Main Library at Goodwood

Reinventing the Library as a Destination

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Main Library at Goodwood houses over 500,000 books, movies, electronic resources, and circulating artwork.

The interiors of the Main Library at Goodwood invite exploration and showcase individual elements of the library.

The Teen Scene area of the library allows for engagement through technology, offering a computer lab and media library, and modern designs.

Our warm interior environment adds a playfulness to the children's section of the library, inviting new readers to join in on the fun.

Ensuring that there is something for everyone, the Goodwood library can even host meetings in a board room, engaging adults and young professionals.

The Main Library at Goodwood, the flagship facility for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System, is a three-story, 126,000-square-foot building. As part of the Library Design Collaborative—a joint venture of Dewberry, Cockfield Jackson Architects, and Tipton Associates—we provided programming, interior architecture, interior design, furniture design, and audio-visual to enhance the library's inviting atmosphere and create functional spaces within the building.

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awards

126,000

square feet

The Main Library at Goodwood houses more than 500,000 books, movies, electronic resources, and circulating artwork. The $35.8-million building was designed as a community destination that would appeal to all ages and support lifelong learning. The library also houses a 300-person meeting room, career center, reading room, technology lab, children’s and teen rooms with LED light displays, 140 personal computers, and 3-D printing.

Highlights of the design include stained glass windows and a recycled paper waterfall spanning three floors.

Owner

Main Library at Goodwood

Client

East Baton Rouge Parish Library System

Square Footage

126,000

Cost

$845,000

Certification

LEED^® Gold

Awards

2015 New Landmark Libraries

Library Journal

Members’ Choice Award

AIA, Baton Rouge chapter

Best Government/Public Buildings Project (LA, TX, AR, MS, OK)

ENR

Project of the Year (LA, TX, AR, MS, OK)

ENR

Services

Architecture
Planning, Consulting and Advisory

Markets

Community Facilities

Regions

Southeast