It is a striking building best imagined as an inverted capital letter 'L', with the upper part supported by thin steel pillars set at apparently random angles. The exterior is clad with pre-patinated copper.[1][3]
The Stirling prize judges were impressed with the building's approach. Alsop has taken the plan footprint of a conventional library and elevated it to create a public space beneath the building and to remove the quiet reading space from street level noise. The remaining, supporting buildings on the ground and 1st floors house the information and media centre.[citation needed] The building is five floors in total, with the library service taking up the fourth floor.[3]
The building attracted 500,000 visitors in its first year of opening in the wake of its receipt of the prize. This dropped to approximately 420,000 for 2006.[citation needed]
^Peckham Library & Media Centre, Open University website. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
^ abThornton, Victoria (2012). Open house London : an exclusive glimpse inside 100 of the most extraordinary buildings in London. London: Ebury. pp. 182–183. ISBN978-0-09-194362-2. OCLC 800851973.
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peckham, library, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2011, learn, when, remove, this, template, message. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Peckham Library is a library and community building situated in Peckham in south east London It was designed by Alsop and Stormer 1 engineered by AKT II and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000 2 Peckham LibraryEstablishedMarch 8 2000 2000 03 08 LocationLondon Borough of Southwark Camberwell Coordinates51 28 28 N 0 04 09 W 51 47433 N 0 06930 W 51 47433 0 06930 Coordinates 51 28 28 N 0 04 09 W 51 47433 N 0 06930 W 51 47433 0 06930TypePublic LibraryPart ofSouthwark LibrariesCollection size40 848 CountryUnited Kingdom OperatorSouthwark London Borough Council Websitehttps www southwark gov uk libraries edit on Wikidata Winner of the Stirling Prize for Architecture It is a striking building best imagined as an inverted capital letter L with the upper part supported by thin steel pillars set at apparently random angles The exterior is clad with pre patinated copper 1 3 The Stirling prize judges were impressed with the building s approach Alsop has taken the plan footprint of a conventional library and elevated it to create a public space beneath the building and to remove the quiet reading space from street level noise The remaining supporting buildings on the ground and 1st floors house the information and media centre citation needed The building is five floors in total with the library service taking up the fourth floor 3 The library opened to the public on March 8 2000 with an official opening by Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport Chris Smith on May 15 2000 The building attracted 500 000 visitors in its first year of opening in the wake of its receipt of the prize This dropped to approximately 420 000 for 2006 citation needed Images Edit The north facing rear facade of the building Exterior View showing the diagonal columns Interior view of meeting room pod Main library space Main library space View of central podReferences Edit a b Peckham Library Architecture Information e architect co uk Retrieved 2011 11 12 Peckham Library amp Media Centre Open University website Retrieved 2011 11 12 a b Thornton Victoria 2012 Open house London an exclusive glimpse inside 100 of the most extraordinary buildings in London London Ebury pp 182 183 ISBN 978 0 09 194362 2 OCLC 800851973 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peckham Library Peckham Library on Southwark Council site Peckham Library amp Media Centre architecture page on Open University site Peckham Library London UK guide on BBC h2g2 site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peckham Library amp oldid 1116233141, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
