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Conservation Area. It offers an array of programs and events tailored to cater to the interests and preferences of the local community. From storytelling sessions for children to language classes and workshops for adults, the library serves as an educational and recreational space for all.
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Another Oculus can be found in the children's area, where a thin-edged oval of drywall extends down from the ceiling, forming a half-enclosed space between the sky and the green-carpeted floor. Komagata Park has a series of terraced gardens for older users, a splash pad, and a children's playground.
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pattern for the building's windows. This custom design expands and contracts to deal with varying degrees of solar radiation. According to
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American suburb." Inaugurated in 2019, the opening of Brampton Library's Springdale Branch introduced a single storey structure. It rests on a triangular footprint of the library that optimizes the utilization of
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The building contains 20,000 square feet of library program with a 5,000-square-foot community multipurpose room and library space that is four times the size included in the interior program. The 2,400-square-metre complex includes an expansive multi-purpose room for meetings, exhibitions, and
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and cooling; low VOC materials throughout; green roofs that strive to improve thermal insulation; and a rainwater collection system that provides grey water for use in toilets, reflecting pools, irrigation, the community splash pad, and
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organic perimeter connects the building with courtyards, while the topography resembles the ceiling and the mountainous green roof that extends throughout the interior space and blends with the park landscape.
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public gatherings. This building creates a space where the community can gather and learn. Within the rooms, various dividers, materials, and soundproofing modifications cater for an assortment of programs.
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and immigration. The tragedy was the defining moment in naming
Komagata Maru Park as 376 immigrants died on the steamship Komagata Maru due to restrictive immigration regulations in Canada. The
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