Municipal Library Manuel Altolaguirre | Malaga, Spain | CDG

Architects

Municipal Library Manuel Altolaguirre "Location: Calatrava, Malaga, SpainArchitect: CDG Architects   Photographer: Santos-Díez   Client :Municipal management of urban planning MalagaVia clicarQ

The extension to the national library of Austria | Vienna | Prechteck

prechteck’s design proposal for the extension to the national library of Austria located at the Hofburg in Vienna contains a number of cultural facilities, creative studios, a

restaurant and shops.straddling the border of a nearby park, the project is a continuous spiral form that houses its 1200sqm core exhibition hall and a smaller 600sqm multifunctional hall underground.pulling up out of the urban landscape, the extension features a mosaic form of crystal-like excisions along its body, allowing natural daylight to filter through to the interior. public circulation on the street level is not damaged by the extension, which arches off the ground to create a curvilinear roof garden on its roof. drop-off and fire emergency line is placed under the arch, allowing cars to drive under the structure to access the main entrance.all of the mentioned facilities are housed in one seamless structure, creating at each point a different spatial experience towards the Hofburg and directs its visitors intuitively to the foyer and into its programs.....more

Library Extension | Edwardian Library | Croydon | London | FAT

The project involves the refurbishment and extension of an existing Edwardian Library in Croydon, South London. FAT were originally commissioned by Croydon Council to undertake a feasibility study of the library looking at how it could be modernised to achieve contemporary access requirements. The ground floor of the building included several difficult changes in level while the lower floor and rear garden remained inaccessible. In addition the building fabric was in poor condition and the original interior detailing lost under a number of additions and modifications.........more

Main library Deichman Oslo | Atelier Oslo

Main library Deichman Oslo is the new public library that will be in Bjørvika, as part of deichman axis. Library is building an environment where everything from exterior to interior meets stringent environmental standards.

IntentionsIn order to integrate into the Deichman axis Bjørbvikabebyggelsen and give buildings a human scale, building mass is divided into three volumes. A diagonal street is established to provide the opera better access from the east, and also creates two smaller plassrom in the area. The library is placed in the plot of the Opera Alley to create the shortest route to public transportation, and the best views of the city, the bay and the surrounding green hills. The building is made visible at the top of the building collars out, and announces his presence to the visitors who come from Railway Square and Central Station.

Large cuts in the facade marks the entrances on three sides of the building, and invites the audience in from all corners of the city. The same cuts allow passersby to see into and through the diagonal lines run in the library, and the various library environments. The library has a flexibility that allows it to absorb many future features, and divided into different audio zones.

The translucent facade diffuses the light and gives a soothing feeling to the interior. At night the building will glow and change appearance, and one can discern from the outside the different activities and events taking place inside the library.....more

Library in Zurich Calatrava

Law Library by Santiago Calatrava on Erdgenoessiche Technische Hochschule (ETH) University campus in Zurich, Switzerland