![]() ![]() VNSM formed aluminum plank panel, fascia, soffit, and copingįor SOM, simplifying the design and structure of the library was a measure to both maintain a restrained aesthetic and keep the project delivery on time and on budget. ProductsDouglas Fir glue-laminated timber.SystemCustom aluminum and glass window wall.The two-story Billie Jean King Library is a dramatic shift from that dismal state of affairs, and its expansive floor-to-ceiling window walls and clerestory suffuse the easily navigable interior with abundant natural light. The 93,500-square-foot project is the linchpin of SOM’s larger 22-acre Long Beach Civic Center Master Plan and replaces an existing public library dating back to the 1970s, which, like many civic landmarks from that era, lacked sufficient daylight or inviting community spaces. Designed by SOM’s Los Angeles office, the pagoda-like structure in many ways harkens back to the firm’s High Modernist roots, integrating architecture and structure, albeit with glue-laminated Douglas Fir beams in place of stainless steel. The Billie Jean King Library is an impressive civic monument located in Downtown Long Beach, California, just a few blocks from the mouth of the Los Angeles River and the bustling Port of Long Beach and joins the rapidly growing nationwide trend towards mass timber construction. ![]()
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