Building Design 2011
Halifax Central Library / diversity / serendipity / exploration / twist / cantilever / cultural hub / urban / green
3D Virtual Tour
Watch the 3D Virtual Tour
With the design complete, community members were invited on a 3D virtual tour of their new Library. You enter from Spring Garden Road and fly through the Library, floor by floor. A commentator points to notable details of the spaces and the interior design features. ~3 min
Artist Renderings
Initial Floor Plans
- Halifax Central Library - Level 1 - (6.5MB pdf)
Entrance Area & Customer Services / Café / Paul O’Regan Hall / IT / Holds Pickup Area / Bestsellers / Newspapers & Magazines - Halifax Central Library - Level 2 - (0.7MB pdf)
Children's Area/ Book Tree / Tweens / Teens / Creative Space & Media Room / Program Rooms / Gaming & IT / Study / Family Reading & Collections - Halifax Central Library - Level 3 - (0.6MB pdf)
First Nations Circle / Adult Learning / Learning Lab / Meeting & Program Rooms / Reading & Study / Collection of Multimedia / Languages & Magazines - Halifax Central Library - Level 4 - (0.6MB pdf)
Local History & Reference / Books of Remembrance / Quiet Reading & Study / Non-Fiction Collection - Halifax Central Library - Level 5 - (0.5MB pdf)
Halifax Living Room / Café / Rooftop Terrace / Fiction Collection