Cozy Corner

Marpillero Pollak Architects
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212.619.5560
New York, NY 10013

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This L!BRARY BENCH is the landmark element of the project and provides a place for one or more classes/groups of students to meet and gather before entering the library. It conveys and celebrates the identity of the library to a passerby in the corridor and stairwell, while allowing a high view into the interior that does not distract children on the platform inside. The impact of a relatively small amount of glass is enhanced by a continuous fluorescent tube behind the bench back, that illuminates the L!BRARY sign.


Additional Info:

Project completed as part of the Robin Hood Foundation Library Initiative.


Materials:
Glass Interedge Technologies Architectural woodworking Temdex Industries Ltd. Graphic design by Pentagram
Comments:
"The bold use of lettering incorporated into a bench provides a clear and memorable identification element at the Library. The glass above provides a nice glimpse into the Library." Joel@schooldesigner.com
Elementary School : PS 1 Bergen School Library | Brooklyn, NY
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Top Lt: Marpillero Pollak Architects
Top Rt: Peter Mauss, ESTO;
Bottom: Marpillero Pollak Architects