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Mill Park Library
Professional Background:

Completion date: 17 June 2002

Opening date: 21 June 2002

Client: City of Whittlesea

Architects and Interior Design: Oaten Stanistreet Pty Ltd

Structural and Civil: M R Anderson

Mechanical and Electrical: Bibby Rusden Thompson

Head Contractor: Devco Construction Management Pty Ltd

Site area: 10,073 sq. mt.

Floor area: 2,065 sq. mt.

Public access floor space: 1,785 sq. mt.

Collection size on opening: 58,000 items / approx. 40,000 shelved

Public Internet/catalogue workstations: 31

Staff workstations: 12

Self issues stations: 2

Internet connection: 22 mb atmospheric link to Whittlesea Civic Centre, plus DSL

Costs:
Approximate building and site works cost: $ 5,100,000

Approximate professional fees: $ 400,000

Approximate collection cost: $ 1,675,000 (with processing)

Features:
12 seat multimedia/training room

Silent reading room

Parent's room

Teenage room

All services (data and electrical cabling, HVAC) within 1.2 m deep floor cavity

Tulip casings surrounding steel columns that support the large curved roof

Lighting provided via up lighting from the internal columns.