Kishwaukee College Library
“The LRC addition/remodeling project has changed the library and media services from an overcrowded, noisy, out-of-date facility to one that is spacious, quiet, and technically up-to-date.” — Fran Besserman, Director LRC
Total Square Footage:
11,000 new
6,000 remodeled
Completion Date:
November 1993
Cost:
Estimate: $1,700,000
Actual: $1,689,609
Change Orders:
($7,584)
General Contractor:
William Bros. Contstr.
Peoria, Illinois
Expanding the Learning Resources Center (LRC) to accommodate increasing enrollments and services desired by its constituency was the goal of this additions/ remodeling project.
As a result, the new LRC is in the hub of student traffic at the perimeter of the College’s main entrance lobby. Users enter the LRC through a 2-story glass wall that gives way to a warm and spacious browsing and check-out area. The micro computer room; periodical, reference, and career areas; offices; archives; storage; and service rooms make up the rest of the first floor.
The entire book collection, study carrels, and small group rooms comprise the second floor as it wraps around a lightwell that is open to the browsing area below.
An open staircase within the light-well connects upper & lower as it stretches out to a glass, barrel-vaulted skylight, which blankets both levels of the LRC with natural light. An elevator also provides access between floors.
Kishwaukee College Library
| Total Square Footage: | |||
| 11,000 new 6,000 remodeled |
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| Completion Date: | |||
| November 1993 | |||
| Cost: | |||
| Estimate: $1,700,000 Actual: $1,689,609 |
|||
| Change Orders: | |||
| ($7,584) | |||
| General Contractor: | |||
| William Bros. Contstr. Peoria, Illinois |
As a result, the new LRC is in the hub of student traffic at the perimeter of the College’s main entrance lobby. Users enter the LRC through a 2-story glass wall that gives way to a warm and spacious browsing and check-out area. The micro computer room; periodical, reference, and career areas; offices; archives; storage; and service rooms make up the rest of the first floor.
The entire book collection, study carrels, and small group rooms comprise the second floor as it wraps around a lightwell that is open to the browsing area below.
An open staircase within the light-well connects upper & lower as it stretches out to a glass, barrel-vaulted skylight, which blankets both levels of the LRC with natural light. An elevator also provides access between floors.