Henry S. Terrazas Branch Library Expansion & Renovation
Austin, Texas
The library nearly doubled in size adding 4,600 square feet of community meeting space; separate adult, children’s and youth services; computer technology; and staff support.
We created a new entry that invites pedestrian traffic from the neighborhood and from new parking areas. Integrated into the front wall of the entry is a work by nationally recognized artist and Austinite, Connie Arismendi. The addition’s roof design artfully suggests an open book metaphor.
Historically the library is a community cultural mainstay. It was featured in Library Journal and in American School and University’s “Architectural Showcase.”