BAO NGUYEN PORTFOLIO
Mar 07, 2016
BAO NGUYENPORTFOLIO
Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen �orpLocation: Surry Hills, New South Wales, AustraliaProject Team: Richard Francis-Jones, Simon Barr, Lance White, Alison Jones, Misha De Moyer, James Perry, Josephine Turner, Peter WiseLandscape Architects: Ma�hew Todd, Mark BrandonStructural & Façade Engineering: Taylor �omson Whi�ingContract Administrator: Altus Page KirklandBuilder: WBHO Pro BuildProject Area: 2,497 sqm + 770 sqm of landscapeProject Year: 2007-2009Photographs: John Gollings & Andrew Chung
Surry Hills Library and Community Centre
�e project’s brief was developed in close consultation with the very active local community. �e key approach that emerged from these discussions was that the com-munity wanted a facility that everyone could share. Rather than only a library or a community centre or childcare centre, it became clear that it was important to have all of these facilities together in one building, in one place. In this way the building became a truly shared place where the whole community could meet and use in di�erent ways. Important, too, was for the building to represent and re�ect the community’s values.In response we developed what for Sydney is a new type of public building. It is not a singular typology, for which there are many precedents, but a hybrid public building that is many di�erent things in one: a library/resource centre, community centre and child-care centre all integrated into one modest building and accessible by all.
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U2 Childrens Play SpaceU2 Cot RoomU2 Outdoor Play Space2-5 Play Space2-5 Outdoor Play SpaceNappy Change RoomCommunal Childrens BathroomHeat and Serve KitchenChildcare AdministrationSta� RoomLiftEnvironmental AtriumStore Room
Lobby Teaching KitchenFunction RoomStore RoomBalcony Surry Hills Neighborhood CenteMeeting Room Language LaboratoryVoidEnvironmental AtriumAdministration
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Restroom
Shared Entry LobbyLibraryLibrary AdministrationReading Room and CafeChildrens SpaceVoidEnvironmental AtriumLift
Library CollectionHistory Study RoomPublic Internet Access Library AdministrationMeeting RoomReading RoomWater Recycling PlantGeothermal Bore PlantThermal LabyrinthLift
Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
GRID / STRUCTURE
2nd Floor 1st Floor
GRID / STRUCTURE
Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
PUBLIC vs PRIVATE
2nd Floor 1st Floor
PUBLIC vs PRIVATE
Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
GEOMETRY
2nd Floor 1st Floor
GEOMETRY
Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
ORGANIZATION
2nd Floor 1st Floor
ORGANIZATION
Ground Floor Lower Ground Floor
CIRCULATION
2nd Floor 1st Floor
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CIRCULATION
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SUNLIGHTS
2nd Floor 1st Floor
SUNLIGHTS
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water storage tank
Weather Section Section
Exploded Exo