Frederic Schwartz Architects to Design New Pike County Library

The Building Task Force of the Pike County (Pa.) Public Library System recently announced selection of Frederic Schwartz Architects of New York City as the winner of a six-month competition to create a preliminary plan for a new 18,000-square-foot central library. The Schwartz design, which will follow LEED® design principles, was the unanimous choice of a design jury and unanimously approved by the library’s board of directors. The architects report that the natural beauty of nearby Sawkill Creek inspired them to locate the building at the rear of the site to take advantage of the views and adjacency to wooded parkland. The second level of the two-story structure includes a south-facing roof terrace for outdoor access. The interior centers on an open, skylighted space that serves as a circulation hub. In addition to Frederic Schwartz, FAIA, principal-in-charge and design architect, the team collaborating on the library includes Project Manager Henry Rollmann and Project Architect Douglas W. Romines, as well as Henry Myerberg, AIA, an award-winning library design architect and authority on contemporary libraries.