Tipton Public Library

Client:    Tipton County Public Library
Project:  Tipton County Public Library Renovation and Expansion

The concept is simple. It is also quite true. When libraries are well designed, more people take advantage of them. Therefore, it's critical that any library project receive the highest level of planning, foresight, and creativity. The natural outcome of the process is more people seeking knowledge, more people taking part in public discourse, and more children developing a love of learning.

The Tipton County Public Library is now seeing the benefits of just such a project. More people use the library now than ever before. krM led a complete interior renovation and building expansion that included an adult reading room, a children's program room, additional work and storage space, updated lighting, new HVAC systems, and various other features - all within a budget that didn't require raising local taxes.

The building's interior celebrates the cyclical nature of libraries. Books are borrowed and returned. Ideas flow from person to person. As such, circles are integrated throughout the library's interior spaces. To the trained eye, these circles might also be reminiscent of the perfect flow of communication between architect and client.