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Enoch Pratt
Free Library |
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Location: |
Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Program: |
Renovation and expansion of main public
library. |
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Budget: |
$32,000,000.00. |
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Schedule: |
Design completed 2002. Construction
completed 2007. |
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Acoustical Design Collaborative, Ltd
provided room acoustics, sound isolation,
and HVAC noise control design for the
renovation and expansion of Baltimore’s main
public library. The project involved three
phases to renovate the main library
building, add a new annex, and expand the
Children’s Garden reading room.
Reverberation control was necessary for the
central atrium and the new high-ceiling
reading rooms containing the African
American, Edgar Allen Poe, H.L. Mencken, and
State of Maryland collections. Room acoustic
modifications used materials simulating the
existing historical finishes. Sound
isolation was necessary for the computer
kiosks, interactive media stations, and
partitioned rooms. Special sound isolation
was required for noisy spaces such as the
book sorting and mechanical equipment rooms.
HVAC system noise control was provided for
the general reading, group study, and
community meeting rooms. The Enoch Pratt
Library restoration and expansion provides a
cultural, educational, and visual anchor to
Baltimore’s historic Mt. Vernon Arts
District that would make its namesake
benefactor proud. |
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