The Helsinki Central Library 091116 British Library, St Pancras Transformed team

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changing daily * filled with life, ideas and inspiration * experience, involvement &

empowerment * creating meaning & sharing knowledge *

a healthy dose of innovation * cross-societal encounters *

gasps of joy * a few tears * not bound by rules *

WELCOME TO HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY 2018!

St Pancras Trasformed/ British Library 9.11.2016

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FAST FACTS/ FINLAND• The population 5,4 million, with

density of 18 per sq km, the lowest in EU

• Part of Sweden to 1809,

then part of Russian Empire to 1917,

independent since 1917, joined EU 1995

• Land of libraries – the average Finn

borrows 18 items annually

and public libraries are a service

guaranteed by law

• More saunas than cars!

• The Finns love tango

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FAST FACTS/ HELSINKI

• Population 600 000,

founded in the 16th century• Capital spans over 300 islands

• It is the home of northern most metro

station and vineyard in the world

• Love for libraries!12 library visits per

inhabitant annually

• The population of women is greater

than that of men

• Has the nightless nights in summer,

doesn’t receive sunshine

for 51 days in winter

Finland Today

Finland is being rated

amongst the most innovative

economies in the world.

We all from children to

seniors need to learn more

about innovation, creative

thinking, problem solving,

awarness, opennes, digital

skills and entrepreneurship.

How can libraries support this

development and help the

generel public realize their

ideas and projects?

Choices?

For welfare to increase, innovation from

citizens and communities is needed

We need more initiatives that will support

the new requirements and skills on

demand: critical thinking, problem

solving, creativity, innovation,

communication and collaboration –

things that you can find from the library,

library of the new era.

Examples from library field:

- People use library spaces more and

more for working/ learning together/

creating ideas/ networking/ ideation/

activities and hobbies

- Combinations of libraries &

fablabs/makerspaces/ hackerspaces

are growing both in numbers and

members

Makespace in action in

Helsinki City Library

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changing daily * filled with life, ideas and inspiration * experience, involvement &

empowerment * creating meaning & sharing knowledge *

a healthy dose of innovation * cross-societal encounters *

gasps of joy * a few tears * not bound by rules *

WELCOME TO HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY 2018!

10 000 visits per day

2,5 million visits per year

The Library of the future

D.Skot-HansenC.H. RasmussenH. Jochumsen

Innovation

Recognition/Experience

Empowerment

Engagement

we

libraryan enricher

is

ideasof

where by sharing

knowledge, skills

and storiesa new

and thoughts,

together create

civicsociety.

The

Vision of the

Helsinki City Library

Three different floors, three different athmospheres

The ground floor is busy and frequently updated space suitable for

quick visits and walk-throughs. The active, zero-threshold public

spaces in the ground floor will be visible, attractive, understandable

and welcoming to all visitors.


The middle floor will offer opportunities for working, concentrating and

learning-by-doing in an environment optimized for media and latest tools. It

will contain workshop spaces for music and multimedia, as well as a public

sauna and a citizen balcony.


The traditional, serene library atmosphere can be found on the top

floor. This will be a calm area for contemplation, floating above the

busy central Helsinki. It will offer great views to the surrounding park

and cityscape.

“In Finland public spaces aren’t designed for people. Usually they are empty squares and monuments. Public space should be for us all: street kitchens, sofas, creative nudges, peer learning and so worth. We need space and tools, that could be used for people’s own events, action and ideas.”-Arto Sivonen, urban culture activist &marketing manager

Aarhus/ Dokk 1Urban Mediaspace will provide you with many opportunities for experience, learning, activity and contemplation.

Oslo/ New DeichmanskeKeeps Oslo awake. The most innovative, visible and available library and public space in Europe.

BirminghamRewriting the book. We aim to transform lives through learning, knowledge and culture.

The Budget

• Costs total 96 million €

• Operating costs 7 million € yearly

Costcontrol is very strict:

• All planning proposals are under

calculation of costs

• Decisions are made after the

calculation of costs is finalized

• All costs must be budgeted before 27

June 2014.

Schedule • Preparations with the winning team 8/2013-11/2013

• The consultant of construction and technical planners are chosen according to the EU regulations 11/2013

• The project plan is ready for the decision making 9/2014, legal 3/2015

• Possible changes in the City Plan 10/2013-3/2015

• The implementation planning 3/2015-3/2016

• Preparations for construction, EU tender requests 4/2016-10/2016

• Construction begins 11/2016

• The masonry of the ”foundation stone” 4/2017

• The building is completed 8/ 2018

• Interior decoration and furnishing 9-11/2018

• The opening ceremony 12/2018

The Future library is designed for with you -

Participatory planning

Helsinki Central Library 2018 is a new type of project where the

contents and modes of activity are developed through

collaboration between the library, city residents and partners.

User involvements,

examples

• Focus groups

• Interviews

• Observations

• Personas

• Lead User

workshops

Design Probes

• Participatory

budgeting

• Idea gatherings

• Competitions

• Campaigns and

events

• Name

Competition

• Votes and feedback

Design Thinking = a mind set and an co-operative process for delivering services that create positive impact

1. See the

challenge

form user’s

point of view 2. Define the

problem and

the goals

3. Generate

different

types of ideas

to meet the

goals

4. Build

prototypes

as fast as

possible

5. Test,

measure the

impact,

iterate

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CONCLUSIONS &

LESSONS LEARNED

• Redefine: what’s library’s soul, why

should it exist, what it gives to people

today and in the future?

• Focus on the customers needs in

planning and designing the contents

and servicres

• Invite residents and citizens to

participate and engage with them

at many different levels

• Step out from your professional

comfort zone, question your own

role and decide to be

open for experiments

See more at www.muotoilutarinat.fi/en

See more at

http://www.muotoilutarinat.fi/en/project/new-

central-library/

http://www.muotoilutarinat.fi/en/project/new-central-library/

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THANK

YOU!

VIRVE MIETTINEN

Participation

planner, [email protected] ,

[email protected],

Twitter @wirwe

+ 44 7 951 20 5097

The Helsinki Central Library 091116 British Library, St Pancras Transformed team

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