| Architect |
LDN |
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Date Built |
2017 |
| Location |
Square Road,
Halifax, HX1 1QG |
| Description |
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LDN's brief was to
create, "... a bespoke design to
rehouse the existing public library
service and provide it with state of
the art facilities to meet the needs
of a modern public library:
automatic book sorting, RFID stock
tracking, dedicated ‘Media Store’,
Children’s Library and flexible
community spaces. Additionally the
building houses a world-class
document archive designed to meet
the rigorous PD:5454 standards for
environmental close-control, fire
protection, security and storage."
 The site of the
library was once occupied by a GradeII*
19th Century church that was destroyed
in 1970 by a devestating fire.
 "The building
was designed to achieve a BREEAM
‘Excellent’ rating and, in addition
to a highly insulated building
envelope, the building includes a
BMS controlled natural ventilation
system, low-energy LED lighting, a
ground source heat pump and a
rooftop photovoltaic array."
  As you can see in the
images above and below, the new library
building has incorporated some remnants
of the church including an impressive
stone rose window.
   On display in the
library when I visited were the diaries
of the local personality Ann Lister who
lived just outside Halifax at Sibden
Hall between 1791 and 1840.
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Calderdale
Central Library, Halifax, UK
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