Bryn Mawr College – Rhys Carpenter Library
New Construction
Project Type
Higher Education
Project Description
Addition and renovation to the existing library, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, included the following:
- Two floors built underground with glass atrium above grade
- Irrigation system, topsoil, and grass on roof
- Lecture halls
- Study carrels
- Seminar rooms
- Stationary and mobile stacks
- Reading room
- Archival storage
- Reconstructed plaza area
- Renovation of existing facility
- New lecture hall
- Renovated stacks
- Renovated offices
- Additional study carrels
Awards
Award of Excellence - National Associated Builders and Contractors
Owner
Bryn Mawr College
Architect
Henry I. Myerberg Architects
Location
Bryn Mawr, PA
Square Feet
33,000 square feet - addition
10,000 square feet - renovation
Construction Time
29 months
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