Yishun Library

After smelling soil and chatting with contractors under the scorching sun and thunderstorm for the past month, I can finally enjoy a comfortable site visit.

It's the new Yishun Library in the North Point Extension, due for opening on 14 November 08! And my office got a 'sneak preview' last Friday since we did the interior design. How was I involved? Haha... I only helped to do photoshop for the library pamphlet.

The librarians were busy sorting the books while we jumped around, flipping through the nice-smelling new books. Haha... finally I find people who like to smell books like I do. Gosh! So many new books!

This is the circular concept that runs throughout to create nodes along the main circulation paths. The paths are defined by the carpet patterns and false ceilings, which in turn determine the layout of the shelves. The circles can be seats, counter-top, tables, shelves etc.

The colours are also specially selected. *Some racial jokes involved.* But I like the bright bright tones because they stand out from the usual beige bookshelves.

Children - yellow & orange.
Young people - lime green.
Adults - dark blue (see the chaotic photo up there).

And here's the gigantic customized 'cheese' at the babies' area that costed a bomb but don't seem to be any fun at all... Although most of us tried to sit our butts onto that big hollow.

The entire mall is still in the stage of completion, but NLB got to rush for the opening ceremony next month. Let's hope they won't get into any trouble with BCA.