text: A Community SeatFive Forks branch, Greenville County (S.C.) Library SystemLocated in an area that had once been farmland, Five Forks branch was created to be a community-centric “modern barn.” Cavernous and column-free, the bright-colored, airy facility features a family area, café, and makerspace, as well as meeting rooms, interactive youth learning areas, a teen space, and a quiet reading room.Project: New constructionArchitect: McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and Margaret Sullivan StudioSize: 28,000 square feetCost: $8.5 millionPhoto: Firewater Photography