Karalee Library Pod Karalee.

Location
Queensland

Designer
Collectivus

Date Completed
October 2019

Ipswich Libraries has re-written the book with an innovative self-service Library Pod opening at Karalee Shopping Village, with a little help from Unita.

Modern, black and wood slatted library kiosk with a book vending machine and seating, under an awning with a large clerestory.
Close-up of a black sign with white, bold text reading "IPSWICH LIBRARIES" under a slatted wood ceiling.
Karalee Library Pod Karalee QLD

The custom-built library project offers a curated collection of multiple copies of the popular and trending books, in self-serve cabinets.
It also has a fully integrated touch screen where customers can browse the library’s e-books, e-magazines and downloadable audio collections and borrow immediately.

Contemporary pavilion with slatted walls and seating, sheltered under a large, curved plywood ceiling near a supermarket entrance.
  • Services

Design and documentation
Fitout and construction
Joinery manufacturing

Vertical close-up of a black pillar displaying the white "City of Ipswich" logo beneath a wood-slatted ceiling.
Interior of the slatted pavilion featuring a black pillar, digital screen, long wooden bench seating, and potted plants.
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Black and wood slatted pavilion outside a supermarket with a vending machine and seating.
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Close-up vertical shot of a black steel I-beam column supporting a slatted wood ceiling structure.
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A modern Coles supermarket exterior with a large black roof, a timber-paneled soffit, and bold red signage over the entrance, contrasting with the dark brick of the veterinary clinic hallway, which has a teal ceiling and wood flooring.
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