KAREEDOUW\u2019S first state-of-the-art public library opened its doors to the public at the end of October \u2013 boasting a library and conference component.<\/p>\n
The newly constructed Mcebisi Michael Msizi Public Library is funded by the Eastern Cape\u2019s Department of Sport, Recreation Arts and Culture, and Public Works as implementing agent.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mcebisi Michael Msizi Public Library is an example of what can be achieved when using quality products and an innovative design,\u201d said Musa Shangase, Commercial Director at Corobrik.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis community will benefit from the town\u2019s first dedicated, modern library building which has been constructed to maximise on the natural temperature regulators, while working into the surrounding aesthetic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe inclusion of Corobrik\u2019s durable face brick range means that generations to come will get to enjoy full use of this facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
The library \u2013 which is a recipient of the SAIA-EC Regional Commendation \u2013 forms part of the municipal precinct of buildings situated along Keet Street, with dramatic views of the Langkloof Mountains. The building consists of two parts: the public library with accompanying administrative and service areas, and a small public conference component with ablutions.<\/p>\n
The library boasts children\u2019s reading areas, study areas, breakaway rooms, reading spaces in an open-air courtyard, a dedicated area for online research and computers, and a conference room.<\/p>\n
Debbie Wintermeyer, architect at The Workplace Agency, explained that the design of the Mcebisi Michael Msizi Public Library ensured the approximately 650m\u00b2 building remained modest in scale and expression, while still maintaining integrity and status as an important municipal building.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted to create a community precinct for Mcebisi Michael Msizi with facilities located off an open foyer area, that would be simple to use, multifunctional, and crafted in response to the beautiful natural surroundings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also incorporated a small courtyard and a foyer in the plans as a way of increasing usable spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that Corobrik\u2019s Firelight Satin face bricks were used with flush joints tinted red, alongside Corobrik\u2019s bullnose bricks. \u201cWe wanted to express the main library area as a brick building inside and out, with the smaller meeting room and bathrooms plastered. The Firelight Satin face brick was chosen for its consistent colour and shape and used with the red-tinted flush joints, giving a slick, sheer appearance on completion.\u201d<\/p>\n
The library\u2019s interior main space was constructed in a variety of scales, ranging from the large face brick buttressed back wall and clerestory windows, to the low, intimate study nooks and children\u2019s section in the north. The material palette was kept to a minimum, with expressed steel frame and the face bricks the primaries in the rugged framework.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Firelight Satin face brick was used inside and outside, the library, with minimal brick detailing in the form of roller-course lintels, bullnose brick coping at the top of walls and squint bricks at the window reveals. We are particularly proud of the face brick buttress wall with its clerestory lighting over the top and the buttresses with bookshelves in between,\u201d said Wintermeyer.<\/p>\n
Adding a truly unique touch to the building\u2019s design, The Trinity Session (a contemporary art production team) ran a public art programme whereby local learners were given the opportunity to express themselves artistically \u2013 the evidence of which can be seen on the building\u2019s main entrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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