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Felton Branch Library
Noll & Tam worked with Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Teall Messer Architect on a new library for the community of Felton, a small town in the Santa Cruz mountains. If a fairytale library existed, it might look a lot like the Felton Branch. The modern space is refined, yet offers the whimsical touches of a storybook setting—in the children’s area, it’s easy to image sprites perched on the red toadstool chairs and bear cubs nestled inside the small willow huts. A flock of glass butterflies flutters above kids at play on carpet designed to look like the pebbles of a creek bed. The rustic-industrial design harkens to Felton’s history as a logging community and the wood ceilings and bookstacks are inspired in part by the town’s covered bridge. Touches of steel in the windows and tables are a reminder of the steam trains that once rolled through town. The wall-mounted and suspended hand-blown glass butterfly art installation designed by local artist Lea de Wit brings a playfulness and whimsy to this bright new branch.
Details and Team
Felton, CA
Location
9,000 SF
Size
$10M
Project Budget
COMPLETED
STATUS
Teall Messer
Prime Architect
Donald C. Urfer
Structural Engineer
Gilcrest Engineering
Mechanical/Plumbing
Prime Design Group
Electrical
Joni L. Janecki
Landscape Architect
Minuscule
Lighting
Matthew Williams Design
Signage
Edward L. Pack
Acoustics
Lea de Wit
Butterfly Sculpture Artist
Ethan Kaplan
PHOTOGRAPHER
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Teall Messer
Prime Architect
Donald C. Urfer
Structural Engineer
Gilcrest Engineering
Mechanical/Plumbing
Prime Design Group
Electrical
Joni L. Janecki
Landscape Architect
Minuscule
Lighting
Matthew Williams Design
Signage
Edward L. Pack
Acoustics
Lea de Wit
Butterfly Sculpture Artist
Ethan Kaplan
PHOTOGRAPHER
Felton, CA
Location
9,000 SF
Size
$10M
Project Budget
COMPLETED
STATUS
Noll & Tam worked with Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Teall Messer Architect on a new library for the community of Felton, a small town in the Santa Cruz mountains. If a fairytale library existed, it might look a lot like the Felton Branch. The modern space is refined, yet offers the whimsical touches of a storybook setting—in the children’s area, it’s easy to image sprites perched on the red toadstool chairs and bear cubs nestled inside the small willow huts. A flock of glass butterflies flutters above kids at play on carpet designed to look like the pebbles of a creek bed. The rustic-industrial design harkens to Felton’s history as a logging community and the wood ceilings and bookstacks are inspired in part by the town’s covered bridge. Touches of steel in the windows and tables are a reminder of the steam trains that once rolled through town. The wall-mounted and suspended hand-blown glass butterfly art installation designed by local artist Lea de Wit brings a playfulness and whimsy to this bright new branch.