MISSION HILLS-HILLCREST LIBRARY

Community Meeting Presentation

A library outranks any other one
thing a community can do to
benefit its people. It is a never
failing spring in the desert.
Andrew Carnegie
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Introductions
City of San Diego and
San Diego Public Library
Architects Mosher Drew
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Architects Mosher Drew
A Rich History With An Eye For The Future
The Bishops School Coronado Police Services Facility
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Architects Mosher Drew
A Rich History With An Eye For The Future
La Jolla Florence Riford Branch Library
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Location
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Project Timeline
Notification of Award:
October 2004
Conduct Initial Community Meetings (3), and
Distribute Survey Questionnaire
November December 2005
Prepare Conceptual Schemes I, II and III
December 2005
Project activity slowed for approx. 12 months
Prepare Preliminary Cost Opinions
February 2007
Project On Holdfor approx. 18 months
Meet with Friends of the Library, including
Deborah, newly appointed Dir. Of Library
September 2008
Project activity slowed for approx. 12 months
Mission Hills /Hillcrest Community Forum
-Presentations by Deborah Barrow/Jay Hill
-Opening/Closing remarks by Councilmen
Gloria and Faulconer
-Potential donor expresses preference for
Craftsman Style
November 2009
Project On hold- Dec. 2009/Feb. 2014
July 2012, drawings and costs are requested by
Library Staff, no meetings are held
Project meetings resume
February, March, April 2014,
including w/ Donor April 10, 2014
Notice to Proceed
April 23, 2014
Community Meetings
J une thru J uly
Future timeline to be determined by City
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Neighborhood Context and Character
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Drawing Inspiration from the Community
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Drawing Inspiration from the Community
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Drawing Inspiration from the Community
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Drawing Inspiration from the Community
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Inspiration and Vision
A library contains our nations heritage. It
represents the unity of humanity and
knowledge, an act of faith in the continuity
of humanity, an act of honor for the past,
and a witness to the future
Vartan Gregorian, former president
New York Public Library
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Seeking Inspiration
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Seeking Inspiration
The idea was to eliminate everything
unnecessary, to make the whole as direct
and simple as possible, but always with
the beautiful in mind as the first goal.
Henry Greene, 1912
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Seeking Inspiration
Architecture is the handwriting of
man.
Bernard Maybeck
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Seeking Inspiration
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Craftsman and Bungalow Style Elements
Gently Pitched Gable Roofs
Extended/Exposed Rafters and Purlins
Casement Windows
Rubble Stone Foundation
Gable Roofs facing the Street
Front Porch
Porch Stoops
Tapered Columns
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Art and Architecture
Style Appropriate
Early Collaboration
Identify Opportunities
Seamless Integration
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Program and Features
Areas:
15,000 SF on Street Level
30,000 SF on Two Levels of Underground
Parking for 85 Spaces
Modern Library Amenities:
Childrens and Teen Areas
Computer Areas and Wireless Access
Study Rooms
Family Reading Nooks
Community Meeting Room
Friends of the Library Room
Accessibility for the Disabled
Healing Garden
Offsite Improvements:
Cul-de-sac improvements for Front Street
Retaining Wall at the South Edge of the Site
Accessible Path of Travel to future
Connection to Florence Elementary School
Drought Tolerant Landscaping.
Energy and Environment:
Minimum LEED Silver Certification
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Sustainable Features
Performance:
Exceed Title 24/2013 by 15%
Exceed Draft City of San
Diego Climate Action Plan
Light Harvesting:
Translucent Roofing
Tubular Lighting Devices
High Performance Glazing
Power Generation:
Photo Voltaics
Passive Cooling:
High Operable Windows
Controls
Lighting Sensors
Interlocking
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Materials and Finishes
Roof:
Standing Seam Metal Roofing
Single Ply Roofing
Walls:
Plaster
Stone Masonry
Structure:
Wood (exposed)
Steel
Cast Concrete Columns
Floor:
Colored Concrete
Tile
Carpet
Art Glass
Project Site
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Existing Site
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Existing Site
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Site Analysis
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Massing Studies
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Concepts
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Floor Plan
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Building Section
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Concepts
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Concepts
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Concepts
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Concepts
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Questions and Answers