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To encourage and nurture a quest for knowledge.

This quest is initiated by introducing a thoroughfare that cuts across the site from north to south and forms a shortcut between High and St. Mary’s streets. This shortcut, equipped with seating, shade and retail amenities would invite persons into the site, eventually leading them to the library’s entrance. Once inside, all spaces flow outward and upward from the main lobby, enticing visitors to investigate further and embark on a journey to an acquisition of higher levels of knowledge and self improvement.

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site plan 1:200

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ground floor plan

caribbean sea

SITE 4

City of St. John’s

St. John’s Cathedral

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50mm glass sheet

50x100mm timber cladding

timber shed truss

50x100mm timber frame

150x100mm gutter

100mm structural glass glazing

250x250mm glued lami-nated timber post

to underground water storage

250x250mm glued lami-nated timber beam

steel angled cleat

first floor plan

1:20 wall detail

main entrance

children’s library

teen library

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section A-A

north entrance

south entrance

second floor plan

adult library

reading terrace

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