One goal of the project was to create a floor plan that established an overall clarity, which would allow visitors to easily identify all the major use areas of the library. “The resultant design was a central skylit gallery, which provided an overall sense of organization within, and which created wings that, in turn, related to the site conditions and adjacent buildings surrounding the library,†said Trina Goodwin of George Miers & Associates.
Over 6,000 square feet of China Green and China Black slate were used for the floor, as they were relatively similar in cleft and were available in the range of sizes needed. According to Goodwin, Sierra Green, China Aqua Rose and Vermont Mottled slate were specified, but due to issues of availability in the specified sizes and consistency in surface texture, these materials were not used.