Victoria Roscoe
Vantage
VANTAGE: ANNEX TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, DC Vantage is a technologically advanced, sustainable, and elegant Library of Congress Annex. The program unfolds as a journey towards enlightenment, with each floor organizing program progressing from intrigue to investigation, discovery, reflection, and finally enlightenment. Each level of the plan also addresses a component of the Library of Congress mission statement. The façade design illuminates two contrasting but significant aspects of enlightenment, which is interaction with others and individual reflection and discovery. With a focus on efficiency, Vantage features a central automatic retrieval book system and takes advantage of Northern light. Ultimately, Vantage offers visitors the option to experience different perspectives, from the many reading room environments to the program components that allow visitors to interact with the archive materials in a variety of ways. Completed in partnernship with Claire DeMarco as part of IBDS (Integrated Building Design Studio).
Future Pavilion
As visitors look up into the pavilion's mirror ceiling, they discover themselves within Surrey's bright future. The opacity of the materials throughout the structure varies to reflect the balance between the unknown, uncontrollable aspects of the future and the destiny we can choose for ourselves. Mirrors are placed on the faces of the extruded letter seats to encourage play, and enhance visibility and safety. Group and individual seating is interspersed within the pavilion. As visitors look into the mirror ceiling and see their reflection, they will also see the reflection of other people in the pavilion, revealing that a bright future is built through community with others.
Arch Hive