical progression and serves as a sound attenuator, highlighting the arts-and-crafts vocational aspect of this high school.
Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani has completed renovations of school libraries throughout several boroughs of the city. With the aim of spending energy where it matters, the firm has put a good deal of time into public schools in order to provide quality for those who can benefit the most.
The libraries are conceived as friendly oases within these institutional buildings, specific to each school. Once built, they soon become a living room used by the whole school.
At the Alfred E. Smith vocational high school, the suspended soffit facing the open library space is designed as a geometrical progression and serves as a sound attenuator, highlighting the arts-and-crafts vocational aspect of this high school.
