CIVIC HALL SITE PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY DESIGN PROCESS
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STAGE ‘10 TO 5’ OF CONCEPT DESIGN
ILLUSTRATION LINDA FRANKLIN, SOUTH STREET ART STUDIO NOVEMBER 2015
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PARTICIPATION URBAN DESIGN CREATION OF CIVIC SPACES
PUBLIC SPACE DIVERSE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE here studio
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PARTICIPATION Public space is meaningful when it includes people and when people have a sense of ownership and responsibility for it. When people can get involved in their public spaces, spaces become places. People can get involved in many ways.
RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE
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TETBURY - MEYER + SILBERG LAND
MUNICH - RAINER SCHMIDT ARCHITECTS
SPACE FOR ENCOUNTER
KIC PARK, SHANGHAI, 3GATTI
“The social function of the open place has persisted in the Latin countries: plaza, campo, piazza, grand’ place, descend directly from the agora; for it is in the open place, with its surrounding cafes and restaurants, that spontaneous and face-toface meetings, conversations, encounters, and flirtations take place, unformalised even when habitual.” Lewis Mumford, The City in History 1961.
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A Civic Plaza creates the main meeting space for the City. It is a town square for everyday and special ceremonies that form our identity; markets, important events, public demonstrations, politics and gatherings. It is also a place to meet and have lunch with a friend.
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BASIC URBAN DESIGN
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Careful massing of buildings and well-placed open spaces with good solar access help to encourage a environment of visual amenity, street life, safety and pedestrian access. Small grain size and architectural design keeps streetscapes lively and active, and fits with the surrounding context.
NORTH EAST PLAZA DOG LEG CENTRE A visual and physical connection between the East and West of the site, with an open space in the centre. The site is a whole city block, fitting together like a jigsaw. The solid edges of the buildings tie the site together and a more open centre is created to encourage meandering, discovery and a feeling of safe enclosure.
COVERED ATRIUM
A space provided at the point of arrival from the Train Station, a place to stop, rest, get your bearings in the city and on the site. Facing North-East, the plaza will be warmed by the morning sun. The stairs and hard landscaping may be used as seating for those walking through or working nearby as a place to sit and enjoy a coffee, and watch people skateboarding, playing or practicing parkour.
Ensuring that the atrium feels light and open while still having clear edges and boundaries, the structure will be expressed within the courtyard. Light could enter the space through openings in the roof, and around the perimeter. The atrium is a space where people can enter the site and from there spread out depending on their reasons for visiting. Cafés may spill out into the warm, light atrium during the day, and if there are large exhibitions in the Main Hall, these may also extend into the foyer.
LANDSCAPING
The landscaped areas on the site will be important public places, somewhere to meet and gather outside of buildings. There is currently no town square in Ballarat; the Civic Plaza on the South of the site could become this space for the city. Any landscaping will also deal with the contamination of the site, through remediation and containment.
ENHANCED SETBACK Recognise the civic importance of the hall by providing a considered landscaped plaza to the south of the site, removing the buildings and features which block its view. This simple intervention can uplift the ‘postcard’ view of Civic Hall, emphasising the prominence of the Civic Hall on the site and setting it apart from the other city blocks in the CBD.
SOUTH EAST CORNER BLOCK
Making the South-East corner of the site more visible from the CBD, with a new building which can enclose a courtyard to the East of Civic Hall, while being transparent to see the form of the existing building from the street. This solidifies the edge of the site and connects it to the rest of Mair Street by discontinuing the setback and starting a new streetscape.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Public spaces need infrastructure to support and foster different activities and to be user friendly. This includes infrastructure for big events - such as stages, sound equipment and digital screens - as well as for small events, such as slots for market stalls, rubbish bins, simple good seating, wifi and soft grasses. A big screen TV could broadcast sporting events or concerts when the Hall is at capacity.
OUTDOOR SCREEN FLY TOWER FOCUS
WiFi & SEATING WITH PLUG POINTS FOR WORK AND EVENTS
Enhancing the landmark feature of the Fly Tower on the site by surrounding it with an external plaza. Once unsightly downpipes and flues are cleaned up from the faรงades, and window frames and roofs are repainted, an informal amphitheatre could be created, with the Fly Tower as the backdrop for possible projections, performances or public art.
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H Wind buffer tree distance principles
C 1. Deciduous northern façades, provide 40% additional solar gain during winter and up to 80% additional shade in summer (see principle a.)
