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Rammed Earth Walls Surround Craigieburn Library By Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Wooden louvred sunscreens project from the rammed earth and glass walls of this Melbourne library by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, guarding the interior from the harsh Australian sun (+ slideshow).

Craigieburn Library was made by Australian firm Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp to supply a library, finding out centre and meeting location for the inhabitants of the Craigieburn neighbourhood.

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Situated within Hume City, a rapidly expanding district to the northwest of Melbourne, the developing is positioned on a corner internet site surrounded by new retail and housing developments.

The architects chose locally sourced earth as the major building material to strengthen the connection among the developing and its web site, and to set an example of sustainable construction to the rest of the neighborhood.

“By means of the rammed earth, we are in search of a direct transformation of the ground of the internet site into built form, in a sense wrapping the earth of the site about the lightweight veranda-like pavilions that open out to this extended horizontal landscape,” stated Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, the firm behind the 2013 World Constructing of the Year.

Thin metal structures project from the roof, generating a framework for wooden louvres that develop shaded verandas along the facility’s northern facade.

These sheltered spaces permit community events, from markets to music performances, to be hosted outdoors the creating.

“We conceived the project to grow to be a constructed concentrate of public life for the Hume community, but also sought to connect the architecture with the all-natural landscape that is getting quickly transformed by residential expansion,” mentioned the architects.

The open structures supply a counterpoint to the solid walls, whilst their linear aesthetic complements the horizontal layers of earth and the use of wood augments the tone and tactility of the surfaces.

A huge reading area at the front of the constructing looks out across a garden by means of full-height windows and is protected from direct sunlight by the louvred canopy.

The louvres extend into the front portion of the space, where they meet a ceiling of wooden acoustic panels. The rammed earth walls kind internal surfaces that contrast with glass partitions and black metal columns.

The principal entrance is positioned subsequent to the reading room beneath a strong canopy that extends out towards the adjacent road and is covered on the underside with wooden slats.

The rest of the ground floor is arranged as a series of interconnected spaces that emanate from the lobby.

Various ceiling levels help to distinguish the double-height lobby and reading area from a more intimate children’s reading area.

“The cruciform circulation through the building ties these functions with each other in a hugely legible, easy geometry,” added the group.

A staircase at the end of the main reading area leads to a mezzanine connected to the rest of the first floor spaces, which contain a big function area at the rear of the constructing.

The facility also contains an art gallery, cafe, childcare centre, personal computer coaching centre and meeting rooms.

Craigieburn Library was lately named “very best new public library of the year” by the Danish Agency for Culture.

Photography is by Trevor Mein.