near the ponds of Beckenham Park alongside the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River. South Library The South Library is located on Colombo Street by the Heathcote river. Designed by architects Warren and Mahoney and completed in 2003, The South Library provides 2400 square metres of space in a single story building. It was designed with numerous features that make it a particularly environmentally friendly building. In 2004, the library received a supreme award at the New Zealand Institute of Architects award ceremony. While it received temporary repairs following the 2011 earthquake, in 2022 it was decided to demolish and rebuild the library in 2024, at a projected cost of almost $25M. External links Beckenham, Christchurch City Libraries Notes Suburbs of Christchurch