Library Walk
- Company:
- Waagner Biro steel and glass
- Client:
- Laing O'Rourke
- Investor, Builder:
- Manchester City Council
- Designer:
- Main contractor: Laing O'Rourke; Architect: SimpsonHaugh and Partners
- Country, City:
- United Kingdom, Manchester
- Object category:
- refurbishment
- Material:
- steel, Glass
- Services:
- engineering
- Completion:
- 2015
Kurzbeschreibung
Construction in a historic setting always poses a great challenge. Waagner Biro steel and glass’ portfolio includes numerous examples, and the Library Walk in Manchester complements the list with a particularly interesting reference. The project is part of the comprehensive measures planned for the city‘s town hall complex. A tear drop shaped enclosure in plan, in the form of a vestibule, ensures that visitors enter the city‘s library via the town hall with dry shoes.
The requirement of architects Simpson Haugh and Partners and the main contractor Laing O`Rourke was that the enclosure appeared as immaterial and transparent as possible.
In response to this requirement, Waagner Biro steel and
Construction in a historic setting always poses a great challenge. Waagner Biro steel and glass’ portfolio includes numerous examples, and the Library Walk in Manchester complements the list with a particularly interesting reference. The project is part of the comprehensive measures planned for the city‘s town hall complex. A tear drop shaped enclosure in plan, in the form of a vestibule, ensures that visitors enter the city‘s library via the town hall with dry shoes.
The requirement of architects Simpson Haugh and Partners and the main contractor Laing O`Rourke was that the enclosure appeared as immaterial and transparent as possible.
In response to this requirement, Waagner Biro steel and glass built the curved walls with room height glazed units as structural elements, whilst the cloud-shaped ceiling is manufactured from mirror-polished stainless steel, creating highly interesting and varied visual impressions.