Stillwater Public Library received a 2009 Precast/Prestressed Concrete (PCI) Design Award for use of precast concrete in the Beaux-Arts building's recent renovation and expansion. Meyer, Borgman and Johnson (MBJ) provided structural engineering services on the project. Originally built with a grant from Andrew Carnegie in 1937, the library needed additional space and parking to meet the growing demand for library services. The expansion added 22,000 square feet to the existing 14,000 square foot library, plus 47 underground parking stalls.
Key challenges of the project included the need to compliment the original design features, many of which were originally carved of limestone. Because the construction of new limestone features would have been cost-prohibitive, architectural precast concrete was selected in its place. The design team and precaster, Molin Concrete of Lino Lakes, worked diligently for a year, designing samples that would match the original limestone.
Miller Dunwiddie Architecture of Minneapolis was the architect on the project. Adolfson and Peterson was the contractor.
Updated 9/3/2009 Back
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