Vaughan
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library Hero A panorama shot of the lighted Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library at dusk.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-panorama-facade.jpg)
Civic Centre and Resource Library
Client
The City of Vaughan
Budget
$13 Million
Size
41,000 sf.
Completed
April 2016
Delivery Model
Design-Bid-Build
Sector
LEED
Libraries
Architect
ZAS Architects Inc.
The Vaughan Civic Centre is a new administrative campus of municipal buildings within one of Canada’s fasting growing cities. A new library built as a stand-alone building with strong urban design ties to the newly built Civic Centre includes a multi-storey marketplace comprised of retail space, a café, community information panels and the library’s main service desk that provides access to a second storey containing offices for the Vaughan Public Library main administration.
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 1 The main side of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library with focus on the main entrance.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-facade-entrance-area.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 2 A corridor of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library with a beautiful play of light and shadow.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-red-corridor.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 3 The lounge area of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library with green and orange chairs.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-lounge-area.jpg)
The library features soft-seating areas arranged in a theatre-like configuration that cascade downwards to the building’s lower level, as well as a large study hall supported by a computer training suite. The architecture of the library is very transparent and capitalizes on views of the internal courtyard, the Civic Square and a City Park. The facility is intended to achieve LEED Gold® certification by the CaGBC.
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 4 A detail of the facade showing the lighted building at dusk on top of the stairs.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-facade-detail-at-dawn.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 5 One of the conference rooms of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-conference-room.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 6 The backyard area of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library with seating options.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-backyard-patio.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 7 A facade detail of the Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library at dusk looks like the bow of a ship.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-facade-bow.jpg)
![Vaughan Civic Centre and Resource Library 8 The resource library of the Vaughan Civic Centre - the interior design uses bold red and grey.](https://aquicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vaughan-civic-centre-resource-library.jpg)
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