Owner:
Brown University
Architects:
Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd., Providence (Sorensen Family Reading Room), and Hweler + Yoon, Boston (Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio)
General Contractors:
Shawmut Design and Construction, Boston and Providence offices
Cost:
$1.15 million, Sorensen Family Reading Room; $2.5 million, Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio
Use:
These recently completed renovations on the first floor of the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library transformed spaces that had previously been the periodicals room and the central reading room. Taking the place of the periodicals room is the Sidney E. Frank Digital Studio, a collaborative and open space that features interactive technology, including a 3-D printer and large bed scanner. The new Sorensen Family Reading Room is an open study space with comfortable seating, upgraded wireless technology and laptops available for checkout by students.