Sited at 47th Avenue and Vine Street in north Denver, the 5,000-square-foot structure was designed to fit with this 100-year-old transitional neighborhood in scale and texture, yet provide a civic anchor to a place that has been all but physically separated from the rest of the city.

The building is organized around a long, central reading room dominated by a curved wood ceiling that appears to float above a large band of clerestory windows. Artificial and natural light are balanced in this space to utilize maximum daylighting.

1996 Honor Award, Denver Chapter, American Institute of Architects

Named "Best New Building" in 1996 by Denver's Westword newspaper.
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