Design features of the new central library in Brisbane.

1. Brisbane Square Library Brisbane City Centre 2007

3. Modern city building Distinctive building with plaza

4. Street approach Legible signage

5. Bus stop at door Access, welcome Activity, liveliness

6. Foyer – spacious sightlines to plaza Long sightlines Indoor/outdoor Natural light

7. Foyer – library + cafe Spacious scale; activity; natural light; wayfinding

8. Into the library Functional definition Security

9. Returns conveyor Hi-tech leading practice Defining quality Efficiency Intrigue/stories

10. DIY book checkout Hi-tech leading practice Defining quality Efficiency Intrigue/stories

11. Up to the action! Escalator core – sightlines Natural light Activity Efficiency and convenience

12. Not in Kansas any more Iconic meeting room Design aesthetics Light – nature + artifice Activity zone Studying in active zone Complex patterns – colour and light

13. Active core Spacious, open, sightlines Design aesthetic Active area Wayfinding, circulation

14. IT lounge Functional zones Quieter zone Natural light Diversity of seating Spacious / expansive Soothing colours

15. Transparent study/meeting rooms Safe spaces Easy to supervise Natural light to core Long sightlines External outlooks

16. Studious outlooks Study opportunities in central thoroughfare Natural light :: Wide thoroughfare Plants :: Sightlines :: Stimulating colours

17. Studious outlooks Study opportunities in quiet thoroughfares Natural light Sightlines Intimate scale

18. Fiction Familiar fiction section Librarian desk Display cases – local history Study desks Wide thoroughfares Shelves – 3 high

19. Kids Protected nook Identifiable by décor In view of staff desk

20. Kids Enclosed :: protected Identifiable by décor Child-size furniture Fantasy décor ‘ Home’ by Narelle Oliver was commissioned by Brisbane City Council

21. Out the window Active plaza Sightlines Natural light

22. Diverse study/leisure areas Variety – purpose, colour, scale, program spaces

23. Acoustic Flooring – carpet Ceilings – textile and contour Listening stations

24. 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