Vancouver Public Library Roof Garden

Vancouver public library s central branch will open its top two floors to the public on saturday unveiling a new rooftop garden meeting rooms and gallery space.

Vancouver public library roof garden.

Vancouver after being closed to the public for more than 20 years the top floors and rooftop of the central library in downtown vancouver have now been opened to the public. Vancouver s first public rooftop garden is named in honour of visionary city builders and philanthropists art phillips bob hager and rudy north. Twenty three years to be exact. Initially leased to the provincial government the top two floors of the iconic central library building have been transformed into vibrant.

Vpl has announced that the massive new garden and library space expansion built at a cost of 15 5 million will be open to the public beginning at 10 am on saturday september 29. The vancouver public library central branch s new rooftop garden has been a very long time coming. It has taken more than 20 years but a publicly accessible rooftop garden is finally coming to the main branch of the vancouver public library on west georgia. Garden where visitors can read a book work or use as a quiet retreat.

More than 20 years after the vancouver public library s central branch opened a rooftop garden is finally being unveiled. This will be a 40 000 sq. It adds unique publicly accessible outdoor rooftop spaces with two large outdoor terraces on the north and south and an 8 000 sq. The vancouver public library has spent 16 8 million to open the two two floors of central branch to the public and add a rooftop garden.

Indoor and outdoor expansion of the library on two top floors previously used as provincial government offices. Ted chernecki has a sneak preview. Crowds gathered at the official opening of vancouver public library s vpl central expansion this morning taking in the exciting new spaces and rooftop views for the first time since the central library opened in 1995.