ST. VITAL LIBRARY RENOVATION, WINNIPEG

Heritage photograph (Henry Kalen, 1962)

Pre-renovation,  2016

Post-renovation, 2018

3D Section Rendering (long cross-section developed from Revit BIM model)

3D Section Rendering (detailed cross-section developed from Revit BIM model)

Roof Details

Stair Plans and 3D Axonometrics

Year:  2018
Location:  6 Fermor Ave, Winnipeg, MB
Client:  City of Winnipeg
Budget:  $1.2 million
Award:  Heritage Winnipeg Preservation Award for Excellence, Institutional Conservation Award

This project accomplished the following objectives:
        • The design of facility interventions met the City of Winnipeg Universal Accessibility Design Standards.
        • The process engaged client stakeholders regarding space planning and program requirements.
        • The process involved the public and gathered feedback at two separate open house sessions.
        • The process engaged the Heritage Building Committee for review and approval.
        • The technical requirements of the Code were met through upgrades.
        • Technical requirements within the scope of work were made energy-efficient.
        • The design interventions respected the Mid-Modern Regional design of the Library.

Media coverage

• Preserving the past leads to award for Modernist City library - City of Winnipeg (February 2019)  (pdf)
  
• Calling all readers: St. Vital Library reopens - Winnipeg Free Press (May 2018) (READ full article - pdf)
  

 (All images by Jacqueline Young, Stationpoint Photographic, unless otherwise noted)

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