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Contemporary library design
Floating roof of St. Bernard Parish Library in Louisiana is protected by glass panel which forms upper part of all four exterior walls; there are 16 supporting columns, each of which has four arms tapering outward at ceiling line; 4-ft fluorescent dome fixture was located at exact center of each column; two luminaire sizes were required; first has 4-ft diam and houses eight 4-ft 40-w rapid-start lamps; second has 2-ft diam and houses six 2-ft 20-w trigger-start lamps; other details such as integration of exterior and interior columns into one pattern.
Contemporary library design
Floating roof of St. Bernard Parish Library in Louisiana is protected by glass panel which forms upper part of all four exterior walls; there are 16 supporting columns, each of which has four arms tapering outward at ceiling line; 4-ft fluorescent dome fixture was located at exact center of each column; two luminaire sizes were required; first has 4-ft diam and houses eight 4-ft 40-w rapid-start lamps; second has 2-ft diam and houses six 2-ft 20-w trigger-start lamps; other details such as integration of exterior and interior columns into one pattern.
Contemporary library design
Illum Eng
1965
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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