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Library Construction
May 2012
 This shows where the main circulation desk will be. The book drop room is in the bottom of the concrete structure. |
 The start of installing the mezzanine |
 Piping being installed over the washrooms. The dark area at the top right is roofing. |
 Front door |
 View from the rear, showing that most of the windows have been installed. |
February 2012
 The natural-finish wooden posts and beams are kept wrapped in plastic for protection. This shows the staging of beams, with installed ones in the background. The children’s area is to the rear, and the adult non-fiction to the right. |
 The work site showing the beams in the children’s activity area. |
 View from the rear, showing the covered parking spots, with the children’s area in the foreground, and the adult non-fiction to the left. Roofing is starting to be installed. |
 Crawl space, showing electrical conduits, air ducting, and water piping. Installation has been underway for some time, in parallel with finishing of the structural concrete and the installation of posts and beams on the main floor. |
 Covered parking area and the south wall of the building: this part of the library is a single storey. |
 The work site does not have any spare spaces. However, Knappett is keeping the site very clean, tidy and safe. |
 The view towards the front door. The book return slot will be the window in the concrete, on the far right. |
November 2011
 Standing at Front Entry area looking at crawlspace below Lobby (foreground) and Program Space (to the left). Steel beams and temporary shoring beams are for supporting the steel Comflor pans which you see in the left foreground. |
 Standing at Front Entry area looking towards the circulation desk area (the steel beam in the middle). Steel beams and temporary shoring beams have been placed for supporting the Comflor. The Comflor has already been installed in the Book Drop area at the middle right. |
 Standing on the formwork for the suspended concrete slab over the parking area. Looking NE. |
 Standing at The steel Comflor pans are being installed. Rebar will be placed in the flutes of the pans and they will be filled with concrete for the main floor. The blue scaffolding to the left is in the Mechanical Room. |
 In the Children's Area looking NW. The washrooms will be behind (ie to the north of) the low concrete wall to the left of the saw horses. |
 In the Children's Area looking N. The outdoor area beside the Program Space is where the grass is showing. The Book Drop is in the upper left corner where the Comflor has already been installed. |
