I think the "story room" is an active reading area (rather than the rows of tables the adults have), while the story circles is specifically for storytellers.
i think one is just an indigenous inspired space, and the other one isn't.
in the photo you can see that it's a contained space with members of an audience interacting with people and objects on a stage.
as far as a children space goes, it seems really lazy and impersonal. and it would be nice for more murals or art to be on the walls then just a bunch of chic wood panelling. i think the design is pretty smart in general, it just lacks a 'saskatoonness' that i would like to see represented in our architecture. this is one of the problems with you outsource the construction to people who live 4000kms away. you lose the local character.
These are designs from the company constructing the building. I think building designers rarely go deeply into decoration or furnishings. That will be up the staff after they start using the space. I expect the walls will have plenty of art.
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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '24 edited Nov 29 '24
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