Alicia Heinsen
Becker Raab
Ben Poulin
Beth Emig
Jason Chmura
Jessica Mangin
Kyle Rendall
Matthew McChesney
Mayva Donnon
Merilee Meacock
Michael Shatken
Petar Mattioni
Scot Murdoch
How can library storage centers be better planned in response to the site, potential for future expansion, and module capacity?
Recently, KSS Partner Scot Murdoch, AIA, gave a lightning talk at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for Off-Site Storage (MARCOSS) on how the Library Service Center of Emory and Georgia Tech represents the emergence of a new model in library service—one that is process-driven and site responsive.
Process Diagram
KSS Architects worked collaboratively to design the Library Service Center of Emory and Georgia Tech, responding to a graded site, poor soil conditions, and institutional needs for future expansion via a planning approach that manifested in a creative and practical facility design. By rethinking the Harvard model and adapting a cutting-edge “uber module” to center the design on the processing, all while meeting Factory Mutual standards, the Library Service Center design achieves a model for flexible storage that preserves assets while maximizing investments.
Flip through Scot’s slide deck at the University of Maryland’s website.