Article source: ZAS Architects Inc

A catalyst for transformation in the City of Vaughan, Canada, the Civic Centre Resource Library is a visionary makerspace dedicated to community learning, gathering, creating and celebration. Resulting from an extensive visioning process exploring the role of the library in the digital age, the design successfully responds to the client’s brief: to create a destination that would inspire creativity, attract new users, provide a welcoming place to gather and interact, and enrich community life in the rapidly growing City of Vaughan.

A collection of concave semi-mirrored surfaces make up the Library’s transformative and transparent façade, Image Courtesy © ZAS Architects Inc

• Architects: ZAS Architects Inc
• Project: Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library
• Location: 2191 Major MacKenzie Drive, Vaughan ON
• Lead Design Architect: Paul Stevens
• Client Name: City of Vaughan & Vaughan Public Libraries
• Consulting Team: Primary Consultants: Scott Torrance Landscape Architect
• Engineers: WSP
• Specialist Consultants: ZON Engineering Inc. (Sustainable Design)
• Builder: Aquicon Construction Co. Ltd.
• Construction Budget: $14,351,000
• Date of Occupancy: May 14th, 2016

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