February 26

Major trenching works are underway on site to provide underground ducting for the air conditioning, electrical connections and plumbing.

Preparations are well advanced to may the slab in the School of Arts now that underpinning has been completed

The formwork for the mezzanine level is now completed and the support columns will be poured in the next few days. The columns are clearly visible as the yellow poles in this photograph.

Trench for the airconditioning ducting

This will be the Youth area when the building is completed. In the middle of the photo you can make out the reinforced support structures for the main support columns.

February 19th

The formwork for the mezzanine continues while substantial slabs have been poured along the eastern and northern boundaries of the library building. In the second photo down, you can clearly see the curved wall feature. This area will eventually house the Picture book and Junior reading areas.

Formwork is now being laid in preparation for the pour of the slab floor for the entrance to the library.

Look east from Salfords lane you can see the rims of the rain water storage tanks that have been buried under the park. The development will make extensive use of captured water.

Underpinning work on the School of Arts facade is nearing completion.

Out of the ground

Despite the inclement weather of recent weeks we're now officially coming out of the ground which is great.

This week, formwork is being erected for the pour of the mezzanine floor and for the complex slab shapes for the curved eastern wall and other footings.

The following photos show the formwork for the "potted trees" that will grow inside the library.

The lift well