Tag Libraries

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.

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.

17-04-2020

Helen & Hard architects’ glue-laminated timber library in Vennesla

A library with a futuristic look in Vennesla, Norway, made entirely out of glue-laminated timber.

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.

17-03-2020

Serero Architectes Urbanistes designs new Media Library, an urban and landscape showcase in Bayeux

Architecture firm Serero Architectes Urbanistes designed the new Media Library in Bayeux (France), a building located in an open plot connecting the town’s future development zones and its historic centre. The project integrates perfectly into the historical context of Bayeux, while also offering a splendid panoramic view on the famous cathedral, a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic architecture.