The Whiteford Branch Library, built in the recent past, quickly reached it’s useful end due to the growth of population within the county. The Harford County Public Library tasked the design team to integrate an addition which would not only double the size of the existing facility but which would not detract or seemingly alter the appearance of the existing facade.

A 7,000 square foot two story addition was situated behind the existing structure allowing us to simply extend the existing facade back seemlessly integrating the expansion. Additionally a row of windows, acting as sky lights, was added providing a centralized naturally lit feature to the libraries interior.

The remaining interior was gutted and subsequently modernized with an increased book capacity utilizing lower shelving units, expanded public meeting spaces and administrative spaces, and specialized reading areas for children, teens, adults, and seniors.