Library Buildings around the World

mountain village with a variation of narrow alleys, piazzas, views over the surroundings and small quiet rooms. The main routes
through the school are clearly delineated while short cuts and extra connections create diversity and connect the different functions
in the school.
Luxuriant and varied
The school is a public school with 3 parallel classes and a special emphasis on aesthetic and virtual subjects and learning processes.
The design is luxuriant and varied in both plan and facade with a precise structure on the inside. Outside the school takes good use
of the surrounding urban landscape with places for learning, play and breaks at the building’s terraces, along the canals, over the
fortified roof towards Ørestad high school to the Pocket park to the north. A large area where the children can play, learn and grow.
Spearhead project
KHR arkitekter was one of the first studios to introduce sustainable architecture in Denmark. The consideration for the
environment is reflected in the new building, which will be a spearhead project in Copenhagen Council’s efforts to save energy.
(KHR)
University of Copenhagen, Library – Denmark 2002
Client: University of Copenhagen, Acreage: 50.000 m2, Cost: 500 mio Dkkr.
The new University of Copenhagen – Amager (KUA) is a compact, urban construction with attractive outdoor areas that bind the
wings of the buildings together.
Democratical educational buildings
KHR has many years of experience in creating educational facilities. The aim is to design reliable spaces that work as a healthy basis
for the creative development and learning of students. KUA is conceived as a democratic educational building where students can
develop through enjoyable and concentrated learning. All rooms have been designed with the aim of strengthening and enhancing
the internal communication between students with each other and with their teachers. All rooms are flexible and non-confined. The
first building section comprises the first stage of the total development plan for the university. With its location on the canal in the
north-eastern corner of Njalsgade and Amagerfælledvej, it made up the first part of the new city district. The total area of the first
building section is 41,500 m2.
Teaching below, research above
The aim was to design a compact, varied urban building where the outdoor areas adjacent to the buildings are functional spaces. In
later stages, squares and common areas supplement these outdoor areas. The building continues the architectural competition’s idea
of north/south-oriented wings of six storeys. Classrooms are located on the ground and first floors, while the second to fifth floors are
reserved for research and the various departments. The sequence of the wings is varied with large common rooms such as canteens,
libraries and auditoriums. The facade of the two lowest floors consist of two large glass sections that ensure contact across the
structure to the canal and rooms facing the yard. The facades from the second to the fifth floor are designed as natural stone fronts
in travertine with window strips. (KHR)
Søren Robert Lund Arkitekter MAA FDA, Copenhagen – Denmark
http://www.srlarkitekter.dk
Libraries:
Ordrurp School, Charlottenlund – Denmark 2006
Floor Area: 5800 m²
School extensions can create 'schoolscapes' by allowing for new connections and by opening up new interior spaces. At Ordrup
School, the new extension forms the fourth side of a square, making a loop out of what were previously three separate buildings. Its
plan maximizes connections between all parts of the old school; a system of short cuts allows for new and flexible ways of organizing
the school day. The programme consists of a café, a media library, a music room, teaching spaces and two auditoriums. The larger of
the two auditoriums is at once a place of passage and a place of gathering, as are all communal places. The choice of colour for the
façade is not just an aesthetic one; it also tells the story of the building, one about short cuts and connections between the different
levels of the old school buildings. The window panels on the second level are black - in contrast to the otherwise strong yellow - so
they appear as cut-outs between the connective lines of the building. (http://www.mimoa.eu)
Lundberg & Tranberg Arkitekter, Copenhagen – Denmark
http://www.ltarkitekter.dk
Libraries:
Malmö College’s education and research building, Malmö General Hospital
Campus, Malmö – Sweden 2003
Client: Malmö Högskola v. RegionFastigheter Skåne, Area: 12.500 m², Competition: 1998
Awards:
Malmö Stadt 2004
Malmö College’s new education and research building is located on the Malmö General Hospital campus, ensuring the
integration of teaching and practice. The campus is composed of freestanding buildings set among areas of green that open
up to the nearby Pildamm Park.
The building complex consists of two elongated, stone-clad volumes with a connecting building of glass. The wings are each
oriented toward the neighbouring buildings, resulting in an angled geometry that opens up toward the park.The three
separate volumes reflect the functions of the program: education, research, and community.
In order to achieve a high level of flexibility as well as a unique ceiling expression, the floors consist of exposed double-T
concrete elements, spanning from façade to façade. The constructive system is integrated with the façade, where clerestory
windows allow daylight deep into the rooms through the ribs of the concrete elements.
The interior climate of the building is based on radiant floor decks of polished concrete and the natural ventilation of all
spaces. (Lundberg)
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