Columbus Metropolitan Library – Whitehall Branch

Exterior photo of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Whitehall Branch in Whitehall, Ohio.

Location: Whitehall, Ohio Architect: JBAD LEED Certification: LEED Silver Certified Construction Cost: $4 million Project Size:  19,000 SF Awards: 2017 AIA/ALA Library Building Award 2015 AIA Ohio Merit Design Award 2015 AIA Columbus Merit Award SMBH designed the 19,000 SF new library based on simple, open, and transparent public reading areas with nearby services and…

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Columbus Metropolitan Library Main Library Renovation

Location: Columbus, Ohio Architect: Schooley Caldwell Associates & Gund Partnership Construction Cost: $20 million Project Size:  231,000 SF The original Carnegie Library was built in 1903. The structure is clay tile/concrete rib joist construction bearing on load-bearing masonry. The library was greatly expanded in 1988 to its present size. This expansion encompassed a below-grade parking…

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Michael B Coleman Government Center

Location: Columbus, Ohio Architect: Schooley Caldwell Associates and DesignGroup LEED Certification: LEED Silver Certified Construction Cost: $45 million Project Size:  180,000 SF Awards: 2019 CDDC Harrison Smith Award This eight-story, 180,000-square-foot building puts four City departments under one roof: Building & Zoning Services, Public Service, Development, and a portion of Public Utilities. Bringing these interactive…

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