The centerpiece for the downtown , the Tucson Library is a striking 5-level structure with parking and a community meeting complex below grade and a lively and welcoming interior throughout. Custom-designed furniture and a varied palette of colors and patterns, reflective of the surrounding Sonoran desert, complete the visual esthetic within a demanding $10/square foot budget. All areas were conceived as part of a whole, yet appropriateness and uniqueness were achieved in disparate areas.