摘要: |
The Winter Park Library and Events Center boasts angled exterior precast concrete walls and shaded outdoor areas. The convex exterior walls would have been almost impossible to achieve with any other cladding material. The texture, color, aggregates, and concrete matrix for the precast concrete panels were carefully selected for aesthetic value, durability, and low maintenance. The panels were finished with a glass-blast treatment to expose four different types of aggregate in the concrete matrix. This finish creates an appearance that changes with the angle of sunlight. As part of the extensive revitalization of a 23-acre public park, the new library and events center serve as a civic and cultural hub. The three structures are a two-story library, an events center with rooftop terrace, and a portico that ushers visitors from the street and welcomes them into the campus. Each of these three buildings is distinctive in scale and function, but a common aesthetic sensibility unites them. |