Parish Library, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of Sketch: May 2, 2009

Sometimes the urgency of a task is focused by listening to live music, in this case Mozart. In the summer of 2009 there was a competition to design 5 parish libraries for 5 city neighborhoods. One was for Norman-Mayer on a corner site on Gentilly Boulevard.  Since drive-thru service is at street level, access to the Library's main floor, at level, 2 is from the street corner. Metal screening surrounds the facades and provides sun control.