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2. Evergreen wind buffers & secondary buffer layer in critical areas, adjacent spaces should be no more than 1,5 x tree hight (H) (Principle b, c)
H Micro-climate principles
OUTDOOR COMFORT Careful consideration of the Civic Hall Site within Ballarat’s climatic context together with base principles of designing more comfortable micro-climates are used to form basic layout principles for outdoor space.
3. Tall south facing façades facing onto open space requires wind turbulence buffer. (Principle c)
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4. Noise causing edging should receive noise buffers but retain visual access, correct planting can reduce noise by a perceived 50% (principle d) -10 dB to -20dB
Noise reduction principles
5. Hard surfaced areas to be a light material for sun light reflection. Combined with planting this will regulate plaza temperatures (Principle c) 6. All southern facing edges are evergreen trees, larger exposed spaces to have secondary buffer to reduce wind funnelling. (Principle b and c)
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BEIJING - MARTHA SCHWARTZ PARTNERS
DANDENONG - BKK ARCHITECTS
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SOFT LANDSCAPE A soft landscape can provide an alternative, quiet space for daydreaming or picnics. It is a space for children to roll in the grass, or have lunch. A soft landscape with bushes and trees provides habitat for birds and insects. In good weather this could support indoor-outdoor events.
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SEQUENCING OF SPACE A series of different, connected spaces on the site, and the ways of moving between them. Moving through the site, a visitor will be able to pass through a section of the Main Hall or an external courtyard, on the way to the Library or a circulation space. The design of the buildings is more about the experiences that take place within and around them, than about producing an
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iconic building. The spaces vary in size and in character, depending on the experience taking place within them - small intimate spaces where private conversations can take place, large, multi-purpose spaces for exhibitions that can be opened up or divided. CafĂŠs can spill out onto the pavements and into foyers.
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PUBLIC COURTYARDS
PUBLIC COURTYARDS
Public courtyards are intimate places for shelter, meeting friends, small events, fresh air and natural light. Courtyards provide mixed indoor and outdoor experiences that are not just about big crowds.
Public courtyards are intimate places for shelter, meeting friends, small events, fresh air and natural light. Courtyards provide mixed indoor and outdoor experiences that are not just about big crowds.
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COMMUNITY CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FORMAL AND INFORMAL
AWARDS NIGHTS SEMINARS
POSSIBLE EVENTS
DANCES
EXHIBITION
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AFFORDABLE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SPACE With some renovation, the Lower Hall could become a space for impromptu performances, rehearsals, youth activities, intimate comedy evenings and community fundraisers. Affordable or no-cost public space allows for many activities and communication to take place in public, and more access.
ADAPTIVE RE-USE HEALTH & WELL BEING GREEN SPACE
SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY here studio
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ADAPTIVE REUSE The architecture and style of adaptive reuse can be exciting, bold and interesting. It can tell past stories and enable future ones through juxtaposition, and make a space deeper and immediately meaningful by showing layers of use or patina. Many of Ballarat’s buildings could be improved with adaptive reuse as a more environmentally sustainable and experientially dynamic option for redevelopment.
STUDY OF FLY TOWER ADAPTIVE RE-USE TO OFFICES
VOSS ST, STUDIO MAMA , EXAMPLE OF HOW NATURAL LIGHT COULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE FLY TOWER
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LOWER HALL AS COURTYARD Some of the volumes in the Civic Hall are broad, long and tall and could provide different types of public space that are fundamentally interesting. Some of these spaces could be made into new internal ares, others simply made into courtyards open to fresh air and light.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE
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The whole site has endless opportunities for adaptive reuse. The existing Civic Hall buildings could be treated in a spectrum from retention to a blank canvas with everything in between. Creative architecture and clever structural interventions could look at the existing building as a set of volumes, or simply as a landscape of different planes and openings.
BALCONY: THEATRETTES
FIRST FLOOR: OPEN OFFICE
CIVIC HALL FOYER
GROUND FLOOR: FUNCTION AREA WITH CATERING
CIVIC HALL BALCONY LOWER HALL FLY TOWER
LIBRARY
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OPENING EXISTING FACADES Today people expect more light and fresh air into interior spaces, and where possible, strong connections to outdoor spaces. The soft West Landscape provides a natural outdoor area for any office space development and the for the Civic Hall.
