Paramount Library, Paramount, CA
The renovation of the 8,750sf Paramount Library provides modernization to a crucial community center that has been largely untouched since it was constructed in 1966. Lighting helps create spaces within an open-concept library. A brightly illuminated living greenwall greets visitors in the front lobby. In the absence of daylight, tunable white electric skylights create the sense of natural light over the central reading area — maintaining a connection with the outdoors inside. Oversized acoustic pendants in a story telling area diffuse noise and create a canopy for a more intimate space.
Project Credits:
Architect: Johnson Fain
Photos: © Tom Bonner
*This project won an Award of Merit at the IES Illumination Awards and a Lumen West Award of Excellence
The renovation of the 8,750sf Paramount Library provides modernization to a crucial community center that has been largely untouched since it was constructed in 1966. Lighting helps create spaces within an open-concept library. A brightly illuminated living greenwall greets visitors in the front lobby. In the absence of daylight, tunable white electric skylights create the sense of natural light over the central reading area — maintaining a connection with the outdoors inside. Oversized acoustic pendants in a story telling area diffuse noise and create a canopy for a more intimate space.
Project Credits:
Architect: Johnson Fain
Photos: © Tom Bonner
*This project won an Award of Merit at the IES Illumination Awards and a Lumen West Award of Excellence
