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INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS - LIBRARY
PORT ROWAN PUBLIC
LIBRARY;
Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada: |
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The original Library was a gift to the Town made in 1936 by the Killmaster
family. It was a residential style building with 60 m2 (640 sq.ft.) on each of
two levels located in the heart of the Town on the main street. |
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The Client felt that the library had to remain in the core and because of the
absence of other downtown sites, the excellent condition of the original
building and the historical and emotional value of the original building, the
design which evolved was to wrap this building inside of a new structure. |
MAIN FLOOR
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BASEMENT
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The 224 m2 (2,410 sq.ft.) of new space on the main level contains the
circulation desk, stacks, computer stations, office and hc washroom. The
original building sits half a level out of the ground and so a lift was
incorporated to provide access to all levels. The original library was converted
to a multi-purpose room with the original porch and porch roof being visible
inside the main stack area.
In the basement 60 m2 (640 sq.ft.) of space was added including an Archives
room to hold the communities history. The original basement contains the public
washrooms and mechanical spaces.
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| The new building offers a contemporary front to both streets which is
appropriate in both scale and detail for while allowing the original building to
read as a separate element on the south facade. |
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