Hub Hive Design Inspirations for the Complete Site

1. Design Inspirations
Images to spark discussions

3. 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

4. Designing for Community: 10
Essential Spaces
(https://www.demcointeriors.com/b
log/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

13. Strollers, Bicycles
and Skateboards

14. Indoor Bike Racks

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

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

69. Connect to the
Outdoors

82. Bench Seating
Inspirations

95. Seating Inspirations
Individual

99. Nooks

125. Gardening for All
Ages

135. Reading Gardens

140. Teen and Tween
Inspirations

158. Whisper or Quiet Zones

162. Cafes and Food Areas

168. Cultural and
Performance Spaces

184. Co-Working, Study and
Meeting Spaces

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

247. Media Creation Spaces

259. Indigenous Spaces

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

280. Fundraising

283. Hallways

289. Ceilings

293. George Brown College
Innovation and
Makerspace

298. Indoor Exercise

304. Remembering the Roof
Opportunity

311. Transit

313. Dynamic
Entrances with
Presence

326. Combining Shelving and
Seating

356. Wayfinding

370. Bringing Nature
Indoors

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

393. Magnetic Walls
As an example of malleable learning spaces

394. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

395. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

396. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

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

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

501. Honouring, Donors,
Staff Walls

518. Inspiring Trail Features
Cross Walks and Passive Programming

584. • 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/

585. Floors

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

684. Washrooms Strategy

708. Library Branch
Alternatives

709. Phone
Charging
Lockers

720. ART

733. Finding Fun
Everywhere

740. Community Meals
and Sport Banquets

742. Recharging
Connecting with
Highschoolers