Tag Libraries

17-07-2020

LocHal a library with “personal heating” by CIVIC

A big locomotive factory in Tilburg, in the Netherlands, has become a versatile library with an unusual feature: “personal heating”.

12-06-2020

SHAU: Warak Kayu Microlibrary in Semarang, Indonesia

One of the “100 microlibraries” designed by the SHAU architecture firm for Indonesia’s urban communities - the “Warak Kayu” microlibrary, prefabricated from local wood and FSC certified - is opening in Semarang. SHAU’s interesting approach to urban planning offers these communities a cultural landmark.

05-06-2020

TAO: Librairie Avant-Garde in Xiadi, a small village in Fujian province

A bookshop run by the well-known Chinese Librairie Avant-Garde brand among the rice paddies of Xiadi, in Pingnan county, Fujian province, China. Hua Li and Trace Architecture Office (TAO) have converted a decaying old house into an unexpected but very popular bookshop with an event room.

04-06-2020

The multi-award-winning Half Moon Bay library by Noll & Tam Architects

The new library in Half Moon Bay, California, designed by Noll & Tam Architects is a highly sustainable project with LEED Platinum certification. It has received many recognitions, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and American Library Association (ALA) 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award, and the AIA San Francisco Sustainable Community Infrastructure Award.

21-05-2020

Sinan Poetry Books Store, Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

A poetic project to accommodate a bookstore for poetry. The Shanghai-based Chinese architecture firm, Wutopia Lab has converted the old orthodox St. Nicholas Church in Shanghai into a specialty bookstore.

24-04-2020

The interior of Mecanoo’s locHal mechanical library

The interior of Mecanoo’s locHal mechanical library consists of a series of workshops of great creative value designed for development of the city’s cultural creativity.

17-04-2020

Dominique Coulon & Associés designs Media library and public park in Pélissanne

The new media library in Pélissanne, in the heart of Provence, is an interesting and recent project designed by the Dominique Coulon & Associés firm. The project consists in the renovation and extension of Maison Maureau, a residential building built in 1642. The intervention also includes work on the park and the enhancement of the urban path for accessing the building from the nearby square.

06-04-2020

Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore by Wutopia Lab

The Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab has given the famous Hubei Foreign Language Bookstore in Wuhan, Hubei a complete makeover. Their project gravitates around an internal cone of light and stands as a symbol for the Hubei Changjiang Publishing & Media Group and for the city itself.