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Schools of All SizesPalo Alto (Calif.) High SchoolHED gave Palo Alto High School’s outdated library a dramatic facelift. Built in the 1970s, the original library was dark, disjointed, and uninviting. HED transformed the space by adding large windows for natural light; a flexible instruction room; silent and group study rooms; a productivity center; reading nooks; and a mezzanine level, accessible via a spiral staircase, to house the library’s 125-year-old journalism archive.Project: RenovationArchitect: HEDSize: 26,600 square feetCost: $10.1 millionPhoto: Tim Maloney

Schools of All Sizes

Palo Alto (Calif.) High School

HED gave Palo Alto High School’s outdated library a dramatic facelift. Built in the 1970s, the original library was dark, disjointed, and uninviting. HED transformed the space by adding large windows for natural light; a flexible instruction room; silent and group study rooms; a productivity center; reading nooks; and a mezzanine level, accessible via a spiral staircase, to house the library’s 125-year-old journalism archive.

Project: Renovation
Architect: HED
Size: 26,600 square feet
Cost: $10.1 million
Photo: Tim Maloney

Schools of All Sizes

Palo Alto (Calif.) High School

HED gave Palo Alto High School’s outdated library a dramatic facelift. Built in the 1970s, the original library was dark, disjointed, and uninviting. HED transformed the space by adding large windows for natural light; a flexible instruction room; silent and group study rooms; a productivity center; reading nooks; and a mezzanine level, accessible via a spiral staircase, to house the library’s 125-year-old journalism archive.

Project: Renovation
Architect: HED
Size: 26,600 square feet
Cost: $10.1 million
Photo: Tim Maloney