Year: 2020 (June)
Project Title : Everlasting
Project Description : When designing this building I considered the context of the library. Grey Lynn is a diverse community, and the Library should be reflecting this. Manaakitanga and Kaitiakitanga were the two main principles of my design focus. The design intervention considers the 10-year plan of the Library, it uses recycled plastic from the community which would otherwise be distributed to landfills and uses this to build the interior of the library.A library is a public space for the whole community to enjoy. However, considering 252,000 tons of plastic in NZ heads to our landfills every year this is a conscious way to design for our future as well as the future generations
Kaitiakitanga
A Maori term acknowledging the need to give back to the land, sky and sea.
Manaakitanga
To extend love and compassion. A way in which people are made to feel welcomed in a space.
To extend love and compassion. A way in which people are made to feel welcomed in a space.
Site Analysis
- Recycled Plastic Book Shelves
- Mimicked Terrazzo stone shelving/table, done through a process of recycled plastic
- Mimicked Terrazzo stone shelving/table, done through a process of recycled plastic
- Oak seating
- Recycled plastic book shelves
- Original Rimu flooring is kept
- Custom chairs
- desks attached to the back of the Shelving
- Original Rimu flooring is kept
- Custom chairs
- desks attached to the back of the Shelving
- Rimu flooring
- Subtle Green toned partition which connects the tables - Oak furniture for the computer space
- Recycled fabric seating
- Subtle Green toned partition which connects the tables - Oak furniture for the computer space
- Recycled fabric seating
-Oak tables
- A digital screen on the wall for meetings
- Rimu stairs which lead up to this space which once was the theatre stage
- A digital screen on the wall for meetings
- Rimu stairs which lead up to this space which once was the theatre stage
-Rimu Partition
