The community had a lot of demands for the recently completed North Boulder Library, designed by the New York–based practice WORKac: It had to be accessible, accommodate the local Spanish-speaking population, and respond to the neighborhood’s recent growth and development. Plus, it had to be available to community groups and add a pollinator garden and makerspace kitchen in addition to hosting bookshelves and play spaces. The three-year process was “the most extensive community engagement we’ve ever done,” WORKac principal Amale Andraos told AN during an interview at the practice’s office on the Lower East Side. The result is a library that is playful, colorful, and responsive.
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