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NEW VERSUS OLD The juxtaposition of new and old elements enhances the differences between the them, complementing and lifting existing features. The in-between spaces are spaces for reflection.
FUTURE ART DECO Adaptive reuse of the Civic Hall could build upon and enhance Art Deco features. Instead of going backwards - what is the future of Art Deco?
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PURPOSE BUILT LIGHT AND SOUND To be able to work as a venue for performing arts that would justify a full Fly Tower, the existing Civic Hall needs sound treatment, technology and new infrastructure. A purpose-built performing arts centre today needs comfortable tiered seating, rest and refreshment facilities, a thrust stage, a large truck drop-off area and sizeable storage mechanical lifts.
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ULUMBARRA THEATRE FOYER, BENDIGO, VIC. Redevelopment of Bendigo Gaol into a theatre, including a new atrium with 12m high glazing and a link to the historic building. As well as providing a traditional foyer space to the theatre, the new building can also be used for independent events. It has space to seat people for a formal dinner, a cafe open to the public and an al fresco area for use by pupils at the nearby high school. The cafe also includes a training kitchen for local students to learn catering skills.
INFORMAL PERFORMANCE SPACE Outdoor spaces can be used for informal performances, and when coupled with changes in ground level, can work as small, ready to go event venues with a stage, flat floor and amphitheatre that are easily accessible when the weather permits.
ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA A new atrium and two performance spaces connected to an existing college. The atrium is used by all sort of people - at weekend and after school by children and their parents waiting for music lessons, as a foyer for performances in the theatre, as a cafe for the public, to host small free events (weekly jazz night) and for private dinners and dances. It has the ticket office and information for the theatres, which host productions by the college and touring performances. A pass from security is needed to get into the main college, and tickets are needed to get into the theatres. The existing rooms in the college are hired out to local dance and drama groups
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STACKING AND CONNECTION OF SPACES The experience of spaces can be much more dynamic and interesting when there are changes in levels, volumes and visual access. Public spaces can feel empowering and welcoming when there are views down, and curiosity can be created if there are glimpses of what is above, or just outside.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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An emerging prospect for sustainability is the health and well-being of people. This is achieved through active design principles that encourage people to actively use their bodies to walk, take the stairs and cycle, rather than sit, take a lift or be sedentary. Obesity is a problem in Ballarat.
ENCOURAGING MOVEMENT THROUGH
TACTILITY
AESTHETICS
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With such a large site and the connection of public and private uses, there is an excellent opportunity for district heating. With the development of waste treatment at the Ballarat West Employment Zone, the Civic Hall Site could be a test case for the reuse of biowaste for heating and cooling.
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BIOWASTE DISTRICT HEATING
Wood pellet boilers & stoves
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WATER COLLECTION AND REUSE Our roof surface as well as selected ground surface runoff allows for rainwater harvesting and storage for use within the building for example within low flush toilets and landscape. Where appropriate, roof surface water harvesting overflow and rainwater surface runoff will be stored and used for landscape maintenance. The open space design and vegetation species selection will attempt to balance potential volumes of water collection with consumption requirements ensuring minimum additional use of clean potable water and reduced upkeep costs.
Wood pellet boilers & stoves
RECYCLED MATERIALS New buildings and landscapes could be constructed with some use of recycled materials. The building industry in Australia struggles to use recycled materials in economical ways, however there could be some opportunities for reuse of crushed bricks in rammed earth feature walls.
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SPACE FOR YOUTH TO PLAY AND EXERCISE The North East corner with a plaza and stairs in the sun, connected to a youth hub and the library, presents a excellent place for youth to gather and play. The removal of the CBD skatepark could be a problem if it is not replaced with better facilities that allow ongoing skating and cycling and this can also encourage new activities such as parkour.
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Green walls provide plenty of benefits to passive building design such as improving air quality, protecting the building from sun, rain and thermal fluctuations, added acoustic insulation, and overall building aesthetics.
SOLAR ACCESS AND POWER
Daylight opportunities?
The large expanses of roof on the Civic Hall could hold solar panel arrays to generate power for the site, and the CBD as a whole. Solar panels require upfront investment but are proven to pay themselves back in 5-7 years in energy savings. If there is ample power, then heating and cooling of public space isDaylight opportunities? Daylight opportunities? affordable.
tower opportunity..?
