Library Buildings around the World

Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre, Wanneroo (Perth), WA – Australia 2009
Costs: $ 16.000.000
The new Wanneroo Cultural & Learning Centre is located opposite the main Wanneroo City Council Building along Dundebar
Road in Wanneroo, with close proximity to the recently completed shopping centre.
The works consisted of the construction of a 5,000 m² fully serviced museum, office and library building for both the use of the
students and public. The building has been designed and finished with a high quality—externally with pre-finished cladding works
including zinc and alpolic and internally with high specification, which includes fabric and veneered walls. The floors have been
finished off with stone tiles.
The ground floor comprises of a new regional Museum and collection stores, complete with new grand entry from Great Court,
Theatrette and Museum exhibition. The public building is also equipped with a new café, administration offices and meeting rooms.
The first floor comprises of a new fully serviced Library with an adjacent children’s library and garden area. The new library
facilities also include group study rooms, business lounge areas with kitchen facilities and a server area.
PS Structures’ scope of works also included the installation of the new main and side entry roads as well as the approach to the
library with feature paving, car parking and landscape seating.
(http://psstructures.designteam.development.star3media.com.au/projects/project-details/commercial_project-2
Cambridge Library & Community Centre, Floreat (Perth), WA – Australia 2002
Costs: $ 6.000.000
The building incorporates 1.800 m² library and a public mlti use hall, meeting room, customer service centre and amenities over the
town square/shopping centre… (Hunt)
Riverton Library, Canning-Riverton (Perth), WA – Australia 1997
Costs: $ 3.000.000
Awards:
MBA Design Award
2.000 m² new open plan library building designed to meet City of Canning community needs well into the next decade through the
flexible provision of computer and multimedia reticulation. The cration of a striking civic presence within the surrounding parkland
environment was a critical design aim achieved by a prominent entry canopy and clear sense of address. The built form, although
emanating its own sense of identity, is responsive to the surrounding residential context. (Hunt)
JCY (Jones Coulter Young) Architects and Urban Designers, Perth, WA – Australia
http://www.jcy.net
Libraries:
Atwell College, Perth, WA – Australia 2009
Atwell and Kim Beazley School is an innovative and dynamic new school in Perth´s Southern suburbs which is founded on the
priciples of inclusivity and diversity. This new education village brings together some 1800 students including 70 high needs students
to share a vibrant edcucational environment. The village includes the Kim Beazley learning community for high needs students, 6
learning communities (Yr 7 to 12), science, arts, food technology and associated learning spaces, recreating facilities, administration,
performing arts and media, a library and student services. It is the library, the cafnd student services that form the heart of this
learning community. Located in the centre of the village and equally distant from the other buildings this pavillon is a wonderfully
unique and vibrant place with the flexible and voluminous library space speared by the long cafnd student services element. The location
and configuration of the cafelates strongly to the library as well as to the performing arts building which opens out to an outdoor
stage. The library, cafnd student services building will bring a new dimension to the school concept in Western Australia focussing
on diversity in learning and knowledge access. Communication, debate, technology, wireless access and mobility are priciples of how
this building operates. The building is agateway to the world for alle studens both physically ands virtually.This hub extends itself
into all parts of the school and onward into the homes of the school community through IT and the creation of a want to gain
knowledge and learn. (JCY)
Inclusivity and diversity at Perth's new suburban college. Atwell College is an innovative and dynamic new school in Perth’s
Southern suburbs which is founded on the principles of ‘inclusivity and diversity’ and is the flagship for the delivery of inclusive
education throughout Western Australia. This new ‘education village’ brings together some 1800 students including 70 high needs
students to share a vibrant educational environment. The village includes the Kim Beazley learning community for high needs
students, 6 learning communities (Yr 7 to Yr 12), science, arts, food technology and associated learning spaces, recreation facilities,
administration, performing arts and media, a café, library and student services. Located in the centre of the village, it is the library,
the café and student services that form the heart of this learning community. This combination of pavilions is a wonderfully unique
and vibrant set of elements which include a flexible and voluminous library space speared by the long café and student services
element. The location and configuration of the café relates strongly to the library as well as to the performing arts building which
opens out to an outdoor stage. The project is comprised of 8 buildings and external playing fields on a new large site. Primarily single
storey except for one building the primary building materials are ‘tilt up’ (precast) concrete with patterns set into most panels,
‘Vitrapanel’ printed panels, metal cladding, roof and glazing. Structure is primarily steel with concrete used on the two storey
building and steel roof systems. All roofs are metal and pods which protrude from some buildings are Alucabond. Paving throughout
is concrete with patterns overlapped with proprietary paving ‘paint’ system. Due to tight timeframes the completion was required to
be undertaken in two stages in order to open the Kim Beazley and Year 7 Learning Communities for the start of 2008. The rest of
the school was opened for the start of the 2009 school year. (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com)
ECU Library , Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA – Australia 2004 -2007
Far from the austere and silent libraries of the past the library at ECU respondes to the diversity that defines university and student
life. The building is as much a place as a combination of facilities. Book on shelves still exist, but they are just one of the resources
within a building defined more as a marketplace for learning, communication and interaction. The building houses bookshop,
internet cafcoffee shop, and integrated Japenese-inspired courtyard. Also inside is amaga-lab an interactive technology –based
research and learning lounge, with a variety of workplaces like beanbags, ottomans, loungesites, booths and rooms. The design´ s
fundamental premise is that every one studies differently, and if the most comfortable way to study is at home with a laptop, a coffee, a
friend and a snack, wy shouldn´t that bepossoble here ? (JCY)
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