Library Buildings around the World

David Premi (dp.Ai), Hamilton, ON – Canada
founded 2005
http://www.dpai.ca
Libraries:
Hamilton Public Library Office Renovation, Hamilton, ON – Canada 2012
$ 600.000
Following the successful completion of the Main Floor renovations and additions, dp.AI were asked to assist with a phased program
of upgrades and renovations to the 2nd, 3rd, and fourth floors of HPL Central.
The First phase involves the consolidation of multiple staff work areas into a single location on the 2nd floor. The suite contains work
space, meeting rooms, admin offices, a kitchenette, and storage. The suite includes offices for for DISH (Disability Information
Services Hotline) and LINC (Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada) (Premi)
Hamilton Public Library / Farmers Market, Hamilton, ON – Canada 2010
Awards:
2012 Best Institutional Interior - Canadian Interiors Magazine "Best in Canada"
Hamilton Public Library & Farmers’ Market Renovation and Addition
2012 Ontario Library Association Award of Excellence
Hamilton Public Library & Farmers’ Market Renovation and Addition
2012 City of Burlington Accessibility Award
Caroline Medical Group
2011 OAA Award of Excellence
Hamilton Public Library & Farmers’ Market Renovation and Addition
2009 Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence
Honorable Mention
Hamilton Farmers’ Market and Public Library Renovation and Addition
The redevelopment of the Hamilton Public Library and Farmers Market is a pivotal project in Hamilton’s overall urban renewal
strategy. This $14 million project involves the reorganization and rebranding of both the market and the library, two of Hamilton’s
most important civic destinations. The Hamilton Public Library is to be reborn as “Information Central: Your Marketplace of
Ideas”, featuring new public spaces, reorganized and enhanced collections, and increased computer and internet access through the
introduction of a 50 workstation information commons. The renovation of the Farmers Market is focused on improvement of
HVAC, lighting, and plumbing servicing. This project involved carefully planned facilitation of many diverse interest groups ranging
from market staff, stallholders, library administrators and various departmental managers, City staff, city councilors, and the
public. Transparency, integration of public art, and operable section of the façade are some of the design features supporting the
new image, integral to the rebranding of both market and library. It is hoped that this project will act as a catalyst for further
downtown renewal initiatives. This $14 million project, being completed in partnership with RDH Architects, involves the
reorganization and rebranding of both the market and the library, two of Hamilton’s most important civic destinations. (Premi)
Cookstown Public Library, Cookstown, ON – Canada 2007
The Town of Innisfil has undertaken to create a multiuse facility on the historic site of the Cookstown Fairgrounds. This new facility
would include an expanded Cookstown Branch of the Innisfil Public Library, a Community Facility and outdoor recreational
facilities, all contained in one 9000 square foot building. A series of participatory programming and design workshops were held
with the Cookstown Library and Community Facility Design Committee during June and July, 2007. The purpose of these sessions
was to help the Committee members clarify and advance their understanding of their needs, and to translate them into a set of
program requirements that would be handed to the Prime Consultant. (Premi)
Academic Resource Centre, University of Toronto, ON – Canada 2006
Project Architect: David Premi, Architect of Record: RDH Architects with McKay-Lyons Sweetapple
$ 15.000.000
This prestigious project involves the creation of a new central library to serve the entirety of the Scarborough Campus together with
a new 500-seat fully wired lecture theatre. The project included 18,000 square feet of renovated space and 80,000 square feet of new
construction on two floors. Collaborative design sessions allowed us to facilitate a solution that met the needs of a diverse number of
users groups and a complex program.
Security was a particularly challenging aspect of the design. The project was completed on time and significantly under budget. The
building was the recipient of an OAA Award of Excellence in 2008 and a Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Architecture in 2004.
rdh Routhwaite Dick and Hadley Architekts, Inc., Toronto, ON – Canada
http://www.rdharch.com
Libraries:
Hamilton Public Library and Farmer's Market Renovations and Addition, Hamilton, ON – Canada 2012
Awards :
Ontario Association of Architects Award for Design ExcellenceHonourable Mention - 2009 Canadian Architect Awards of
Excellence .
Literature:
AIT - Architecture, Interiors and Technical Solutions journal - the Hamilton Central Library and Farmers' Market. Pages 120-121,
March 2012, Germany.2011
Canadian Architect Magazine. Cover Story - Hamilton Central Library and Farmers' Market. Oct. 2011.2011
ARCHITECT Magazine. Cover Story - Hamilton Central Public Library and Farmers' Market. June, 2011.
RDH in association with David Premi Architects Inc. were retained by the city of Hamilton to design for the redevelopment of the
Hamilton Public Library (HPL) and the Hamilton Farmer's Market (HFM). Both facilities are housed within a single building
fronting onto York Boulevard in downtown Hamilton.The new addiiton is located on the northwest corner of the site and houses a
new barrier free entry to the library, a large interactive information commons and a secondary entry into the market . The addition
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