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Surry Hills Library and Community Centre Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Location: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia Project Team: Richard Francis-Jones, Simon Barr, Lance White, Alison Jones, Misha De Moyer, James Perry, Josephine Turner, Peter Wise Landscape Architects: Matthew Todd, Mark Brandon Structural & Façade Engineering: Taylor Thomson Whitting Contract Administrator: Altus Page Kirkland Builder: WBHO Pro Build Project Area: 2,497 sqm + 770 sqm of landscape Project Year: 2007-2009 Photographs: John Gollings & Andrew Chung
The project’s brief was developed in close consultation with the very active local community. The key approach that emerged from these discussions was that the community wanted a facility that everyone could share. Rather than only a library or a community centre or childcare centre, it became clear that it was important to have all of these facilities together in one building, in one place. In this way the building became a truly shared place where the whole community could meet and use in different ways. Important, too, was for the building to represent and reflect the community’s values. In response we developed what for Sydney is a new type of public building. It is not a singular typology, for which there are many precedents, but a hybrid public building that is many different things in one: a library/resource centre, community centre and childcare centre all integrated into one modest building and accessible by all.
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U2 Childrens Play Space U2 Cot Room U2 Outdoor Play Space 2-5 Play Space 2-5 Outdoor Play Space Nappy Change Room Communal Childrens Bathroom Heat and Serve Kitchen Childcare Administration Staff Room Lift Environmental Atrium Store Room
2nd Floor
Lobby Teaching Kitchen Function Room Store Room Balcony Surry Hills Neighborhood Cente Meeting Room Language Laboratory Void Environmental Atrium Administration Restroom
1st Floor
Shared Entry Lobby Library Library Administration Reading Room and Cafe Childrens Space Void Environmental Atrium Lift
Ground Floor
Library Collection History Study Room Public Internet Access Library Administration Meeting Room Reading Room Water Recycling Plant Geothermal Bore Plant Thermal Labyrinth Lift
Lower Ground Floor
2nd Floor GRID / STRUCTURE
1st Floor
Ground Floor GRID / STRUCTURE
Lower Ground Floor
2nd Floor PUBLIC vs PRIVATE
1st Floor
Ground Floor PUBLIC vs PRIVATE
Lower Ground Floor
2nd Floor GEOMETRY
1st Floor
Ground Floor GEOMETRY
Lower Ground Floor
2nd Floor ORGANIZATION
1st Floor
Ground Floor ORGANIZATION
Lower Ground Floor
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2nd Floor CIRCULATION
1st Floor
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Ground Floor CIRCULATION
Lower Ground Floor
2nd Floor SUNLIGHTS
1st Floor
Ground Floor SUNLIGHTS
Lower Ground Floor
water storage tank
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