CENTRAL LIBRARY ROTARY READING GARDEN
CENTRAL LIBRARY ROTARY READING GARDEN
CLIENT
City of London
LOCATION
London, Ontario
DESIGN TEAM
Vafiades Landscape Architect Inc.
Parterre Landscape Design Associates
Arthur Lierman Landscape Architecture
AWARDS
2005 City of London Urban Design
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
2008 Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Award, Regional Merit
The reading garden is a semi-public open space designed to provide a controlled-access outdoor extension for library users. Two architecturally articulated street edges between existing buildings define and announce the infill garden and give way to an intricate matrix of internal programmed spaces with strong contrasting spatial qualities and experiences. The varying interior spaces include flexible open and enclosed areas for formal events and passive activities, lush gardens, walkways, a secured children’s garden and water features.
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