Robin Hood Library Initiative
Marvel's work with the Robin Hood Library Initiative included the design of four new libraries that serve the communities of underfunded public schools.
PS9Q
Each project created bright, inspiring places to read and study while meeting tight budget and schedule limits. ©Peter Mauss/ESTO
PS9Q
PS9Q
As the New York Times noted about one designed space, “it is a very big deal, the new library at P.S. 105. A new library feeds a boy’s dreams.” ©Peter Mauss/ESTO
PS105
©Peter Mauss/ESTO
PS105
PS105
©Peter Mauss/ESTO
PS196K
© Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
PS196K
© Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
PS196K
© Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
PS105
©Peter Mauss/ESTO
PS380
© Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
PS380
© Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Client
- Owner: NYC Board of Education, 28-11 Queens Plaza North, LIC, NY 11101 Client: Robin Hood Foundation, 826 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003
- Typology
- Institutional, Library
- Size
- PS105 2,400 S.F.; PS196 1,950 S.F.; PS380 2,200 S.F.; PS9Q 1,300 S.F. SF
- Design Team
- Jonathan Marvel, Principal; Michael Pilarski, Project Architect
- Consultants
- Contractor: F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc., 80 South Street, New York, NY 10038
- Photography Credits
- PS9Q and PS105 ©Peter Mauss/ESTO; PS196 and PS380 ©Chu and Paul Photography, Kevin Chu + Jessica Paul
