Ballard is one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Seattle right now but its roots come from the stoic Scandinavian and maritime tradition. Luckily the green roofed Ballard Library bridges these two aspects in a beautiful light capturing design. The hero of the story is a huge saddle roof that takes on the quality of a hill. The green roof sweeps over the building and extends around the library perimeters to provide shelter from the weather. Sunlight is harvested to flood the interior and feed the solar electric panels that line the roof.
