Avery Reading Room

500 sf

New York, NY

The Avery reading room repurposed an unused floor landing on the mezzanine level between Avery Library below and the studios and classrooms above to create a sitting area that quickly became a favorite meeting spot. Covering the walls and ceiling in felt dampens sound vibrations and marks the space as a place unto itself, separate from the circulation of the stairs, with seating to allow for the occupation of the new space.

This space also displays GSAPP publications on a bent-steel fabricated framework and a scrolling banner of school events.

PROJECT DESIGN

Douglas Gauthier

COLUMBIA CPM

Manuel Fontan, David Sasscer

COLUMBIA FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS

David Dewhurst, Janet Grapengater

GSAPP TEAM

Mark Taylor, Adam Bandler, Jesse Baxa, Riley MacPhee

LIGHTING CONSULTANTS

TDA / Tillotson Design Associates, Mark Kubicki

CONTRACTOR

King Rose Construction

PHOTOGRAPHY

Naho Kubota and Matthew Dolan