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Taking flight
U
pon approaching the Dayton Metro
Library West Branch, viewers notice
the building's soaring rooflines, which
echo the historic Wright Company Factory
(within view in the background) where the
Wright Brothers developed their commercially
viable airplanes. One can imagine hearing
the sounds from the past with the test fields
spread wide behind the library.
Two triangular projecting rooflines rise up
suggesting airplane wings. Inserted within
the wide overhanging " wings " are brightly
colored taut shade sails in reds and oranges, an
apt reference to the Wright Brothers' original
canvas-covered airplane that made history at
Kitty Hawk, N.C., in 1903. The factory site (86
acres) has now been designated the Dayton
Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and
attracts many visitors annually.
The shade sails are tensioned triangular
fabric panels set at a near vertical angle to
create shade and act as a windbreak. The panels
are spaced closely together and alternate high
and low end to end. According to fabricator/
installer Signature Structures LLC, Easton, Pa.,
" Because of the relatively narrow size of the
triangles, the corner details had to be designed
to minimize the space required for tensioning
and clamping. " Signature Structures devised
an efficient method that provides adjustability
with a single turnbuckle per panel.
Inside, the library's main common area
features illuminated stretched fabric ceilings
and an open marketplace ambience throughout
that benefits from natural daylight. The
project, designed by local architect LWC Inc.,
achieved LEED Gold certification.
The layout of the entryways and shaded
overhangs also suggest that architects, in
similar projects, could consider adding a " middoor "
adjunct staging area in future designs.
PROJECT DATA
CLIENT
Dayton Metro Library system, Dayton, Ohio
ARCHITECTS
LWC Inc.
FABRICATOR/INSTALLER
Signature Structures
ENGINEERING
Lightweight Design; Dirk Cos Dir.
FABRIC/MEMBRANE
Soltis Proof 502; Serge Ferrari NA
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