Scott Visitor Center
Lake Flato with BNIM Architects
Atherton Library & Civic Center
Architect: WRNS Studio
Size: 17,140 sf
Status: Completed in 2022
MSD Key Staff: David Mar
Awards and Certifications:
- LEED Platinum Targeted campus
- LEED Gold Library
- Net Zero Energy Library
- Architizer A+Awards, Special Mention, 2024
- Peninsula Clean Energy All-Electric Leadership Award: All-Electric Outstanding Commercial Project Category, 2023
- Sustainable San Mateo County & San Mateo County AIA Chapter: Green Building Honorable Mention, 2023
- AIA/ALA Library Building Awards, 2023
- AIA California Design Awards, Climate Action Award, 2022
Atherton’s old town hall was retrofitted and expanded to contain the town’s civic department offices. A brand-new library was built adjacent to the civic center. The library includes rammed earth construction in its structural system and a long steel roof-framing span between window and rammed earth wall to highlight light, earth, and air. A strong lateral design produced a seismically resilient structure.
Photographer: Bruce Damonte
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