ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 435
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Jul 17 05:20:21 PDT 2009
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MICHIGAN AIA AWARDS 2009
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For its new northeastern branch, the Ann Arbor District
Library asked inFORM studio to design a sustainable
building that would promote observation of and respect
for its natural surroundings. The resulting Traverwood
Branch Library traces a narrow L shape on the corner of
a triangular lot, treading lightly on its wooded site
while also engaging the street edge.
At once simple and rich architecturally, the library is
recognized in the 2009 design awards given by the
Michigan chapter of the American Institute of
Architects. Other honorees include a riverfront YMCA, a
warehouse converted to lofts, and a gay and lesbian
community center.
Ann Arbor Library
The form of the one-story, 16,500-square-foot
(1,530-square-meter) Traverwood Branch Library solves
several problems at once. The narrow, linear floor plate
facilitates daylighting, while the L shape allows
divergent functions to be acoustically separated. The
meeting room and children's area occupy the western wing
of the building, while the adult collection and quiet
reading room spread along the south wing. Sections of
glazing provide views of the woods and allow passive
heating in the winter, with cantilevered overhangs
reducing solar gain in the summer.
The architect helped the client secure a $30,000 grant
to remove and utilize ash trees from the site that had
been damaged by the invasive emerald ash borer beetle.
Draft horses were used for low-impact removal. The trees
were then milled for flooring and shelving, with a few
intact trees used as visually striking support timbers in
the south wing.
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The Revolving Villa
by Chad Randl
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"I have decided to make the complete turn."
Euphoric over seeing his still under-construction house
rotate its planned 180 degrees for the first time, the
Italian civil engineer Angelo Invernizzi quickly wrote a
colleague that the final version had to go all the way
around.
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