From the Resene News – issue Summer 2000

Library sets sail - New Brighton Public Library
New Brighton's Public Library with its nautical imagery and bold use of colours, provides a striking civic landmark.

Positioned between the clock tower, pier and macrocarpa tree, the library has a dynamic appearance, as if it were a ship about to sail away.

It caught the eye of the judges in the 1999/2000 Canterbury NZIA Resene Branch Awards and won both an award for architecture and colour.

Colour plays an important role, both inside and out. The exterior compressed concrete has been enlivened with sail-like sunscreens and panels painted in Resene Lumbersider in bold colours - yellow, orange and red - providing some contrast to the cool, neutral materials used for the majority of the building.

A tough anti-corrosive paint system was required for the steelwork due to the high levels of salt in the air. This comprised Resene Armourcote 220, followed by Imperite 503 Metallic and an acrylic polyurethane gloss over the top - Uracryl 403 Clear.

All interior Gib walls were brought to a Level 5 finish using Resene Broadwall Surface Prep followed by Broadwall Acrylic Wallboard Sealer and topcoated in Zylone Sheen.

Architect: Barclay Architects
Builder: Mainzeal Construction
Engineer: Powell Fenwick Consultant
Painting Contractor: R J Roxburgh & Son

 
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