2019 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Waitohi Whare Mātauranga - Picton Library
A ‘ship on shore’ is one way to describe Picton’s excellent new library, which in fact incorporates not just a library but a service centre, community space, courtyard and pocket park. Clad in cedar, and with sloped and subtly curved walls, this ‘vessel’ wraps around the Dublin and High St corner to form a ‘living room’ for the community. The natural timber, another reference to Picton’s nautical history, bring a natural tactility to the street while inside the exposed glulam beams and raking columns are, to continue the metaphor, like the ribs of a ship’s hull, wrapping around and providing definition to the open spaces.
- Practice
- Athfield Architects Limited
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Nelson/Marlborough
