Hunters Point Community Library
Progress continues on the cast-in-place concrete structure at Steven Holl Architects' public library on the Queens' waterfront in Hunters Point.
Situated among the recent crop of towers on the waterfront in Hunters Point, the structure will rise to approximately 104 feet. Inside, the building embraces the library typology's new role as community hub with a diverse array of programs. An adult reading collection, children's area, teen area, cyber-center, conference room and outdoor amphitheater are all housed in the 22,000 square foot structure. This diversity in program is registered on the building's facades with large organic openings that provide light and views out. At night, the light will shine through the openings, a dramatic lantern on the Queens waterfront visible to the community and Manhattan.
Currently, the cast-in-place concrete exterior walls have surpassed two-thirds of the library's final height. Completion is slated for sometime next year.
Northwest corner from Gantry State Park.
Northwest corner from Gantry State Park.
Southwest corner from Gantry State Park.
West facade.
East facade.
Close-up of the east facade.
Northeast corner.
Architect: Steven Holl Architects; Client: New York City Department of Design and Construction, Queens Library; Program: Library; Location: Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, NY; Completion: 2017.
