This document provides an agenda and summary for a community meeting about renovating the Durham Main Library. It introduces the project team and discusses the current status and design process. Key points include verifying the program from 2009, reviewing how libraries are changing with more technology and flexible spaces, and gathering community priorities for the new library to serve diverse users. The meeting objectives are to share the project background, get community thoughts to help shape the vision, and focus on high-level ideas rather than details.

1. DURHAM MAIN LIBRARY RENOVATION
JANUARY 29, 2015
VINES ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY MEETING 1

2. AGENDA
• INTRODUCTIONS
• PROJECT BACKGROUND
• OVERVIEW OF DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY
• CURRENT STATUS
• BOARDS AND DISCUSSION
• NEXT STEPS

3. MEETING OBJECTIVES
• SHARE CURRENT STATUS AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
• HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS TO HELP SHAPE THE
PROGRAM
• MEETING IS FOCUSED ON VISIONING RATHER THAN DETAILS

4. INTRODUCTIONS

5. Peri Manns
Senior Project Manager
Sandra Lovely
Assistant Director for
Planning and Facilities
Tammy Baggett
Library Director
Brenda Hayes-Bright
Project Manager
Joel White
Main Library Manager
Victor Vines,
AIA, LEED AP
Principal-in-Charge
Robert Thomas, AIA
Design Director / Principal
Jolie Thomas, AIA
Project Designer
Jeff Schroeder,
AIA, LEED AP
Project Manager /
Library Planning
PROJECT LEADERSHIP

6. ARCHITECTURAL TEAM CONSULTANT TEAM
STANFORD WHITE
[MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING]
Victor Vines,
AIA, LEED AP
Principal-in-Charge
Robert Thomas, AIA
Design Director / Principal
Adam Brakenbury, AIA
Senior Project Architect
Ray Armstrong
Construction Administrator
H. Daniel Robertson, PE
Principal /
Electrical Engineer
STEWART, INC.
[STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING]
J. Craig Fisher,
PE, LEED AP
Principal /
Structural Engineer
HARRISCOST
[ESTIMATING]
Roger M. Harris, Jr.
Sr. Project Estimator
Jolie Thomas, AIA
Project Designer
Jeff Schroeder,
AIA, LEED AP
Project Manager /
Library Planning
Rebecca Necessary
Project Designer /
Interior Designer
Adam Spach, PE
Associate /
Mechanical Engineer
Sarah Musser,
PE, LEED AP
Senior Structural
Project Engineer
Brian Patrick, CTS
Principal
Greg Coudriet, CTS,
INCE, LEED AP BD+C
Principal /
Acoustics Lead
Scott Frey, CTS-D
Systems Designer /
AV Technologies Lead
THE SEXTANT GROUP
[IT/AV/SECURITY]
Daniel Jewell,
RLA, ASLA
Principal /
Landscape Architect
COULTER JEWELL THAMES
[LANDSCAPE / CIVIL]
Craig B. Morgan, PE, BCEE
Civil Engineer
LIGHT DEFINES
FORM [LIGHTING]
B. Scott Richardson
Assoc. IALD, IESNA, LC
Paul Bruckman,
RCDD, CTS-D
Systems Designer /
IT and Security Lead
DESIGN TEAM
VINES ARCHITECTURE

7. NEW STUDENT CENTER
VICTOR: PIC BOB: LEAD DESIGNER
PROCTOR
VICTOR: PIC BOB: LEAD DESIGNER (SD)
GENERAL CLASSOOM
VICTOR: PIC
DCPL NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY AFPLS ALPHARETTA LIBRARY
DURHAM SOUTH REGIONAL LIBRARY (THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.)
VICTOR: PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE; JEFF: LEAD DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
DURHAM NORTH REGIONAL LIBRARY
(THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.)
VICTOR: PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
DCPL WOODRIDGE LIBRARY STUDY
LIBRARY EXPERIENCE (10 COMPLETED/UNDER CONSTRUCTION + STUDIES)
DCPL TENLEY-FRIENDSHIP LIBRARY
(THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.)
JEFF: PROJECT DESIGNER/ARCHITECT
DCPL ANACOSTIA LIBRARY
(THROUGH PREVIOUS ASSOC.)
JEFF: PROJECT DESIGNER/ARCHITECT

8. PUBLIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE (1,200 – 182,000 SF)
NEW STUDENT CENTER
ACADEMIC CLASSROOM
VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
STUDENT CENTER SWING SPACE RENOVATION
GEC ADDITION AND RENOVATIONGENERAL CLASSROOM
VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
ADAM BRAKENBURY, PROJECT ARCHITECT
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS
CENTER AND MUSEUM RENOVATION
VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
CIVIL WAR
NC CIVIL WAR HISTORY CENTER
DURHAM TRANSPORTATION CENTER
ADAM BRAKENBURY, PROJECT ARCHITECT
HARVEY GANTT CENTER FOR AFRICAN-
AMERICAN ARTS AND CULTURE
VICTOR VINES, PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGENC A&T RADIO STATION

9. PROJECT
BACKGROUND

10. HISTORY
2009 2015

11. DURHAM
COUNTY
PROJECT ORGANIZATION
PUBLIC /
LIBRARY
USERS
DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY
COUNTY
LEADERSHIP
LIBRARY
STAFF
PARTNER
ORGS.
CODES /
GUIDELINES
PROJECT
LEADERSHIP

