MSR Design

Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch

LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY- SOUTHWEST REGIONAL BRANCH

MSR (Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle)

Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch
©Lara Swimmer

ARCHITECTS
MSR (Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle)

BUDGET
$10M - 50M

SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

PHOTOS
Lara Swimmer 

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Louisville, KY, United States

CATEGORY
Educational › Library

Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch

Located in southwest Louisville, this new regional library serves as a template for two future regional libraries in terms of programmatic elements and building systems.

The construction employs a standardized structural steel frame, similar to those used in big box retail stores. The library design focuses on creatively using common materials

Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch
©Lara Swimmer
Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch
©Lara Swimmer

Standardized components—including modular masonry, window systems, and raised flooring—form a low maintenance, highly flexible public place.

Through scale and a glowing beacon bay, the building establishes a presence in a fragmented environment of scattered building types along a highway.

The open, transparent interior offers inviting spaces for different generations of people to experience and clear site lines for service efficiency and enhanced librarian/public interaction.

Louisville Free Public Library- Southwest Regional Branch
©Lara Swimmer

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