Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges (Lincoln, CA)

The city of Lincoln, California was building a new main library as part of a joint venture between the City of Lincoln, the Sierra Community College District, and the Western Placer Unified School District. “A library is a testament to stability and progress in a town,” said the Architect of Record Jordan Knighton, AIA, NCARB, and Partner of NTD Architecture. “Initially, we wanted to use localized rock throughout this project to reflect the cultural history of the area in this contemporary building designed to foster learning and advancement.”
 

The project was a public contract and expensive labor laws in California made the traditional, labor-intensive avenue of using full-bed natural stone cost prohibitive. The design team still wanted to use a durable material, that would, like the library, stand the test of time.  ROX PRO Natural Modular Stone Systems were able to couple the natural stone aesthetic and durability with a significant labor savings, so that the total cost of the stone system fell within the pricing parameters of the public contract.
 

“Even though we were not able to incorporate local material, we were able to create the natural stone aesthetic, on budget,” said Knighton. “And the rock palette available in the natural modular stone system offered a variety of colors and textures, enabling the design team to use different colors and styles within one family of stone to create a very textured and interesting complex.”
 

As an additional bonus, John Wait, the project stonemason, was able to complete the entire 39,311 square foot facility in half of the allotted time. Such significant savings in installation time and cost were possible through the use of ROX PRO Craftsman Panels. The modular panels were incorporated throughout the exterior of the library in the Placer Gold color along with matching Wainscot Sill to finish the application where the design called for it.
 

The Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges offers a contemporary new environment for literature enthusiasts and sets the design trends for libraries of the 21st Century through the use of natural modular stone.