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the 150 year-old art nouveau icon is scheduled to open by the end of may after over 15 years of construction.
the interior design juxtaposes existing historical features of the building with clean, contemporary lines.
the house is designed to resemble a large piece of a tree trunk.
'the difficult part in moving a city is to preserve its sense of belonging, the history and the soul of the community,' says alexandra hagen, CEO of white arkitekter.
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FYI
The Hunter’s Point Library is not ADA compliant. Take another tour. This time in a wheelchair. How inept would you feel having to ask others to go to the shelves and find books for you being unable to browse on your own?
Parents with strollers would agree.
Brand new building. Millions of dollars. Unaccessible. Fail.