Need some inspiration? Here are some possibilities:
Your space – Spaces you want, flexible spaces…
Multicultural spaces – Genealogy and whakapapa, cultural connections, hui…
Social spaces – gather, experience, socialise, meet, teach. Boardroom, café, rocking chair reading room, club and activity spaces, memory café, lecture theatre, seminar rooms, homework lab, innovation spaces, storytelling showcase, puppet theatre, performance theatre…
Reading and research spaces – explore, learn and relax. Book haven, quiet reading space, homework research lab, book museum, author readings…
Innovation and collaboration spaces – online and offline creation. Game development lab, inventors’ workshop, fashion design studio, bio-foundry, makers spaces, podcast and broadcast studios, self-publishing hub, venture studio and incubator, tech futures lab…
Sharing spaces – a library of things. Books, seeds, toys, tools, e-bikes – linking to the sustainable, sharing economy…
Pop-up spaces – poetry slams, comedy club, micro-credential classes, art classes, repair café, library of humans, revolving space for universities…
Discovery spaces – VR suites, tech petting zoo, puzzle library, brain playground, kids’ play space, Lego universe…
Community spaces – being there for those who need us. Financial literacy lab, Citizens Advice, legal aid…
Outside spaces – meditation garden, kids’ playground, rock climbing wall, safe socialising spaces, riverside night market, spaces for sport, speakers’ corner…
Be inspired by others
Te Ara Ātea acts as a beacon, not only in location, but for the diverse and growing Selwyn District community it serves. The design of the building has a strong community focus and challenges the typical preconceptions of a ‘library’.
Warren and Mahoney architects
It is jam packed with new experiences, technology and knowledge and I hope it will excite children into dreaming about their future and the part they can play in shaping our city and our world.
Christchurch Mayor Dalziel
Have a look around the maker’s space at Christchurch’s Tūranga:
Join RNZ National’s tour of Christchurch’s Tūranga before its opening:
Listen to how Christchurch’s Tūranga’s landmark design was achieved through partnerships.
Our library symbolises education, equality, transparency, civilisation itself. In today’s world. It symbolises the need to defend democracy.
Former Helsinki Mayor Vapaavuori
Learn more about the living and functional meeting place that is Helsinki’s Oodi
