Design Inspirations for Community Hubs

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

119. Gardening for All
Ages

127. Reading Gardens

132. Teen and Tween
Inspirations

150. Whisper or Quiet Zones

154. Cafes and Food Areas

160. Cultural and
Performance Spaces

175. Co-Working, Study and
Meeting Spaces

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

238. Media Creation Spaces

250. Indigenous Spaces

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

271. Fundraising

273. Hallways

278. Ceilings

282. George Brown College
Innovation and
Makerspace

287. Indoor Exercise

293. Remembering the Roof
Opportunity

300. Transit

302. Dynamic
Entrances with
Presence

314. Combining Shelving and
Seating

344. Wayfinding

355. Bringing Nature
Indoors

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

378. Magnetic Walls
As an example of malleable learning spaces

379. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

380. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

381. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

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

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

453. Honouring, Donors,
Staff Walls

470. Inspiring Trail Features
Passive Programming

481. • 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/

482. Floors

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

574. Washrooms Strategy

598. Library Branch
Alternatives

599. Phone
Charging
Lockers

610. ART

623. Finding Fun
Everywhere

630. Community Meals
and Sport Banquets

632. Recharging
Connecting with
Highschoolers