James Addison Jones Library

Combining Tradition with Contemporary Design
Addison, Illinois
The new three-level library features a welcoming social space that doubles as a wireless Internet café as well as a large meeting room configured for use while the library is closed.
The new three-level library features a welcoming social space that doubles as a wireless Internet café as well as a large meeting room configured for use while the library is closed.
Extensive use of daylighting throughout the library creates a bright and inspiring interior space while reducing electricity consumption.
Extensive use of daylighting throughout the library creates a bright and inspiring interior space while reducing electricity consumption.
A garden roof reduces the amount of energy required for cooling and the amount of stormwater runoff.
A garden roof reduces the amount of energy required for cooling and the amount of stormwater runoff.
The two-story exhibition space serves as a focal point for the library’s public areas, anchoring a play and reading area on the first floor of the children’s library.
The two-story exhibition space serves as a focal point for the library’s public areas, anchoring a play and reading area on the first floor of the children’s library.

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levels

2

story exhibition space

As the cornerstone of the Village of Addison Town Center Redevelopment Plan, the new Addison Public Library features elements of a traditional library while meeting the requirements of a 21st century facility. The library reflects traditional elements of the adjacent Village Hall, yet is designed to meet LEED® certification standards. Responding to new trends in library usage, the library includes a children’s library, two-story exhibition space, and public conference facilities.

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