FLY TOWER SOLAR
DAYLIGHT
GREEN WALL
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FACADE SHADING Passive design relies heavily on solar gain during Winter and shade during Summer. Due to the change of angle of the sun from the Summer to the Winter months, shading can be designed to block the high Summer sun and welcome in the low Winter sun.
24 HOUR PROGRAM PROJECT STAGING JOB CREATION
ACTIVATION & ACCESS ACTIVE EDGES CONNECTIVITY here studio
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ACTIVE EDGES People tend to move faster through inactive and desolate spaces. Introducing smaller, intricate facades, well-scaled architecture can keep the interest of passerbys and show activity within. Interesting and open street frontages, encourage people to meander and contribute to street activity. MIXED USE UNITS Retail on ground level, with parking above and vegetation/residential on top level. A mix of retail and cafe/restaurant means that the streets are used throughout the day and evening, making them safer places to be. TEMPORARY EVENTS
EAR MARKED FOR ACTIVATION
Free events for the whole community bring people to the site. This benefits businesses, and enables people to feel that they are part of the local community, which in turn makes them more likely to look after it and their neighbours. Initiatives include temporarily closing roads to cars (once or twice a month for example) and holding BBQs, games, performances, picnics...
OUTDOOR MARKETS: Supporting local businesses, farmers, craftspeople, cafes, etc. Market site bookings can bring in revenue (existing Ballarat market charges $25 a stand. FLEXIBLE INDOOR SPACE:
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Space for performances (stage and places to view from), exhibitions, markets, circulation, meetings, means that the building gets used much more regularly, and by more different people, than if it had one function.
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ICONIC NORTH-WEST ENTRANCE An extension of the North-West corner has the ability to take on a bolder role for the Civic Hall Site, becoming a more confident and significant landmark for the major northern entrance to Ballarat. A taller, solid form provides an appropriate scale for fast moving cars from the Midland Highway.
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VARIANCE IN SPACES TO MAINTAIN INTEREST OPPORTUNITIES
ACTIVATING CIVIC HALL THROUGH LOWER HALL ACCESS
DETAILED ACCESS FROM MAIR ST TO LIBRARY THROUGH CIVIC HALL
PATHWAYS AND ACCESS Pathways between events are areas that quickly become activated with programs hoping to attract the attention of people passing by. Introducing a thoroughfare through the Civic Hall Site would act as a catalyst for whole site activation.
EVENT
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EVENT ACTIVATION
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GITHUB, STUDIO HATCH, INDOOR/OUTDOOR CONNECTIONS MODULAR OFFICE
CON ARTISTS, NEW YORK, ADAPTABLE WORKING SPACES
BEZOS CENTER FOR INNOVATION MOHAI, WORK STATIONS
FUTURE OFFICE SPACE
MOVABLE WHITEBOARD PARTITIONS
Office spaces are changing. Rethinking the typical office design to allow for adaptable and communal working spaces and studios with street frontage can provide for independent micro-businesses and encourage networking and innovation. Shared spaces can also help ward off the isolation of working from home, or remotely in the greater Western Region.
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Q: Importance of building attributes – tracking Australian tenants
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Bike racks, changing decision to occupy a green-rated building? rooms and shower facilities have First mention Statistically significant higher/lower (refer to glossary) continuously Other mentions increased in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 20% 2005 importance for 19% 8.2 Australian staff. Operational cost savings
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Location close to public transport
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A high level of natural light
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Location near service-related amenities
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Lifts that operate quickly and efficiently
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Base: Australian respondents 2012 n=225, 2010 n=274, 2008 n=270, 2005 n=205
Overall, demand for nearby amenities such as gyms, pools and childcare facilities has increased by 9% and 5% respectively since 2005.
2012 Office Tenant Survey
Colliers, 2012, Office Tenant Survey Overall, demand for good building environmental performance has increased 10% since 2005, more than any other building attribute.
Demand for access to outdoors or green space for staff has steadily increased by a total of 6% since 2005, and up 3% since 2010.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and operational cost savings are the most cited factors driving organisations’ decisions to occupy a green rated building.
Base: All respondents (n=300)
Corporate Social Responsibility has risen to the top of the list of factors driving tenants’ decision-making to locate in a green building, with 38% of tenants noting it as a driving factor, up from 29% in 2010. Drivers which have seen a big increase include the belief that a green building will be better managed with this factor rising from 6% in 2010 to 23% in 2012. Australian Bureau of Statistics
Tenant demand for on-site bike racks, changing rooms and shower facilities has increased steadily in each survey and gone up 9% in total since 2005.
