PROJECT Hyattsville Branch Library
ARCHITECT Grimm + Parker Architects
LOCATION  Hyattsville, Maryland US

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  6/20/2021
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM  Antonio Rebelo, Agnes Panganiban, Karilyn Mackey, Julia Crawford, Blanca Flores, Richard Watt
OWNER/CLIENT Prince George’s County Memorial Library System / Prince George's County Government
CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER  Tuckman-Barbee Construction Co., Inc.
PHOTOGRAPHER  Sam Kittner
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Bradley Site Design
CIVIL ENGINEER Adtek Engineers
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Restl Designers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Weigand Associates Inc.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Weigand Associates Inc.
CONSULTANT Geotech: Geotech Engineers Inc, 11890-U Old Baltimore Pike, Beltsville, MD 20705, sndeti@tlbinc.net, (301)937-9227
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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The new 40,000 sf Hyattsville Branch Library is a welcoming and modern facility to replace the library structure in its original site on the prominent corner of Adelphi and Toledo Roads. The modern public library includes a café, state-of-the-art community meeting rooms, multipurpose/computer technology lab with computers for public use throughout the library, a dedicated children’s area, study rooms, a dedicated young adult collection and study rooms, a drive-thru book drop, and extensive light-filled reading areas. The building integrates numerous sustainable design elements such as photovoltaic solar panels, vegetative roof, light fixtures with LEDs throughout the building, and water conservation features.

Large windows provide views of the outdoors while allowing for natural day lighting and winter solar heating. The parking garage below the building helps reduce impervious areas throughout the site and landscaping provides subtle screening for the garage. The Prince George’s Room is a dedicated room focused on local history and genealogy collection. The children’s area — themed as Discovery Village — incorporates elements of classic children’s literature: a castle wall with a moat and drawbridge, three little pigs’ houses, an enchanted tree, and a yellow brick road with glass floor for displaying collections. The outdoor reading terrace accessed from the main reading room overlooks the Flying Saucer canopy, a community icon preserved and relocated as part of the exciting new design element in a lush garden which is a fitting tribute to the past.

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1. The new 40,000 sf Hyattsville Branch Library is a welcoming and modern facility to replace the library structure in its original site on the prominent corner of Adelphi and Toledo Roads. © Sam Kittner
2. The new 40,000 sf Hyattsville Branch Library is a welcoming and modern facility to replace the library structure in its original site on the prominent corner of Adelphi and Toledo Roads. © Sam Kittner
3. In the heart of the library lies Discovery Village. Complete with drawbridge, moat, and castle walls, this children’s area brings warmth and excitement to the library stacks. © Sam Kittner
4. The welcoming facility design provides the community and staff with cutting edge programs, vast book collection, flexible spaces, and access to state-of-the-art technology. © Sam Kittner
5. This modern public library includes a café, community meeting rooms, computers for public use, children’s area, dedicated young adult collection and study rooms, drive-thru book drop, and extensive lightfilled reading areas. © Sam Kittner
6. The Flying Saucer was a beloved entrance canopy that was safely relocated to the new library’s garden and outdoor gathering area and now serves as the new focal point at the end of the main circulation axis. © Sam Kittner
7. The new design preserves the essence and character of the place and embraces the goals and aspirations of the city as a whole. © Sam Kittner
8. Parking was located under the library in order to maximize landscaping and bioretention areas with native vegetation and pervious pavement that — along with a large green roof — mitigates stormwater runoff. © Sam Kittner