ABAC: Carlton Library & Fine Arts Building

Location Tifton, GA Size 80,000 sqft Client Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

The Carlton Library Renovation and Fine Arts Building are two distinct and important projects on the campus of the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). The college occupies an important role nationally in the realm of agricultural education and serves one of the most important economic sectors in the state of Georgia. The campus sites are unique, with the Carlton Center located close to the center of campus. Carlton is transformed into a 21st-century student services center whose program includes a campus bookstore, campus student media offices, and studios, the student financial aid office, and registrar as well as student study areas and the central library — reduced in size. The Fine Arts building is the last building along ABAC’s historic Sweet Heart Circle and is prominently sited at the entrance to campus. Designed in association with JMA, the layout prioritizes indirect natural light for painting studios, includes a computer design lab, a keyboard instruction classroom, individual instrument practice spaces, a rehearsal space for the ABAC band, and a choir rehearsal and recital space. Additional support spaces include student collaboration areas, faculty offices, break areas, and administrative offices.