The Liverpool Central Library and Archive Project is a unique and prestigious scheme within the heart of Liverpool’s World Heritage Site. The project provides a new 8000m2 library and specialist archive and restores 4000m2 of Grade II * Listed historic buildings on William Brown Street. The project has created a world class Library within this group of internationally important civic buildings. It provides a new cultural destination, a thrilling visitor experience and a library and archive of the highest quality. Arranged around an exciting full height atrium, the new 6-storey building gives the City of Liverpool a library for the 21st Century. The new floors connect to the historic Picton Library, the Hornby Library and Oak Room giving these areas a new lease of life and bringing them into full public use. A new archive repository provides storage for Liverpool’s most valuable collections and includes first class facilities for preservation and research.