Santa cruz

The original McHenry Library was designed in 1968 by John Carl Warnecke as an object at the campus center and is a lasting campus icon. To accommodate growth, bring the library into the 21st Century, and provide seismic retrofits, the university commissioned Bora to renovate the Modernist library and add over 120,000 square feet of space.Our approach to the new wing respects the integrity of the existing building while continuing the balance between building and context. We extended the lines of the original building into the addition, while reinterpreting their texture, proportion and rhythm. The regular pattern of glass and concrete is echoed in the addition, but now reflects internal program elements.A new interior ‘street’ organizes pro... More