HONOR AWARD

Kenmore Library

Photo by Lara Swimmer
Kenmore Library has a transparent reading room that serves as a welcoming community space.

Location: Kenmore
Architect: Weinstein A|U Architects + Urban Designers
Agency/owner: King County Library System
General contractor: Sierra Construction Co.



The Kenmore Library is a new 10,000-square-foot building with a 9,000-square-foot below-grade parking garage. It was completed in June 2011.

The building design is focused on a highly visible and transparent reading room, which is intended as a civic gesture of welcoming community space, and as a counterpoint to the suburban context of retail buildings, surface parking and a busy highway.

The project was designed and constructed on a limited budget. The construction cost for the library and the parking garage was $3.5 million, or $185 per square foot combined.



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