Saturday, 29 December 2012

LIBRARY REFLECTIONS

The Mill Park Library is a highly visible landmark, right in the heart of the Plenty growth corridor, about 25 km to the North fo Melbourne City. The library was designed by prominent Melbourne architects Oaten Stanistreet, and built at a cost of $8 million. The design is visually stunning, and 10 years later it is still eye-catching.  The building’s tinted glass, curved roof, columns and unique shape certainly attract attention, and compel people to look closer. Its cement-clad iron pillars angle towards the sky, and support an overhang at the western entrance, to shade the building from the afternoon sun.  Inside, the ducts are concealed in internal columns.  The columns bounce light off the ceiling onto the open expanses below, and panes of tinted glass filter sunlight coming into the building.

It was the first library in Victoria to take a realistic look into a digital future, as it was built on the concept of a hybrid digital/print library. The library opened in 2002, as one of Victoria’s largest public libraries, and it still is one of the largest in the state.  Among its many excellent features are a spacious children’s library, a fully equipped training room with 12 PCs and a quiet reading area.   Its many programs include Italian bilingual storytimes and regular creative writing classes.   In addition, the J W Payne Local History Collection has considerable historic significance. It contains a comprehensive range of primary and secondary sources, reflecting major themes in the history of the City of Whittlesea.  The themes include records of nineteenth century settlement and rural life, local community institutions, government health and mental institutions, urban development and immigration, art and local government.  The collection also tells the story of Yan Yean, Melbourne’s first permanent water supply system.

This post is part of the Weekend Reflections meme,
and also part of the Weekly TopShot Meme.







11 comments:

  1. Fascinating design! Love how the exterior walls are like a "moving gallery"! An intriguing play with reflections!

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  2. I wish my windows could reflect as good as this. Very impressive library.

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  3. Lovely reflections! Great post for the theme!
    Happy New Year to you!

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  4. Wow, that is a nice library !

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  5. Awesome library, Nick, and terrific reflections for the day! Hope you and your family have a very Happy and Prosperous New Year!!

    Sylvia

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  6. Wow lots of light reflections inside and out of the wonderful library ~ ^_^

    Happy New Year to You ~ (A Creative Harbor aka ArtMuse Dog and Carol )

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  7. What joy !

    Miss reading books. Please have a good Sunday ahead.

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  8. Nice looking building and reflection.

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  9. What an interesting and pretty design.

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  10. Beautiful, I love that most libraries are so full of light! Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #63!

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