Craigieburn Library
Project Type: New BuildingBuilding Type: Standalone
Completed: 2014
Hume Global Learning Centre is home to the Craigieburn Library, a café, gallery, occasional childcare facilities and Council’s Craigieburn Customer Service Centre on the ground level, and a conference and training centre level one. Craigieburn Library offers the growing local community a space to learn, share knowledge and inspire creativity.
The contemporary building features iconic architectural design with facilities including IT training rooms, small to medium sized meeting rooms, as well as a large multipurpose room equipped with the latest audio visual presentation equipment.
Key Features:
- The building illustrates Hume’s ethos as a library service (supported by council and EMT) — global learning centre
- Double story heights
- Multi-versity space
- Light & shade emphasised
- Sustainability- The library is growing out of the earth ( example, rammed earth walls)
- Custom made magazine racks and picture book shelving
- The shelving in the children’s space is curved like a maze, books face outward and are easy to grab — children’s space also has an amphitheatre for programming and a full fenced in outdoor space
Funding Grants & Contributions:
- Federal Gov’t Funding during GFC (2009) – majority of funds
- Local council
- State Government (around $500,000)
Library Details:
Library Name | Craigieburn Library |
Organisation/ Council/ Shire Name | Hume |
Type of Build | New Building |
Architect or Designer | FJMT – Francis-Jones Morehan Thorp |
Net Floor Area | 1072 sqm |
Total Cost of Project | $20 million |
Principal Contractor/Builder | Watpac |
Energy Rating | 5 Star |
Carpet & Floor Finishings | |
Furniture & Fittings | K5 – high quality, beautiful furniture, but not industrial grade, expensive and have required replacement during the 3 years |
Shelving | Resource Furniture – custom designed magazine rack and picture book bins (really great transparent shelving) |
Signage | |
Fixed/Loose Joinery | |
Lighting | FJMT – did lighting and a lot of furnishing, but ran it by them through proposals |
RFID Technology | FE Technologies |
AV Equipment | |
Awards & Recognition | 2014 Inaugural International Public Library of the Year from Danish Agency for Culture — announced at IFLA conference (particularly for the use of rammed earth walls, light/shade) |