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The facility also serves as a paragon of
environmentally sensitive design. The LEED-certifed
building features roofop gardens, floor-to-ceiling
expanses of glass, an innovative air-conditioning
system that chills the building’s structural beams,
and ceilings soundproofed by recycled blue jeans.
All of these design considerations culminate in a
place NC State students and administrators are
enormously proud of. “The campus lacked a heart—a
place that made it vibrant,” said Hiscoe. “That heart
became the Hunt Library.”
The library is also evolving with the changing needs
of the campus community. Administrators regularly
meet with groups of students to discuss how the
space is working for them.
“Perhaps the best quantifable feedback is one
of the things we did when we opened,” said
Hiscoe. “Students could take a photograph, put
it on Instagram, and tag it as #myhuntlibrary.
Our expectations were if we got 150 photographs,
we would be really happy. We ended up getting
more than 4,000. There is a real pride in the
building—a real sense that this is a fun place
to be and a place that encourages creativity
and exploration.”
Products
Sayl Chair, pg 62
Embody Chair, pg 56
Coconut Lounge Chair, pg 59
Spun Chair, pg 25
Eames Aluminum Group Side Chair, pg 54
Scissor™ Chair, pg 81
Stool_One, pg 34
Lyra Stool, pg 78
Resolve System, pg 64
Intersect Mobile Easel, pg 37
Nelson Pedestal Table, pg 19
Casual open settings
encourage spontaneous
interactions where students
can learn from one another.
A mix of furnishings give
students a choice of postures
for study—from sitting to
standing to reclining.
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