Building Addition: Hunt

Building Addition: Hunt Library

The project calls for a parasitic structure that addresses an existing problem of choice in Carnegie Mellon University’s Hunt Library. The proposal generates multiple cores for the library, increasing the interactivity between the currently segregated floors and area of public gathering for a better circulation scheme.

The proposal features the first of several open communicating stairs that improves the interactivity between floors. The non-uniform shape of the stairs avoid the sense of rigidity and promotes flexibility. In conjunction with the two other proposed future location, the system of stairs create an urban promenade within the library by providing more than one choice of circulation.