The prominence of the front facade and the community plaza are the two design drivers of the Danforth Vinyl Library. Where the top ”L” - library itself - intersects the bottom “L” - community spaces - two circulation cores are created anchoring the building to the site.

The circular flow on the 2nd floor - from the library out to the roof terrace and back to the library - are a metaphor to the spinning of a vinyl record.

 Wooden fins that embody a “sound wave” on the west and north facades, installed to minimize solar gain, have gone through a series of iterations placing the “wave” on the inner or outer face of the members to experiment with the perceptional effects it creates.

The final iteration - with the “sound wave” on the inner face - gradually reveals the curvy geometry as one approaches the building.

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