ROADWAY READING ROOMS

In the summer of 2021, Bednark Studio worked with @Annie Barrett and BAS Architecture on the @NYPL "Roadway Reading Rooms". The project was featured in the The New York Times this week.

"The elemental sheds, with distinctive, barrel-vaulted roofs, were fabricated by Bednark Studio, a firm at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, painted an eye-catching electric blue and deposited curbside in front of the Kensington, Crown Heights and Walt Whitman (Fort Greene) branches. According to Mr. Giles, the outdoor seating attracted both regular library patrons and random people looking for a spot to rest. Occasionally, police officers would use the tables to eat lunch, and, he told me, “in Brighton Beach, people would play chess.”

Here are some completion photos and process drawings.

Project Manager: Adam Clifton
Drafting/CNC Prep: Andy Wegman

NYTimes Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/style/libraries-outdoor-public-space.html?referringSource=articleShare

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