Skyway Library

Exterior daylight view of the unique and sculpturally shaped Skyway Library featuring a deep blue aluminum

Team

Architect

BuildingWork / Weinstein A+U

Contractor

Beisley

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Library

COMPLETION

2016

PROJECT SIZE

8,448 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural Engineer

Skyway, WA

Skyway Library

With an open, light-filled, and flexible interior, the Skyway Library offers the local community civic gathering space with its reading "living room" and large outdoor plaza. Responding to the odd triangular site, the structure lends itself to a unique sculptural shape and stands out as a local icon with its deep blue aluminum skin, 20-ft-high window wall providing a clear view to Mount Rainier, and eight-ft -wide skylight oculus. The design utilizes custom long-span trusses integrated into the ceiling, and an access floor system offers efficiencies and opportunities for future reconfiguration.
Skyway Library
Skyway Library
Skyway Library
Skyway Library
Skyway Library
Skyway Library
Exterior daylight view of the unique and sculpturally shaped Skyway Library featuring a deep blue aluminum "skin," an entrance with 20-foot-high windows, and a large outdoor plaza with bench seating and sidewalk landscaping
Skyway Library
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