The document discusses designing a flexible envelope for the Taylor Family Digital Library to future proof the building. It suggests lining the building with furniture and electrical outlets that can be easily moved and reconfigured. This would allow the library to adapt to changing needs over time. The document poses this as a challenge for architects and engineers to design a building structure that enables true flexibility and can change with the needs of the library.

1. Designing a flexible envelope of infrastructure
to future proof the
Taylor Family Digital Library
Shawna Sadler
Technology Officer
Taylor Family Digital Library
University of Calgary
The Flexible Envelope

5. http://library.ucalgary.ca/lib21/files/lib21/SADLER.pdf

7. New Library…
Reno…

15. It’s hard to CHANGE the
library building

17. What’s
Next????

21. It’s going cost more….

33. Lining up furniture and electrical outlets
Adding more furniture electrical outlets
Adding more electrical outlets to respond to reality

41. Challenge to architects & engineers
How to build a completely flexible building, for real life, not
just an intellectual exercise.
Libraries are buildings that will change all the time, great
opportunity for architects and engineers to design something
really thoughtful and have impact.

42. http://learningspacetoolkit.org

43. Bohemian Bookshelf

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