Hughes Condon Marler Architects designed the Whistler Public Library in Whistler, BC, Canada. The design intent for the library was to create a crafted response to site conditions and the imperatives of alpine architecture by using local natural materials, contemporary wood detailing, and a formal building response to improve energy efficiency.
Located between the largest park in Whistler Village and a vital pedestrian promenade called the Village Stroll, the Whistler Public Library is a project that celebrates a community’s passion for the outdoors and the creative and intellectual pursuits of locals and visitors alike. From the project’s beginning, the 15,000 sq. ft. library aspired to connect the sense of imagination, contemplation and community found in the world of books with the inspiration created by the surrounding mountain tops and adjacent forest glades.
Spatially, the result is a building that opens up in plan and section creating dramatic variations in daylighting from season to season and revealing unfolding views of the landscape beyond.
References: Hughes Condon Marler Architects, Martin Tessler Photography, Contemporist
