Eun Young Yi, Yiarchitects Köln | Germany

The new 9-storey library building deliberately takes its cue from the block structure of the projected 7-storey buildings in the area, and rises up like a great crystalline cube within the grassed area at Mailänder Platz. The dimensioning and positioning, detached from their urban context, are a symbol of the significance of the library as a new intellectual and cultural centre within the overall A1 project. What appears to be the island position of the completed library is just one of the features of an initial development; it is only temporary.

L2 Arkitekter | Norway

Lørenskog library is situated in the municipality’s new crescent-shaped culture centre – “Lørenskog hus”. The library was officially opened on 1 May 2011. “Lørenskog hus” is a vital element of the community’s urbanization process, and it houses not only the library, but also a cinema, a youth club and a children’s music school.

The three-storey Lørenskog library comprises a café, a reading room and a number of group study rooms. In addition, there are two rooms especially designed for gaming and an enclosed area where school classes participate in book talks.

Helen & Hard | Norway

Vennesla library opened in new premises in October 2011. It is a public library now located by a square in the town centre, linking two existing public buildings: an adult learning centre and a community centre/cinema. The new library and the community centre are thus merged and have the same entrances and common mingling spaces. The two buildings now appear as one.

Krzysztof Strama, Marcin Susuł | Poland

The Book Centre in Oświęcim is a modern and functional public library. The innovative shape and block of the building provides meeting space for all users. Function inside the library has been formed around the open spaces of communication, with no architectural barriers so that everyone going into even on the occasion can move in it freely. The building has underground parking and three levels where besides the collections for children and adults is a place for the press, multimedia, cinema halls, an Internet center, playroom for children, rooms for workshops, auditorium and galleries.

Aart Arkitekter | Denmark

In many years the attention has been aimed at the site adjacent, where the UNESCO World Heritage site, Kronborg Castle, which is famous for its role in Shakespeare's Hamlet, exerts its magnetic pull on both tourists and local citizens of Elsinore – but now Elsinore’s old shipbuilding yard has been transformed into a 17.000 m2 cultural and knowledge centre, including concert halls, showrooms, conference rooms, a dockyard museum and a public library.
The Library itself is 6.000 m2

Bossuyt, Van de Walle | Belgium

The public library of Puurs is located in the town centre. The remodeled library building is part of an urban renovation plan. The architect used a lot of glass for the front of the building to increase the feeling of openness and transparentness. The result is a library with a human-environment relationship where light and space are the dominant elements. Accentuating the main white with trendy colors brings out the library’s bright design.

José António Lopes da Costa, Tiago Meireles | Portugal

The Ferreira de Castro municipal library is located in Oliveira de Azeméis, a district in northern Portugal with around 70 000 inhabitants. It was named after the writer Ferreira de Castro, who was born in the area.

António Belém Lima | Portugal

Júlio Teixeira Municipal Library is the central library of Vila Real, a municipality on northern Portugal of about 50 000 inhabitants.
It is a two-storey T-shaped building. One of its main features is the entrance tunnel which leads to the atrium.
The entrance hall and the multipurpose room are located on the upper floor of the west-east wing. The adult’s lending and multimedia areas are located on the upper floor of the north-south wing, and the children's room on the ground floor.

Jonas Edblad, Wingårdh architect AB | Sweden

The grand opening of the cultural house Mimers Hus was in September 2004.
The library which you found the main building has tree floors and has 19 librarians and 4 assistants. We have around 35 computers at the library and wireless broadband. The library has almost 1500 visitors every day.

Nataša Filipčić, Univ. Grad. Arch. | Slovenia

The Brežice library’s roots go back to the year 1880, and it began to officially operate in 1945. The library kept growing despite numerous relocations to new premises and different organizational forms. Today it serves the area of Brežice municipality, with 24.500 inhabitants, and also offers basic services to people beyond its borders. This house of wisdom is a meeting point for multiple generations. The library collection covers over 100.000 items.

Syndicate content
© Copyright librarybuildings.info 2008-2012