Tustin Library - SWA Group
Tustin Library
SWA provided landscape architectural services for a 3.98-acre site renovation of existing parking and street edge conditions as well as a new library structure and public plaza in the Tustin Civic Center Complex. The new innovative and green library building includes intimate courtyards for gathering and activities for both children and adults. These three internal courtyards are designed for passive reading and gathering outdoors in
Location Tustin, California Client Field Paoli SWA Scope Full Landscape Services, Schematic Design through Construction Administration Size 3.98 acres / 1.6 hectares Landscape: 3.25 acres / 1.32 hectares Buildings: 0.73 acres / 0.3 hectares
family room type environments. Literary quotes accent
by specimen planting. Some perimeter edges of the
the paving in these courtyards and an arrangement
building possess linear viewing gardens adding color
of faux topiary in the central courtyard provide a
and shade while the entry façade has a green wall of
whimsical focal point. The children’s courtyard allows
vines. Other gardens, made visible from within the
for outdoor story telling with site furnishings designed
library, allow for quite reflection and bring the outdoor
for a child’s scale.
environment into the building. The civic plaza is framed
Garden rooms off the civic plaza create a series of
by allées of elm trees and cast-in-place seat wall niches,
outdoor reading rooms and a poetry corner shaded
providing opportunities for daily use and larger events.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
SWA provided landscape architectural services for a 3.98-acre site renovation of existing parking and street edge conditions as well as a new library structure and public plaza in the Tustin Civic Center Complex. The new innovative and green library building includes intimate courtyards for gathering and activities for both children and adults. These three internal courtyards are designed for passive reading and gathering outdoors in
Location Tustin, California Client Field Paoli SWA Scope Full Landscape Services, Schematic Design through Construction Administration Size 3.98 acres / 1.6 hectares Landscape: 3.25 acres / 1.32 hectares Buildings: 0.73 acres / 0.3 hectares
family room type environments. Literary quotes accent
by specimen planting. Some perimeter edges of the
the paving in these courtyards and an arrangement
building possess linear viewing gardens adding color
of faux topiary in the central courtyard provide a
and shade while the entry façade has a green wall of
whimsical focal point. The children’s courtyard allows
vines. Other gardens, made visible from within the
for outdoor story telling with site furnishings designed
library, allow for quite reflection and bring the outdoor
for a child’s scale.
environment into the building. The civic plaza is framed
Garden rooms off the civic plaza create a series of
by allées of elm trees and cast-in-place seat wall niches,
outdoor reading rooms and a poetry corner shaded
providing opportunities for daily use and larger events.
SWA Group: www.swagroup.com
