- The building will have four entrances, with three at ground level. There will be a cafe on the ground level, connected to Te Ngākau Civic Square.
- Te Matapihi will provide innovatively designed facilities, balancing space for relaxation, recreational reading, study, learning, and knowledge exploration, with space for our city’s treasures and collections.
- There will be exciting new ways to connect with our city’s library and archives collections. This will include digital experiences and physical spaces so that people can interact, create, and learn, while still having a comfortable space to read books.
Our Central Library, before it closed, was Wellington’s most significant social infrastructure, playing the role of our city’s community ‘living room’.
When it re-opens, Te Matapihi will once again be an integral part of the beating heart of our capital city and the life of Wellington. It will be a space for everyone, with each experience a window to knowledge and connection.
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui will be the first of multiple Te Ngākau Civic Square projects that will bring our communities together for shared learning and discovery, and creative, cultural, democratic, and arts experiences.