This was a journal put together for my final project which was based on a urban study of Basseterre, St. Kitts. The requirement was to design a Public Library for the city of Basseterre to house a large collection of books and to accommodate seminar/exhibition spaces as well as light retail shops.

1. design studio 6
a g r a p h i c a l j o u r n a l
stephan homer - 0803057 as-3

3. semester 2

5. basseterre - urban study
The 10 days in St. Kitts spent gathering information, tak-
ing pictures, making sketches or the urban make up of
the capital city Basseterre was possibly one of the better
trips i have taken.
Analysis of this city and its physical, cultural, environ-
mental, and socio-economical structures changed my
aspect on urban planning and raised awareness on the
formalities that were done in the past and how cities
were formed in the past.

9. site plan
site 4

10. Preliminary massing model.
Main concept: intersection
of geometric forms.
Massing model # 2. Con-
tinued development of the
piercing of the drum thru
the box.

11. massing
Exploration of forms via devel-
opmental models. The notion of
connecting the streets being the
main generator for circulation
through the building creating vi-
sual and spatial continuities from
Cayon St. to Independence Sq.

12. Ground Floor Plan
The Basseterre Public Library
symbolizes the embrace-
ment of technology with
regards to the building con-
struction and materials as it
adds to the list of civic build-
ings in the historic district a
hint a modernization .
The ground floor accommo-
dates all major public areas
as the entire floor acts a
covered plaza that is de-
signed to be a main gather-
ing space.

13. First Floor Plan
The first floor houses the
childrens and adolescent
final
design
collections, a computer lab
and both open and private
reading rooms.

14. Second Floor Plan
On the second floor is the
adult collections area, with
exterior reading rooms to the
west and north.

15. Mezzanine Floor Plan
Additional space was
gaine d from the towering
core to create the mez-
zanine level and this was
used to accommodate
staff training facilities/staff
conference area. Also staff
lounge and washrooms
were located on this floor

16. Detail 1

17. Detail 2

18. Section B-B
Preliminary Library Logo Design

19. Section A-A
South Elevation