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Architects: CohenLeigh Architects
- Area: 525 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Autex, Acoustic Insulation Backing, Apex Range, KNUAF, Knauf, MAXI Plywood, Maxi Edge Alpine, Plywood
![Cobram Library & Learning Center / CohenLeigh Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b17/e2e6/f197/cc5f/9e00/0056/newsletter/28923-CobramLibraryLe.jpg?1528292066)
Text description provided by the architects. The Cobram Library & Learning Centre is a distinctively ‘local’ library, embracing emerging technologies & promoting flexible learning & library spaces across all ages.
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How do you create a distinctively ‘local’ library?
Working closely with community stakeholders, the design process involved tracing the line of the nearby Murray River, then superimposing this as the cut line on a curvilinear timber battened screen.
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The result is a dynamic façade that wraps the perimeter of the library, filtering & throwing light into the internal library spaces. A central pathway & ceiling element, acting as a way-finding spine, runs through the centre of the library space. At its edges, a series of abstract punctuations on the perimeter allow for private & flexible break out spaces. The effect is a community space both highly flexible & adaptable.
![Cobram Library & Learning Center / CohenLeigh Architects - Shelving, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b17/e0f5/f197/cc5f/9e00/0048/medium_jpg/28915-CobramLibraryLe.jpg?1528291567)
Located on the site of the existing Civic Centre, it encompasses library spaces, reading spaces, community spaces & new technology areas. Conscious of its place & identity, it embodies and celebrates the idea of a ‘local’ library, with design language that is evocative of the popular Murray landscapes.
![Cobram Library & Learning Center / CohenLeigh Architects - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b17/e1ce/f197/cc5f/9e00/004d/newsletter/28919-CobramLibraryLe.jpg?1528291786)