James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
The James Branch Cabell Library was transformed from an insular, midcentury building into an expansive facility with 93,000 square feet of new space that allowed for the addition of a multimedia production suite, a makerspace, an expanded coffeeshop, and 25 study rooms with 274 seats—double the seating capacity of the original building.
Project: Renovation and expansion
Architect: Shepley Bulfinch
Size: 333,000 square feet
Cost: $50.8 million
Photo: Robert Benson Photography
James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond