City of Pleasant Hill Library

Pleasant Hill, CA

Comprehensive Project and Construction Management Services for the City of Pleasant Hill's New Library.

The Pleasant Hill Library will be a new, single story building located at the intersection of Oak Park and Monticello boulevards in Pleasant Hill, California. With a total gross building area of 30,421 square-feet, the library will feature a large open central space for book stacks and reading areas.

Additional spaces include the following: Entry Area, Friends of the Library Bookstore, Lounge, Story Lab, Early Literacy Area, Teen Area, and Messy Maker’s Space. Staff Support spaces are adjoined by a service utility yard to the west. Landscaped areas surround the parking lot and building, and provide zones for storm-water treatment and flood retention. A public plaza connects the vehicular drop-off zone to the building entry. Programmed outdoor space includes an activity yard and a reading terrace.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Project and Construction Management
  • Vehicle Drop-Off Zone
  • Storm Water Treatment & Flood Retention
  • Outdoor Space and Activity Yard
  • Bookstore
  • Central Open Book Stacks and Reading Areas

TEAM

CLIENT
City of Pleasant Hill

ARCHITECT
BCJ – Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

DATE COMPLETED

2022