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The new Minneapolis Central Library is part of a two-block, mixed-use development. The library, which
houses a 2.5 million-item collection, features 530,700 SF in five stories with two levels of below-grade
parking. Organized in two wings, respective parts of the library are joined by a bridged glass galleria
that functions as public space. Retail, gallery and book storage space are included in the plan.
The reinforced concrete frame of the building allows flexible arrangement of book stacks and partitions,
while the exposed concrete ceilings create abundant floor-to-ceiling height. Mechanical and electrical
systems are hidden in a raised floor surface.
The structure is designed to accommodate a future steel-framed, domed planetarium above the fourth
floor of the north wing.
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