Harris Learning Library
The Harris Learning Library serves as a new gateway to the shared Nipissing University and Canadore College campus and doubles the size of existing collection and student user space.
Key architectural elements include, two large, fully glazed volumes that bookend the building with a double-storey study hall at one end and service space at the other. A skylight entrance atrium celebrates this new focal point of the campus and creates views to students, stacks and provides natural light throughout the space. The Reading Room is celebrated with the warmth of a heavy timber roof and wood wall panels that create a calm, quiet space for research and study. A terraced reading area with built-in seating on a gentle grade between the first and second floor provides a unique study space.
The library has become the center of the Campus as a place to meet, gather, socialize, and study, and was awarded best in design in North America the year it was completed.
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(project completed by Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler in joint venture with Diamond Schmitt Architects)
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Nipissing University / Canadore College
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North Bay, Ontario
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56,000 sqft
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2011
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$20 million
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Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler Architecture joint venture with Diamond and Schmitt Architects
Trow Associates
Blackwell
Crossey Engineering Ltd
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New Library Building Award, 2013
Interior Design Award, 2012
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Green Building Rating System™
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Monteith Building Group Ltd.
