- Sector: Public space
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Architect/Specifier: Moshe Safdie; Downs/Archambault Part.
- Product(s): Solar Control Roller Shades
As the crown jewel of Vancouver?s Library Square, the Vancouver Public Library dares you not to look at it, with its extroverted mix of glass and terra cotta concrete. The building, designed by Moshe Safdie with Downs/ Archambault, is made up of a concrete elliptical structure, and an adjacent nine-story tower with a rooftop garden connected to a five-story glass atrium.
The views from inside are just as important as the exterior design ? evidenced in terraced reading and study areas located around the building?s perimeter. Its effect is humanizing and user-friendly.
"With every library, people should feel like they're drawn in,? says architect Dick Archambault. ?In Vancouver, you have a great series of views, and both our firm and Safdie's felt quite strongly that the reading room should be around the outside and the books in the center.?
The views from inside are just as important as the exterior design ? evidenced in terraced reading and study areas located around the building?s perimeter. Its effect is humanizing and user-friendly.
"With every library, people should feel like they're drawn in,? says architect Dick Archambault. ?In Vancouver, you have a great series of views, and both our firm and Safdie's felt quite strongly that the reading room should be around the outside and the books in the center.?
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