Client: Kent Memorial Library Foundation
Location: Suffield, CT, United States
Completion date: 2016
Artwork budget: $6,000
Project Team
Artist
Mark Del Guidice
Mark Del Guidice Furniture
Client
Mel Chavetz
Kent Memorial Library Foundation
Architect
Marco Tommasini
Tecton Architects
Overview
The commissioned design provides seating for small groups in the new entryway of the Kent Memorial Library and calls to attention the medium for which the building serves.
Goals
To provide bench seating in the lobby of the new entryway. Scale of the piece in reference to the lobby and capacity for seating small families was essential.
Process
The parameters of the project were described to me by the Foundation Chairman as he solicited designs for consideration. I submitted a scaled drawing [sketch] with notation and followed up with three maquettes demonstrating various book and seat possibilities.
Additional Information
The reopening of the library renovation and new entrance has been postponed for the last few years due to air quality issues found in the original building. It will officially open June 28, 2019