For the Waterdown Library and Civic Centre, RDHA applied the studio?s practice of customizing off-the-shelf components to create an extraordinary building from ordinary materials. This objective, coupled with the building?s location ? on the Niagara Escarpment, a rocky ridge overlooking Lake Ontario ? established the impetus for the building?s design. The multi-use facility, which includes a library as well as a heritage society archive, police and municipal community service outlets, and a seniors' recreation centre, unites various demographics in a single building.

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Architects: RDHA

Location: 163 Dundas St E, Hamilton, ON L8N 2Z7, Canada

Project Team: Tyler Sharp (Design Partner), Bob Goyeche (Managing Partner), Sanjoy Pal, Andrew Cranford, Soo-Jin Rim, Ivan Ilic
Area: 23500.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Tom Arban

Landscape Architect: NAK Design

Structural Engineers: WSP / Halsall Ltd.

Mechanical / Electrical Engineering: Jain Associates Ltd.

Civil Engineers: Valdor Engineering Inc.

Contractor: Bondfield Construction

Client: The City of Hamilton and the Hamilton Public Library

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From the architect. For the Waterdown Library and Civic Centre, RDHA applied the studio?s practice of customizing off-the-shelf components to create an extraordinary building from ord...