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Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.1
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.2
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.3
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.4
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.5
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.6
Loyola Paperless LibraryFantastic lakeshore views and an abundance of natural light are just two of the inviting features that draw students to the Richard J Klarchek Information Commons situated on the Loyola University campus in Chicago. This unconventional library is completely free of books -- instead, its digital reading rooms connect students with information while they relax in arm chairs facing the waterfront tides. Resembling a glass box posed between limestone bookends, the design was able to triumph over glare and ventilation issues. Using an innovative three-tiered method for heating and cooling, the finished building consumes half the energy of those that meet standard building codes.7
