The 30,000-sf Martin Luther King Jr. Library and Municipal Services Center was designed to inspire and focus energy from the redevelopment of Original Aurora. The two-story facility is a distinctive signature destination, identifying its community. The project acts as the design precedent for the surrounding redevelopment of the reemerging neighborhood, the first step in rebuilding several city blocks on East Colfax Avenue. The design included the development of a new building and park, along with the integration of a plaza for daytime and evening activities.