Design Ideas for Brockville Hub

1. Design Inspirations
Images to spark discussions

2. The Hub Strategy: The following slides are images I have that can help
spark discussion about what the space can achieve and become over time. They’re
organized as, in no particular order:
• Strollers, Bikes, and Skateboards
• Kid’s Zones
• Connect to the Outdoors
• Bench Seating Inspirations
• Seating Inspirations
• Gardening for All Ages
• Reading Gardens
• Teens and Tweens Spaces
• Whisper or Quiet Zones
• Cafes and Eating Areas
• Cultural or Performance Spaces
• Co-Working, Study, and Meeting Spaces
• Maker, STEAM, Creation, FabLAB, and Innovation Spaces
• Media Creation Spaces
• Indigenous Spaces
• Ceilings
• Indoor Exercise
• Remembering the Roof Opportunity
• Transit
• Wayfinding
• Bringing Nature Indoors
• Events Spaces, stages, audiences, programs, circles, . . .
• Dynamic Entrances with Presence
• Magnetic Walls for Play
• Outdoor Inspirations Playgrounds and Parks with Purposeful
Infrastructure
• Space-effective, Flexible, Low Maintenance Seating and Study Spaces:
Nooks & Crannies
• Honouring, Donors, Staff Walks & Walls
• Wall Graphics, Art, and Inspiration: Instagram Passive Engagement
• Don’t forget or neglect the Washroom Experience
• Passive Interactive Community Experiences and Ongoing Surveys
• Alternatives to full Library Branches

3. Designing for Community: 10
Essential Spaces
(https://www.demcointeriors.com/blog
/designing-community-10-essential-
library-spaces/#)
1. Welcome
2. Vibrant Café
3. Browsing Bookstore
4. Intergenerational Living Room
5. Messy Space
6. Community Meeting Room
7. Quiet Room
8. Business Incubator
9. Pop-up
10. Community Garden

12. Strollers, Bicycles
and Skateboards

13. Indoor Bike Racks

16. Remember the
Floor
Find your Home
Find the Community’s Resources
Find the Trails

18. Kid’s Zones
Bringing the fun in Kid-friendly / Parenting friendly Spaces
Flexible & Defined Children’s Spaces

66. Connect to the
Outdoors

78. Bench Seating
Inspirations

90. Seating Inspirations
Individual

118. Gardening for All
Ages

126. Reading Gardens

131. Teen and Tween
Inspirations

149. Whisper or Quiet Zones

153. Cafes and Food Areas

159. Cultural and
Performance Spaces

173. Co-Working, Study and
Meeting Spaces

211. Maker, STEAM,
Creation, FabLAB, and
Innovation Spaces

234. Media Creation Spaces

246. Indigenous Spaces

255. • https://sarahjmccabe.com/learning-
about-ontarios-indigenous-peoples/

267. Fundraising

269. Hallways

274. Ceilings

278. George Brown College
Innovation and
Makerspace

283. Indoor Exercise

287. Remembering the Roof
Opportunity

293. Transit

295. Dynamic
Entrances with
Presence

307. Combining Shelving and
Seating

336. Wayfinding

341. Bringing Nature
Indoors

352. Events Spaces
stages, audiences,
programs, circles, . . .

363. Magnetic Walls
As an example of malleable learning spaces

364. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

365. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

366. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

367. Outdoor Inspirations
Playgrounds and
Parks with Purpose
Outdoor program infrastructure

405. Space-effective, Flexible,
Low Maintenance
Seating and Study Spaces
Nooks and Crannies

427. Honouring, Donors,
Staff Walks & Walls

436. Inspiring Trail Features
Passive Programming

445. • Little Free Libraries
• Little Free Library
• Welcome to the world’s largest book-sharing
movement! Join us in:
• Building Community
• Sparking Creativity
• Inspiring Readers
• https://littlefreelibrary.org/

446. Wall Graphics, Art, and
Inspiration
Instagram Passive Engagement

491. Washrooms Strategy

512. Library Branch
Alternatives

513. Phone
Charging
Lockers