A-2 James B Hunt PDF

James B. Hunt, Jr.
Library Dustin Winter & Eric Okerstrom

Site
Site Plan
1. Centennial Campus Academic Oval

2. Bio retention Ponds
3. Town Green
4. East Entry Plaza
5. West Entry Plaza
6. Library
NC State University Master Plan
Site Analysis
Library
 James B Hunt Jr. Library at North
Carolina State University, by Snøhetta,
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
 The library has officially been

dedicated and marks a new
benchmark for technologically
advanced learning spaces.
 The building contains advances in

library interaction, a five story
automated book retrieval system called
the ‘bookbot’ while still managing to
create an architecture sensitive to
sustainable practices and dedicated to ‘Bookbot’-book retrieval
fostering collaborative, scholarly system. Allows access to 2
commons. million volumes in just 1/9th of
the space required
Library cont.
 Sustainability Strategy: The project features a highly
efficient chilled beam and radiant panel HVAC system.
 Rooftop solar hot water, and efficient plumbing fixtures

for energy and water savings.
 It also employs an automated book retrieval and storage

system to reduce square footage, which reduces cost
and the need to heat or cool more square footage.
 The building utilizes a unique, custom high-performing

unitized curtain wall façade system with integral solar
shades which help to reduce passive heat gain into the
building while still providing occupants with high levels of
day lighting and views to the exterior.
 Outside the building, high SRI paving, rain garden and a

green roof are strategies incorporated into the design to
reduce the heat island effect, provide habitat and
reduce storm water runoff.
Architect
 Snøhetta was founded by three Norwegians, an Austrian and
an American, all still in their 20s, who joined forces in 1989 to
enter a competition for a new library in Alexandria, Egypt, Who
eventually won the competition and kick started their firm at a
very high level.
 Snøhetta is an integrated architecture, landscape, interior,

branding and design firm based in Oslo and New York. They
represent a multitude of different cultural and national origins.
We nurture ideation and teamwork and envision the power of
concepts.
 Since 1989, Snøhetta has established itself as a world famous

practice of urban design, architecture, landscape
architecture, interior architecture and branding design.
 In the two studios, Oslo, Norway and New York, USA, the
practice currently has 130 employed staff members from 20
different nations, split equally between male and female.
Structure
 External Aluminum Shading &
glass along East & West
 Fritted glass on the North &
South
 Over all square-foot 220,000
 460 feet in length
 180 feet at the widest point
 88 feet tall at its highest point
 Cost = $115.2 million in state
funds, plus donor support
 Robot-driven book shelves are
50 feet wide, 160 feet long, by
50 feet tall, and sits 20 feet
below the first floor.
Diagrams
Student Vision for

Layers of Access and Security
Organization of the Library
Program Circulation Adjacencies Diagram- Section

Floor Plans
Ground-Floor Plan Main-Level Plan Third-Floor Plan Fourth-Floor Plan Fifth-Floor Plan Legend
1. Entrance
2. Lobby
3. Auditorium
4. BookBot
5. Reading Lounge
6. Learning Commons
7. Group Study Rooms
8. Creativity Studio
9. Visualization Lab
10. Institute of Emerging Issues
11. Offices
12. Green Roof
13. Terrace
Floor Plans
Section & Building Guide
1. West Entrance 7. Learning Commons

2. Lobby 8. Creativity Studio
3. East Entrance 9. Reading Lounge
4. Institute for Emerging 10. Terrace
Issues 11. Loading Dock
5. Offices 12. Auditorium
6. BookBot
Interior
Interior
Interior
Exterior
Exterior
References
 http://www.designboom.com/architecture/snohetta-james-b-hunt-library-
north-carolina/
 http://snohetta.com/project/10-james-b-hunt-jr-library
 http://www.architectmagazine.com/education-projects/james-b-hunt-
jrlibrary.aspx
 http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/sites/default/files/huntlibrary/documents/102508_
ppd.pdf
 http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/09/buildings/lbd/tomorrow-visualized-
library-by-design/#_
 https://www.linkedin.com/company/snohetta
 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704100604575146242370591
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James B. Hunt, Jr.

Library Dustin Winter & Eric Okerstrom

1. Centennial Campus Academic Oval

 The library has officially been

 The building contains advances in

 Rooftop solar hot water, and efficient plumbing fixtures

 It also employs an automated book retrieval and storage

 The building utilizes a unique, custom high-performing

 Outside the building, high SRI paving, rain garden and a

 Snøhetta is an integrated architecture, landscape, interior,

 Since 1989, Snøhetta has established itself as a world famous

Student Vision for

Program Circulation Adjacencies Diagram- Section

1. West Entrance 7. Learning Commons

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