The new Downtown Rotary Club Teen Space at Red Deer Public Library, called the mezz, opened on Groundhog Day, February 2, 2005.
How we designed the mezz:
In early 2004 we held focus groups of Red Deer teens, with RDPL staff and design/architecture consultants from Group2. We wanted significant input from teens in designing a space where teens would feel at ease. Key concepts that we gleaned from these meetings (in no special order):
dynamic - high-tech - modern - comfortable - flexible - welcoming - organic |
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Planning for the construction:
 The Plans*
The Furniture & Equipment*
The Art Display Installation*
The acrylic panels in the Art Display Installation are standard sizes:
Small vertical (SV) – 11” w x 17” h
Small horizontal (SH) - 17 x 11
Medium vertical (M) – 23” w x 34” h
Large vertical (L) – 27” w x 40” h
Moving from the entrance side to the tower side, we have:
L – M – 2SH – SV – L – M – SV – 2 SH – SV – M – 2 SH – SV – Plasma Screen – SV – 2 SH – M – L – M – SV – 2 SH – SV – M – L
* These files are in FlashPaper format, and require the Flash plugin for your browser. If Flash is not already installed, it's a quick and easy download from Macromedia. The plans are by Group2.
Funding for the mezz:
...is made possible by a $50,000 grant from the Downtown Rotary Club of Red Deer and $80,000 from the John and Margaret Dickson Bequest. Special teen project funding: $20,000 from the Red Deer & District Community Foundation for free teen cards, and $10,000 from the Cultural Capitals of Canada program for the New Media Artist-in-Residence project. The Friends of the Library have contributed $3,000 towards the cost of security cameras in the mezz.
Construction is Underway!
January 1, 2005: Happy New Year!
Construction is substantially complete, and we're waiting to move the furniture in.
We'll be ready for Groundhog Day.
December 17, 2004: With the laying of the carpet, we're almost there!
Some of the shelving and furniture that will hold graphic novels,
CDs, DVDs, paperbacks and hard-cover books.
December 3, 2004: New pictures from the construction site show the new acrylic panel Art Installation in place, and some of the warm, rich colours that define the new space. Work is also taking place on The Dickson Tower, the eventual home of our Digital Media Studio.
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The Art Installation goes up.
The Installation is funded in part by a Cultural Capital of Canada grant.
Acrylic panels in the Art Installation will hold posters and art
The new doors to The Dickson Tower
November 23, 2004: MP Construction has begun work on the mezz.
the mezz, ready for new paint and carpet.
The Dickson Tower.
Here's the space in October 2004, ready for construction to begin in mid-November. the mezz opens on February 2, 2005.
advertising the grand opening of the mezz
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