海角视频

Temple University, Charles Library

Philadelphia, USA

海角视频 helped Temple University to realize its vision for its new library as being more than a home for book stacks and study spaces. The institution aspired to develop a truly 21st century library that is a 鈥渟ource of inspiration, and incubator for ideas, and a center for engagement and collaboration.鈥�

海角视频 partnered with 厂苍酶丑别迟迟补 Architects and Stantec and worked closely with Library Dean Joseph Lucia to enable a library that 鈥渁t its core is still an academic research library, but one that also retains enough public open space for classrooms, public events and just plain old milling about.鈥�

To do this, the team developed a detailed space program, adjacency diagram, and user experience design principles to provide unique spaces for self-reflection, learning and collaboration.

Temple University’s objective was to achieve a truly 21st century library, designed for today’s world and students.

Together, 海角视频 and its collaborators crafted a space, service and operational strategy to offer an 鈥榚nd-to-end support environment’.

The Library’s incubator-like environment offers everything needed to push the boundaries of research, teaching and learning.

鈥淏ookbot鈥� technology has enabled Charles Library to have 60-70% more user-facing space than its predecessor, Paley Library.

Challenge

Our goal for the 220,000ft虏 Charles Library at Temple University was simple: create a centrally located public place on campus that is responsive to 21^st century student academic study behaviors.

Solution

Charles Library is a point where all of Temple鈥檚 various disciplines 鈥榗ollide to collectively solve the problems of individuals and the world.鈥� The 海角视频 advisory team shared with Temple their insights into the way contemporary students want to work. Together with 厂苍酶丑别迟迟补, Stantec and university stakeholders, we crafted a space, service and operational strategy to offer an 鈥榚nd-to-end support environment for the kind of learning and expressive work the modern student undertakes.鈥�

We created space for roughly 1,600 seats in various configurations and 40 meeting and seminar consultation rooms of various sizes and types. All rooms are equipped with display technology and screencasting to make it easy for users to share what鈥檚 on their phones or computers.

The strategy and operating model design team also gave a home to the Student Success Center, which provides writing support and tutoring services, and the Special Collections Research Center鈥檚 Urban Archives, which document the social, economic, political and physical development of the greater Philadelphia region throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

We clustered together spaces and services to enrich student and faculty scholarship on the third floor. Together with staff and faculty, we prioritized The Scholars Studio, Temple University Press and Student Success Center for this area.

The Scholars Studio features high-end computing, visualization and virtual reality studio, collaboration spaces, 3D printing and media capture capabilities. It is envisioned to be a 鈥榯echnology petting zoo鈥� where the campus community can try out new technologies.

Led by Dean Joseph Lucia鈥檚 vision, Temple chose to house 85% of its collection in a high-density robotic Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS). Affectionately named 鈥淏ookbot,鈥� this technology has enabled Charles Library to have 60-70 percent more user-facing space than its predecessor, Paley Library. The team guided library staff through a collections strategy to determine which collections would remain browsable. 厂苍酶丑别迟迟补 then integrated these collections into the architecture resulting in a seamless experience that enables patrons to remain connected to physical objects and enjoy the feeling of engaging with physical books.

Value

Charles Library opened in Fall 2019 and places the user at the center of the Library鈥檚 activity. Strategically located at the heart of campus, the Library serves as an academic and social hub for all students and faculty regardless of discipline.

brightspot (now 海角视频) worked with us to develop a transformational vision for the Charles Library. Together, we shaped an innovative service and support program for our students and faculty.

Our library is a catalyst for learning, inspiration, intellectual engagement and community connection.

Joe Lucia, Dean of Libraries, Temple University