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Set within a historic district and adjacent to a residential neighborhood, the library’s materiality, form, and expression were carefully considered to ensure it would be a good neighbor. The blend of glass, metal, and brick create a contemporary façade that harmonizes with its more traditional surroundings.
Welcome to the Mass Timber, Net Zero Library Built for the community and county’s needs now and in the future, the new building honors downtown Redmond’s civic character and Pacific-Northwest milling tradition. PROJECT TEAM
By Jana Madsen, contributing writer
As Albert Einstein famously said, “The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” For folks in Redmond, OR, no directions are necessary to find the new library; it’s right where its always been. The new 38,000-sq.-ft. Redmond Library stands proudly in the same location as its predecessor, but it provides an altogether different experience. In 2020, Oregon voters in Deschutes County approved a $195 million bond measure to streamline
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and expand the Deschutes Public Library System. The six projects—two new buildings and four renovations—would all be completed by one team. “It’s pretty unique for a library bond measure to choose to give all the work to one entity,” notes Ruth Baleiko, Partner, The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP, Seattle. This enabled consistency across branches. “The projects range from 6,000-8,000 sq. ft. to 100,000 sq. ft.,” notes Baleiko. “It’s centralizing services and bringing consistent approaches to libraries across the whole county.”
Client: Deschutes Public Library System, Redmond, Ore. Owner Representative: Redpoint Construction Management Design Architect: The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP Local Architect: Steele Associates Architects Contractor: Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company Civil Engineer: HWA Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers MEP Engineer: Interface Engineering Landscape Architect: Walker Macy Lighting: Blanca Lighting Design Signage: Mayer Reed Early Learning Environments: Plus and Greater Than Acoustics: Tenor Engineering Group Envelope: Morrison Hershfield (now Stantec) ADA: Studio Pacifica Photography: © Lara Swimmer/Esto (except when noted)
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