{"id":103061,"date":"2019-09-11T13:49:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T23:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=103061"},"modified":"2019-09-11T16:08:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T02:08:16","slug":"uh-hilo-library-redesign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/11\/uh-hilo-library-redesign\/","title":{"rendered":"东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo library redesign immerses students in nature"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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New Edwin H. Mookini Library lounge (Photo credit: Raiatea Arcuri)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In his redesign of the Edwin H. Mookini Library<\/a> at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>, Library Director Joseph Sanchez<\/strong> wanted to emulate the atmosphere of old-world libraries\u2014the ambiance of intellectual seriousness, the large, old oak chairs, the lighting from low-hanging lamps, the sense of possibility conveyed by stacks of books\u2014but with a distinct Hawaiian feel. And with coffee.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to take the underlying concept of biophilic design to build a new space in the library for the 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo community, and create a sense of awe and exploration,” explains Sanchez. The term biophilic is a reference to biophilia, a termed coined by ecologist E.O. Wilson, who argues that humans crave connections to nature and other life forms.<\/p>\n

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Library Director Joseph Sanchez (Photo credit: Raiatea Arcuri)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Edwin H. Mookini Library lounge (Photo credit: Raiatea Arcuri)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

“I want to bring the outdoors indoors, let students connect to natural spaces on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island, and leverage the unique values of Hilo,” he explains.<\/p>\n

The design concept<\/h2>\n

All of the new furniture inside and outside the library is built with wood from mango, robusta and monkey pod trees, all of which are found on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island.<\/p>\n

“Part of the redesign goal was to create the culture and the community,” Sanchez says. This includes everything down to the couch cushions; Tanya Ibarra, a graphic designer at 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo graphics services, designed the fabric incorporating ʻōhiʻa<\/span> blooms and the 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo mission, ʻAʻohe<\/span> pau ka ʻike<\/span> i ka hālau hoʻokahi<\/span> (One learns from many sources).<\/p>\n

“We wanted to create something that connects to the school,” says Sanchez.<\/p>\n

The library also features a Starbucks On-The-Go self-serve specialty coffee kiosk, Saturday concerts, digital media classes and a host of new items to borrow from the library including cameras, tripods and microphones.<\/p>\n

For more on the renovation and what the library has to offer, read the full story at 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo Stories.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Leah Sherwood, a 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo graduate student in the tropical conservation biology and environmental science program. Photos by Raiatea Arcuri, a professional photographer majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance at 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo.<\/p>\n

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