TSC selected studiotrope Design Collective to ensure that the Freudenthal Library becomes a welcoming and well-used facility that serves the College well for generations to come. The building requires significant changes in order to provide the community with current and future library services and other amenities befitting a modern library. sDC utilized creative design approaches to create spaces to facilitate learning, making, and creating for individuals and groups. The renovation features re-imagining the primary entry by creating a double-height space, a wide variety of gathering and library programming spaces, a maker space, an incubator space, staff work space, and classroom updates.

The project is broken into two phases, Phase 1 focuses on the facilities listed above, while Phase 2 includes renovating the Louden-Henritze Museum, the creation of a Hispanic Cultural Heritage Center, and activating the existing Courtyard by providing amenities that draw people out onto the space. The project has continuously referenced back to the idea of a ‘Wow!’ moment being incorporated within the design that draws passers-by into the reinvigorated space, but also encourages them to return to the Library again and again.

"Studiotrope has been a wonderful partner in our library renovation at Trinidad State College. From the beginning stages of conceptual design all the way to construction administration, they have listened carefully to our needs, honoring our history while bringing a new vision to our dated facility. They’ve created a beautiful project on a modest budget." —Dr. Rhonda Epper, President, Trinidad State College