brisbane city library case study
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Design features of the new central library in Brisbane.TRANSCRIPT
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Brisbane Square Library
Brisbane City Centre
2007
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Modern city building
Visible, identifiable, recognisable
Prominent location that is easily described “At the top of Queen St” “Opposite the casino”
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Modern city building
Distinctive building with plaza
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Street approach
Legible signage
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Bus stop at door
Access, welcomeActivity, liveliness
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Foyer – spacious sightlines to plaza
Long sightlinesIndoor/outdoorNatural light
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Foyer – library + cafe
Spacious scale; activity; natural light; wayfinding
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Into the library
Functional definitionSecurity
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Returns conveyor
Hi-tech leading practiceDefining qualityEfficiencyIntrigue/stories
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DIY book checkout
Hi-tech leading practiceDefining qualityEfficiencyIntrigue/stories
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Up to the action!
Escalator core – sightlinesNatural lightActivityEfficiency and convenience
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Not in Kansasany more
Iconic meeting roomDesign aestheticsLight – nature + artificeActivity zoneStudying in active zoneComplex patterns – colour and light
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Active core
Spacious, open, sightlinesDesign aestheticActive areaWayfinding, circulation
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IT lounge
Functional zonesQuieter zoneNatural lightDiversity of seatingSpacious / expansiveSoothing colours
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Transparent study/meeting rooms
Safe spacesEasy to superviseNatural light to coreLong sightlinesExternal outlooks
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Studious outlooks
Study opportunities in central thoroughfareNatural light :: Wide thoroughfarePlants :: Sightlines :: Stimulating colours
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Studious outlooks
Study opportunities in quiet thoroughfaresNatural lightSightlinesIntimate scale
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Fiction
Familiar fiction sectionLibrarian deskDisplay cases – local historyStudy desksWide thoroughfaresShelves – 3 high
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Kids
Protected nookIdentifiable by décor
In view of staff desk
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Kids
Enclosed :: protectedIdentifiable by décorChild-size furnitureFantasy décor
‘Home’ by Narelle Oliver was commissioned by Brisbane City Council
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Out the window
Active plazaSightlinesNatural light
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Diverse study/leisure areas
Variety – purpose, colour, scale, program spaces
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Acoustic
Flooring – carpetCeilings – textile and contourListening stations
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Environmental biology
Mountain :: Desert :: Cave :: Forest :: Coast
Savannah
But we thrive in environments that have characteristics of the savannahs that human life evolved in.
We can survive in a wide range of environments
Stephen Boyd
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9 hall marks of ‘savannah’ buildings
1. Balance between visual access and visual enclosure
2. Visual perspectives – horizontal rather than vertical
3. Long sight lines
4. Presence of tree-like forms (especially overhead canopy)
5. Multiple retreats
6. Daylight
7. Moderate levels of patterned complexity
8. Movement – flicker, light changes, flying, waving
9. Low background noise