Library Buildings around the World

Terroir Architects, Sydney, NSW – Australia
http://terroir.com.au
Libraries:
New Town Primary School , Hobart, TAS – Australia 2010
TERROIR’s classroom extensions, new kindergarten and library refurbishment at New Town Primary School (Tas) were completed
in August 2010. The vibrant colour scheme used in the classroom extensions is reflective of the School’s colours, mediating from
yellow to green externally. (Terroir)
TKD Architects (Tanner, Kibble, Denton), Mittagong, NSW – Australia
http://www.tannerarchitects.com.au
Libraries:
Frensham Esther Tuckey Library, Mittagong, NSW – Australia 2009
The Esther Tuckey Library provides contemporary reading and study facilities for the students of Frensham. Replacing an earlier
library the new building has become the key hub for the school and includes a spacious reading and study area; book stack facilities;
staff offices and work rooms. A simple rectangular masonry form with face brick and render walls, the new building's form, scale,
and materials complement its surrounding buildings and presents to the northern courtyard as an elegant formal colonnade, linking
the West Wing Building and the School Hall - traditional buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. The new library has a classical and
timeless character, while meeting the functional requirements for a contemporary school library. (TKD)
Eagle Vale Central Library/Community Centre, Sydney-Eagle Vale, NSW – Australia 2003
Eagle Vale Central a new Branch Library integrated with an existing Leisure Centre to provide a Community Cultural Centre
consisting of 3 recreational pools a gymnasium, councils administration services, an internet Cafe, adjoining the Library, a Cafe
serving the whole of the Centre and a public Meeting Room. Here bold architectural elements, environmental controls and refined
detailing help define a new cultural hub and the rise of computer and internet facilities as a resource for research and general
browsing. On the western faßade a solid masonry wall curves in plan and tapers in section following the contour of the landscape. A
higher lighter framed vertical glazed structure interrupts this wall thus defining the entry. In plan the Library fans out providing
views over the reserve to the lake and natural non-direct sunlight through large areas of southern glazing. High level clerestory
glazing over the centre of this space and the new entrance to the Gymmasium provides further natural light with wide overhangs to
avoid direct summer sun. On the east faßade splayed shading devices allow light and views to the south whilst screening summer sun.
Similar detailing is found on the glazing of the Entry Lobby structure where louvres are constructed outside the glazing with space
between for air movement screening out direct sunlight and reducing heat gain.
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John Wardle Architects, Melbourne, VIC - Australia
http://www.johnwardle.com
John Foss-Russell Building USYD (University of Sydney), Sydney, NSW – Australia 2009
“The jury found that the scheme by John Wardle/Wilson Architects/GHD was the clear winner for USYD Central, with no
commendations awarded to the other proposals.” Andrew Mackenzie
John Wardle Architects won an International Design Competition for the USYD Central Building for the University of Sydney.
Located on City Road this $50 million project creates a new gateway for the University and contains a 3500sqm Public Plaza,
4500sqm Sciences and Technology Library, 1000sqm of Specialist Retail and 7500sqm of Student Services spaces and a bridge
linking the Camperdown and Darlington Campuses. (Wardle)
Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne, VIC – Australia 2008
Awards:
Victorian Architecture Medal AIA
Premier's Design Mark Award, State of Design 2008
National Award for Public Architecture AIA
The Emil Soderstan Award for interior Architecture AIA
William Wardell Public Architecture Award AIA Victoria
"We believe the contemporary library is a place of study open to the world outside, full of noisy discussion of new ideas while still
providing space for quieter contemplation." John Wardle
In May 2004, Melbourne Grammar School announced John Wardle Architects as the winner of a design competition for a landmark
building on Domain Road, establishing a new front door for the school. The Centre for Learning and Leadership will integrate
library and information technology functions, and include a 240 seat lecture theatre and administration centre. The subject of
learning becomes the face of the campus through a transparent library envelope. The emphasis is on providing an active space with
access to knowledge in a variety of media, electronic as well as traditional forms. The library elevation is an open glass façade that
exposes rows of books as well as thriving companion activities, symbolically representing both a repository of knowledge and a shift
to a more open and engaging institution. The entry on Domain Road will be expressed as a slice through the new building that
reveals the West Quadrangle’s1858 facade. (Wardle)
Hawke Building, South Australia University, Adelaide, SA – Australia 2007
Client: University of South Australia Partners John Wardle Architects - Design Architects & Joint Project Delivery Hassell
Architects - Joint Project Delivery
Awards:
Public Architecture Commendation. Property Council of Australia RLB 2009 Innovation and Excellence National Commendation
for Public Architecture. Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Jack McConnell Award of Merit for Public
Architecture.
RAIA SA Awards 2008. - Award of Merit for Interior Architecture.
“It is a facility that communicates architectural distinction...The pre-cast concrete panels with inserted copper accents are designed
to weather gracefully to signify the persistence of the institution over time.”
This definitive building marks the gateway to the civic expression of a university.
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