Inspirations for the Community Hub

1. Design Inspirations
Images to spark discussions

2. The Hub Strategy: The following slides are images I have that can help
spark discussion about what the space can achieve and become over time. They’re
organized as, in no particular order:
• Strollers, Bikes, and Skateboards
• Kid’s Zones
• Connect to the Outdoors
• Bench Seating Inspirations
• Seating Inspirations
• Gardening for All Ages
• Reading Gardens
• Teens and Tweens Spaces
• Whisper or Quiet Zones
• Cafes and Eating Areas
• Cultural or Performance Spaces
• Co-Working, Study, and Meeting Spaces
• Maker, STEAM, Creation, FabLAB, and Innovation Spaces
• Media Creation Spaces
• Indigenous Spaces
• Ceilings
• Indoor Exercise
• Remembering the Roof Opportunity
• Transit
• Wayfinding
• Bringing Nature Indoors
• Events Spaces, stages, audiences, programs, circles, . . .
• Dynamic Entrances with Presence
• Magnetic Walls for Play
• Outdoor Inspirations Playgrounds and Parks with Purposeful
Infrastructure
• Space-effective, Flexible, Low Maintenance Seating and Study Spaces:
Nooks & Crannies
• Honouring, Donors, Staff Walks & Walls
• Wall Graphics, Art, and Inspiration: Instagram Passive Engagement
• Don’t forget or neglect the Washroom Experience
• Passive Interactive Community Experiences and Ongoing Surveys
• Alternatives to full Library Branches

3. Designing for Community: 10
Essential Spaces
(https://www.demcointeriors.com/b
log/designing-community-10-
essential-library-spaces/#)
1. Welcome
2. Vibrant Café
3. Browsing Bookstore
4. Intergenerational Living Room
5. Messy Space
6. Community Meeting Room
7. Quiet Room
8. Business Incubator
9. Pop-up
10. Community Garden

12. Strollers, Bicycles
and Skateboards

13. Indoor Bike Racks

15. Kid’s Zones
Bringing the fun in Kid-friendly / Parenting friendly Spaces
Flexible & Defined Children’s Spaces

61. Connect to the
Outdoors

72. Bench Seating
Inspirations

84. Seating Inspirations
Individual

108. Gardening for All
Ages

116. Reading Gardens

121. Teen and Tween
Inspirations

138. Whisper or Quiet Zones

142. Cafes and Food Areas

148. Cultural and
Performance Spaces

161. Co-Working, Study and
Meeting Spaces

195. Maker, STEAM,
Creation, FabLAB, and
Innovation Spaces

216. Media Creation Spaces

228. Indigenous Spaces

237. • https://sarahjmccabe.com/learning-
about-ontarios-indigenous-peoples/

248. Fundraising

250. Hallways

254. Ceilings

259. George Brown College
Innovation and
Makerspace

264. Indoor Exercise

267. Remembering the Roof
Opportunity

273. Transit

275. Dynamic
Entrances with
Presence

282. Combining Shelving and
Seating

309. Wayfinding

311. Bringing Nature
Indoors

320. Events Spaces
stages, audiences,
programs, circles, . . .

330. Magnetic Walls
As an example of malleable learning spaces

331. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

332. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

333. https://www.getsuperspace.com/

334. Outdoor Inspirations
Playgrounds and
Parks with Purpose
Outdoor program infrastructure

362. Space-effective, Flexible,
Low Maintenance
Seating and Study Spaces
Nooks and Crannies

383. Honouring, Donors,
Staff Walks & Walls

389. Inspiring Trail Features
Passive Programming

398. • Little Free Libraries
• Little Free Library
• Welcome to the world’s largest book-sharing
movement! Join us in:
• Building Community
• Sparking Creativity
• Inspiring Readers
• https://littlefreelibrary.org/

399. Wall Graphics, Art, and
Inspiration
Instagram Passive Engagement

428. Washrooms Strategy

449. Passive Interactive
Community Experiences

507. Library Branch
Alternatives

508. Phone
Charging
Lockers