Images
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The 'Red Wall'
Study and ICT area
Sight and Sound area
General view
Description
Description
Designed specifically to provide a dramatic, exciting and positive space, by using strong bold colours and quality design in furniture and fittings.
Part of a larger development which includes a Safeway's and an Ibis Hotel. The development makes use of brick and reconstituted stone work, on a steel frame. The exterior area is pedestrianised, with trees, historic and modern public art and monuments.
Interior design was by Faulkner Browns who used colour and layout to delineate areas and making use of features more usually found in retail outlets.
Also houses the Borough's Archive and Local Studies Library.
Awards
Winner - Public Library Building Award 2001 for the best new public library in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in the large new library category.
The Building
The Building
Type of library
District/area library
Size
2000 m2
Floors
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Architect
Miller Bourne Partnership
Building contractor
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The Space
The Space
Features and services
Special services
Meeting rooms, Retail outlets, Services to particular groups, Specialist subject collections
External features
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Internal features
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Energy efficiency
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Accessibility provision
Access to building, Access within building, Assistive technology, Furniture height
Interior designer
Faulkner Browns
Furniture suppliers
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Services and facilities suppliers
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IT provision
Number of public computer terminals: 40
Seats/study places
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Stock
58,000