Photo by Lara Swimmer Burien’s new City Hall and library was designed with masonry, natural stone, glass and metal.

Burien Library and City Hall is at the heart of the city’s six-parcel Town Square development. The 58,000-square-foot building, designed with masonry, natural stone, glass and metal, has a regional library for the King County Library System on the lower two floors and a city hall for Burien on the upper floor.

The exterior is designed to expose the programs and internal activities to passersby and to complement activities in the adjacent 1-acre park. The project opened in fall of 2009 and is on target to achieve silver LEED certification.