12. PROJECT SCHEDULE
2009
INITIAL
PROGRAMMING
STUDY
FINANCING LIBRARY
OPENING
FALL
2018
2015
PROGRAM
VERIFICATION /
DESIGN AND
DOCUMENTATION
PUBLIC MEETINGS
DESIGN APPROVALS
CLOSING AND
CONSTRUCTION
SUMMER
2017

13. LIBRARY OVERVIEW

14. DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY
VISION: Creating a Community of
Lifelong Learners

15. DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY
MISSION: Encourage Discovery
Connect the Community
Lead in Literacy

16. CURRENT STATUS

17. PROGRAM
VERIFICATION
SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTS
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN PROCESS

18. 2009 2015
• NEW LIBRARY LEADERSHIP!
• NEW LIBRARY TRENDS!
• CHANGES AND GROWTH IN DURHAM!

19. CURRENT STATUS
• CURRENTLY IN PROGRAM VERIFICATION
• 4 MEETINGS WITH LIBRARY LEADERSHIP TEAM FOCUSED ON
REVIEWING THE 2009 DOCUMENT AND DISCUSSIONS RELATED
TO OVERALL GOALS

20. DESIGN PROCESS
PROGRAM AND
BUILDING
CONTEXT AND
SITE

21. SAFE, SECURE, AND
WELCOMING
ENCOURAGE
DISCOVERY AND
LEARNING
ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY
MAJOR THEMES FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY

22. USEABLE OUTDOOR
AREAS
TECHNOLOGICALLY
ADVANCED
SUSTAINABLE
MAJOR THEMES FOR THE NEW MAIN LIBRARY

23. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY….
IT IS A LIBRARY FOR DURHAM!

24. RESIDENTIAL /
FAMILIES
“DOWNTOWN”/
BUSINESS
SOCIAL
SERVICES
(URBAN MINISTRIES)
A LOCAL LIBRARYCOUNTY-WIDE “FLAGSHIP” LIBRARY
(SIZE, PROMINENCE, AND LOCATION)
+
UNDERSTANDING THE USERS

25. LOCAL CONTEXT AND CONNECTION

26. CONNECTIVITY IMAGE/VISIBILITY
CONNECTIVITY AND VISIBILITY

27. FRONT?
FRONT?
ENTRY…..WHERE IS THE FRONT DOOR?

28. • CONNECTIVITY
• IMAGE / VISIBILITY
• PARKING
• ENTRY SECURITY
• ENTRY CLARITY
• INTERIOR
ENVIRONMENT
LOCAL CONTEXT AND CONNECTION

29. HOW ARE TODAY’S
LIBRARIES CHANGING?

30. COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES…..
….. CONTINUE TO CHANGE

31. VIBRANT AND SPATIALLY EXCITING

32. TRANSPARENCY / LIGHT

33. VISIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CLARITY

34. TECHNOLOGICALLY DIVERSE

35. CONNECTED: INSIDE AND OUT

36. DIVERSE PROGRAMS

37. NEW PROGRAM SPACES

38. FLEXIBLE / MULTI-FUNCTION
INDOOR / OUTDOOR

39. MULTIPLE USERS, USES,
STYLES, AND SETTINGS
LIBRARIES MUST SERVE ALL!!!

40. HOW DOES THIS
INFORM THE NEW
MAIN LIBRARY?

41. ADULT COLLECTION
ON ONE FLOOR
CONSOLIDATE
ENTRY
MAXIMIZE
VISIBILITY
PROPOSED DESIGN OBJECTIVES

42. COMPUTERS AND
TECHNOLOGY
MEETING ROOM
(+/- 300 PEOPLE)
STUDY / CONFERENCE
(MULTIPLE SIZES)
PROGRAMMATIC INCREASES

43. LIBRARY CAFE MAKER
SPACES
BUSINESS
INCUBATOR
LITERACY CENTER MULTIMEDIA
VIDEO /
PRODUCTION
NEW PROGRAM SPACES

44. EXISTING MAIN LIBRARY (65,000 SF)
ADULT STAFF AND
FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY
‘CORE’MEETING
AND
PROGRAM
SPACES
CHILDREN TEEN NC
ROOM
PUBLIC
AREAS

45. REVISED PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION
ADULT STAFF AND
FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY
‘CORE’MEETING
AND
PROGRAM
SPACES
CHILDREN TEEN NC
ROOM
PUBLIC
AREAS

46. +
?SF
ADDITIONAL
SPACE FOR
ADDITIONAL
PROGRAMS
EXISTING BUILDING
(65,000 SF)
BUILDING SIZE

47. YOUR TURN!

48. YOUR THOUGHTS…..

49. HIGHEST PRIORITY
SECOND PRIORITY
THIRD PRIORITY
NOT AN ISSUE /
NOT DESIRED
YOUR THOUGHTS…..

50. QUESTIONS?

51. NEXT STEPS
• COMPILE INFORMATION AND DISCUSS WITH
LIBRARY LEADERSHIP
• CONTINUE THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
• FUTURE COMMUNITY SESSIONS AND UPDATES

52. STAY INFORMED!!!
Visit:
durhamcountylibrary.org/mainrenovation for
updates as they happen, or…
Email: mainrenovation@durhamcountylibrary.org
with questions.

53. VINES ARCHITECTURE
THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION!