Projects

Glenwood Library

Howard County, Maryland

Awards:
• AIA Special Citation for Lighting
   Design, AIA Northern Virginia Chapter
• AIA Merit Award for Architectural
   Excellence, AIA Maryland
• AIA Merit Award for Architectural
   Excellence, AIA Potomac Valley
   Chapter
• Award of Excellence, Metal
   Architecture

Howard County’s newest Branch Library serves the rural western section of the county. This 30,000 gsf. facility is the first building in a new government services center complex.

Glenwood responds to its rural setting and context; using massing, building forms, and finish materials to relate to its idyllic, rural landscape while maintaining an appropriate public library image.

An iconographic, barn-like frame creates a strong entry feature for the building. The barn frame and clerestory create a clear interior organization that moves visitors logically and efficiently through the building.

The central information desk allows maximum supervision of the entire public area, including the radiating book stacks that provide optimal sight-lines. The Children’s area is playfully designed with barns, animal and plants, and child-like proportions and scale.

Collection Size: 130,000 items