Gillespie + Partners offers full architecture and interior architecture services for both the public and private sectors in a range of building types including, but not limited to, commercial, civic, institutional and financial retail projects.
The Firm is currently managed by Lloyd de Suze, a registered architect with the Board of Architecture of Trinidad and Tobago and Hannah de Suze, a qualified interior designer. This generational spread in management defines the present direction of the firm, incorporating fresh and innovative ideas aided by technological skills in combination with extensive professional experience.
DIEGO MARTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPLEX
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Diego Martin
The Ministry of Communications
25,252 sqft
Proposal
Project Type:
Civic Building
Services provided:
Architecture and Interior Design under Design-Build Contract
This design undertaking was part of a design – build proposal for the Urban Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT).
The design directive from the developer was for the promotion of a neighbourhood library to also serve as a community building with amenities for meeting and socializing.
While the basic design objectives were considered in form of a 3 story building the design of the main entry façade, facing west was a primary focus. The façade treatment included a passive design feature of a sunscreen as solar protection from the harsh afternoon sun. The protective element consisted of metal panels, floated off the main wall with a perforated pattern which illustrated the spreading branches of the majestic samaan tree, symbolic for its shading qualities as well as for the fact that the site was located deep in the Diego Martin Valley where the samaan tree once dominated the natural landscape.
Our proposal was not successful.
