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Paignton Library and Community Hub from the street

Paignton Library and Community Hub

Paignton, DevonSteel frame on piled foundations

Photograph: Simon Cobb, CC0 1.0

The library and community building stands on the site of a former railway goods yard.

Client
Torbay Council
CASE role
Civil and structural engineering
Construction contract
£6.4m
Rating
BREEAM Very Good

The building brings the public library together with learning, meeting and community space.

The building is a two-storey steel frame on piled foundations. The site came with a historic flood zone, buried structures and an existing public sewer, all of which the design had to deal with.

The public entrance, 2020
The public entrance, 2020.Simon Cobb, CC0 1.0

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