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NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY LECTURE HALL
Completing the “cultural evolution” of the Newport Beach Civic Center Complex, the single story 9,514 SF Library Lecture Hall is designed to be a signature building that complements the architecture of the City Hall and respects the scale of the existing library. Anchoring the southern end of the Civic Center Complex along Avocado Avenue the most distinctive characteristic of the new building is an undulating perforated specular screen wall meant to recall the glittering reflection of the sun on the ocean, an intrinsic image seen by the citizens of this west facing seaside community. This metaphorical architectural element is meant to complement the “sail shape” of the recently completed City Hall Council Chamber building at the north end of the Civic Center. The semi-transparency of this wall is meant to stimulate interest in the activity seen within the building but to keep a complete understanding elusive, thus encouraging participation by the community in the events hosted in this new venue. Completing the building composition, floating above the “sea foam wall” is the sea-shell inspired curved roof form.
Newport Beach, CA
Scheduled Completion: Fall 2023
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