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Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum

April 9, 2019

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Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum — Juneau, AK

Solid Western Hemlock with Stain
SKU(s):1112-8


The Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum in Juneau, Alaska features 21,380 SF wood grille ceilings. They span heights upwards of 42 feet over the building’s lobby, library, and reading room.

The project features 3,282 individual wood grille panels made of solid Western Hemlock. The wood grille panels are all 1’ wide and in various lengths. Alaska SLAM also made use of 98 LF of square wood trim pieces.

The wood grille ceiling is a mosaic of triangular shapes all on pitched planes, forming a series of inverted hips and valleys. The entire ceiling assembly is raked from one end of the building to the other—about 42’ at one point, down to 16’ over the library.

“The ceiling is evocative of the rugged [area] landscapes,” said architect Steve Simpson of Hacker Architects (formerly THA Architecture), Portland, Oregon. “The contour flattens out near the perimeter clerestory windows, allowing direct views of the high mountain ridgelines.”

Alaska SLAM wood grille ceilings were the result of five years of planning, design, and fabrication by 9Wood.

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9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. The state library, archives and museum features 21,250 sq ft. of solid Western Hemlock, wood grille ceilings in its lobby, library, and reading room. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. The Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum features a 21,250 sq.ft. wood grille ceiling over its library and other spaces. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. Each triangular area, comprised of 1’ wide wood grille panels of varying lengths, intersects with other areas having different shapes and pitches. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. The building features standard wood grille ceilings on single, horizontal elevations. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. In the library, the wood grille ceiling’s compound, pie- shaped sections flow from a height of 22’ down to 16’. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer. The coffee and snack bar features a wood grille ceiling suspension. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.
9Wood's 1100 Cross Piece Grill in Solid Western Hemlock with Stain at Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, Juneau, Alaska. Hacker Architects. Photo: Lara Swimmer.

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Project Details

BUILDING TYPE
Civic
ARCHITECT

Hacker Architects (formerly THA Architecture), Portland, Oregon

CONTRACTOR

Elite Acoustics & Interiors, Wasilla, Alaska

SCOPE
21,380
COMPLETION DATE
March 2016
AWARDS
2017 CISCA People's Choice
9WOOD PROJECT
6322

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Geometry That Fits The Terrain

Five years of planning, designing, collaborating, and fabricating lead up to the opening of the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum in Juneau, AK.

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