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Central library at Do Space (72 & Dodge)

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I didn't know which of the 18 threads mentioning the old Borders on 72nd and Dodge to park this in,so it's going here. Feel free to move it.

Library project planned for 72nd and Dodge Border's building
By Christopher Burbach / World-Herald staff writer wrote:
The non-profit group Heritage Services plans a library project for the southwest corner of 72nd and Dodge Streets.

The group, led by some of Omaha’s biggest names in business and philanthropy, is expected to announce its plans Wednesday. It has scheduled a press conference at the former Border’s bookstore, 7201 Dodge St., to announce Heritage Services’ “newest Omaha project.”
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This would be a great use of this building. It already brought bibliophiliacs to this spot, and the thought of some sort of library in the crossroads area was already in the plans... This deserves a thread of its own :banger:
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I had heard about this project about a year ago, but a different nonprofit was attached to it. They wanted to do a "digital library" with a lot of good community stuff including computer classes. Interested to see if this group is working on a similar concept or going their own way.

EDIT: Ok I hadn't read the article. Same people different non-profit. They were really excited about this a while back, I think it is going to be really cool for the city.
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Omaha's 1st digital library planned at 72nd and Dodge

http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/omaha-s ... 26470.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Christopher Burbach / World-Herald staff writer wrote:The library will be aimed at offering the entire community access to the latest digital information and technology, education in using it and equipment in spaces designed to foster creativity.
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Fantastic use of the building at a great location. Exciting stuff!
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Kiewit is all ready for the $1.7M renovation, that was fast...
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This is great news.
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Not big news but a temporary fence is up around the lot.
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Kiewit trailers on site.
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You think they ordered a brand new trailer to stick at 72 and Dodge?
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That is a nice trailer! I remember a while back there was a job going on at Ak Village and the architect (Holland Basham, or was it DLR) even had a big trailer with their name/logo on it....like they would really need to store anything related to the project there on-site.

At least you know the project will get done quickly with that much visibility!
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GetUrban wrote:That is a nice trailer! I remember a while back there was a job going on at Ak Village and the architect (Holland Basham, or was it DLR) even had a big trailer with their name/logo on it....like they would really need to store anything related to the project there on-site.

At least you know the project will get done quickly with that much visibility!

Holland Basham, the trailer is now advertising in AV across the street from BCBS.
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This will be a good addition to the city. I'm excited to see what they'll accomplish.
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Totally need to try to court Mountain Dew as a sponsor! :D
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The Obama administration is sponsoring a program that teaches coding I believe for free. This would be a perfect fit this place.
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Looks like some of the front facade will be changed.

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MTO wrote:Looks like some of the front facade will be changed.
I thought the rendering was posted here, but here it is.
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That'll be a nice addition on the corner.
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In my opinion, the logo is a bit weak and undersized, but this is a great use for the space and a welcome addition to the intersection. And I like how nobody drove to the place, in the rendering.
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Perhaps they are trying to not appear as a store so tourists don't pop in.
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From the World Herald:
Construction should be complete within weeks, said Sue Morris, president of Heritage Services, the nonprofit group behind the project. The grand opening of Do Space is planned for Nov. 7. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
The outside of the building already looks different from a bookstore — and soon it will look a lot different: The metal frame on its northeast corner will hold a digital sign that will change daily.
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I like what they've done, appearance-wise. But if you look real close, especially when the sun grazes the facades, you see all of the imperfections. Bright white may not be the best choice. Plus, it seems like it's taking a long time to finish-up the exterior. Maybe this isn't the final finish on the white part.

But it definitely beats the vacant Borders sitting there unused.
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Oh-boy another one of those nine million lumen dot-matrix panels..
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I noticed this morning (since it was pitch black) they had some of the accent lighting on, the place will look pretty nice.
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MTO wrote:I noticed this morning (since it was pitch black) they had some of the accent lighting on, the place will look pretty nice.
I noticed that on Tuesday night as well. The accent lights were on the main white portion of the building on the north side. It looked like there was a row of lights on the top and bottom of the white panel. Almost made the building glow, similar to TDA's new HQs.
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There will be a Dunkin Donuts inside the Do.
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Coyote wrote:There will be a Dunkin Donuts inside the Do.
Oh wow!

I think the lack of windows is kind of strange here. They don't need to look like an Apple store, but it looks kind of bunker-ish.
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Well it is a second hand building.
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Coyote wrote:There will be a Dunkin Donuts inside the Do.
$200k in renovations. Doesn't that sound a little high?
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Coyote wrote:There will be a Dunkin Donuts inside the Do.
$200k in renovations. Doesn't that sound a little high?
Actually, $200k sounds really low. Assuming the building is about 25,000 sq.ft., that would be $8 per sq.ft. The work they've done on the outside alone would be much more than that. I would guess the project cost is more like $2,000,000 minimum, unless they are getting donations. Plus they are putting a giant video screen on the outside. Looks like the project value is listed as 1.7 mil for the permit.

I noticed today they have installed lines of some sort of clips on the exterior of the north-facing white exterior walls. They might be installing some type of panel system cladding over the white wall.
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That was $200k for the Dunkin Donut renovations inside.....
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Coyote wrote:That was $200k for the Dunkin Donut renovations inside.....
Oh, I didn't see where the $200k reference came from.... Strange, they just opened a new Dunkin at 72nd & Jones earlier this year.

Those "clips" I mentioned in my last post may just be more rows of lights like the ones at the top and bottom. That could be interesting.
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I hadn't checked out the website much until today. Lots of info on there now:

http://www.dospace.org/
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It looks like they are installing metal and translucent panels on the wall clips after all, as I mentioned earlier. That should give it a crisp clean, finished high-tech look it's been lacking so far. I'm wondering if the translucent panels will be back-lit.
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GetUrban wrote:It looks like they are installing metal and translucent panels on the wall clips after all, as I mentioned earlier. That should give it a crisp clean, finished high-tech look it's been lacking so far. I'm wondering if the translucent panels will be back-lit.
Yes. It is all lit up at night. I just saw it on Monday.
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Can't wait to see the board installed...the exterior hasn't really changed at all in 2 months.
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