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Operational cost savings continues to be a major driver with 36% of tenants citing this factor. Tenants also believe that being located in a green building will improve their staff productivity, rising from 13% in 2010 to 23% in 2012. Tenants are also desirous to reduce their environmental footprint as an organisation and this factor has risen from 18% in 2010 to 25% this year.
Colliers, 2012, Office Another significant changeTenant this year Survey was the number of tenants who said “None – we’re not seeking to occupy a green building.” This was indicated by 25% of tenants in 2010 and has dropped to just 6% in 2012, implying that 94% of tenants have at least an aspirational desire to be located in a green building.
GRADE A OFFICE SPACE As Ballarat grows some new jobs will be provided by larger organisations, many of these need largeA Colliers floor plate,publication high 29 International quality office spaces. Grade A Office Space has higher quality air, heating and cooling, finishes, circulation and space per person. Grade A Office Space is more energy efficient and healthy.
LEARNING & INNOVATION
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LIBRARY CONNECTED TO OFFICES Already today, dozens of people work in the library, starting small businesses, using the internet, researching and meeting people. A new library could explicitly connect to the Grade A office space and make the most of many different spaces for learning in both public and commercial settings. RICHMOND 401, TORONTO, CANADA.
Richmond 401 is a restored industrial building in Toronto that now houses a mix of function and tenants including exhibitions, artists, cafes, cultural producers, festivals and shops. Together all the tenants form a body corporate to ensure maintenance and running of the building. The project presents as a great case study on co-lab working hubs and their benefit to startup businesses.
RIVER STUDIOS, WEST MELBOURNE, VIC. Another relevant project is the River Studios in West Melbourne. By keeping to a very strict budget and maintaining a high profile tenant, it was feasible to offer studio spaces to low income artists. River Studio employed cost efficient building methods such as using recycled doors, windows and cyclone fencing for walls. It was encouraged that these be customised by tenants to foster a sense of ownership and personality into the studios.
HOKI MUSEUM BY NIKKEN SEKKEI
PUBLIC SPACE TEATRO LA LIRA / RCR ARCHITECTS
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BEINECKE RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY
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Made of Vermont marble and granite, bronze and glass, the exterior gives the illusion that the building is completely solid when viewed from the outside. It’s “windows,” blocked in a consistent linear rhythm along the exterior, consist of white, gray-veined marble panes that are one and one-quarter inches thick and are framed by shaped light gray Vermont Woodbury granite.
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LIBRARY AT THE DOCK, DOCKLANDS MELBOURNE, HAYBALL.
The Dock acts as a community hub for locals and the neighbourhood. As well as a traditional library collection, it offers meeting, performance, exhibition and entertainment spaces, digital studios, children’s areas and a café, and in this sense, the building serves as a forum – a gathering space and place for exchanging information – fostering a strong sense of community.
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THE EAST MELBOURNE LIBRARY, RICHMOND
Designed with much local community consultation, The East Melbourne Library is an open, relaxed and transparent institution. The inclusion of public PC access, along with wireless internet access has impacted the its visitor demographics. As well as a new library and community centre, East Melbourne has also gained valuable public urban space in the form of a small, open plaza that forms the main street entry to the building.
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LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE Libraries have evolved into important and vibrant community hubs and places of active learning and engagement. We can incorporate a range of spaces with different atmospheres: some with music; some with dedicated internet hubs; a café within the library; chill-out spaces; an indoor nature atrium; greater archiving facilities, as well as multiple office and meeting room spaces for various community groups.
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FLY TOWER READING ROOM Just imagine, a tall steel and brick atrium full of books, stairs, gantries, meeting rooms and mechanised robots sorting shelves. This is what the Fly Tower could be. The Fly Tower provides an iconic internal volume, that is centrally located on the site and could lead up to an observation deck overlooking the city. It would be a tourist attraction as well as an inspiring place to think, study and work.
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LIBRARIES PRESENCE IN CBD A new entrance for the library facing Armstrong Street could provide a much friendlier pedestrian scale, presence and direct connection to the CBD. This could also make the library more approachable and welcoming to people coming from the Railway Precinct as well as the Arts and Culture Precinct and the broader CBD.
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