Library Buildings around the World

BLANCA Architects, Haarlem – The Netherlands
http://www.blanca.nl
Libraries:
de Waard (The Triangle), Egmond aan den Hoef (Prov. Noord Holland) – The Netherlands 2006
4.600 m², € 3.500.000
On the edge of Egmond aan den Hoef is a building made with a shopping center, a library, commercial space and seven apartments.
The various functions are housed in a compact volume at a slope vegetation. The location on the edge of dunes and buildings
provides the project design The building has two contrasting faces. On the side of the dune vegetation responds to the sloping of the
building along with a sound-proof earthen wall as a landscape element on the artificial environment. The horizontal and vertical cutouts
of openings and roof terraces show that the slope is part of a building. On the side of the village is a vibrant transitional zone
between inside and outside realized. Behind a steel colonnade are the stairs, elevators, walkways and entrances to the mall, library,
commercial space and housing. The stores are accessible through a central winkelhal. In the design phase is an analysis of more
extroverted and introverted shopping. The advantages and disadvantages of both models for public and supplies are inventoried. On
that basis, geziende location and limited retail space program proposed an "introverted" solution with a central winkelhal. "
Simultaneously, a large opening in the sloping roof from the hall a unique view of the landscape. The two-storey high hall also
provides spatial relationships between the shopping center, library and commercial space. Also from the library and the homes will
look into the bulb fields and dunes. On the ground floor is a supermarket and five dagwinkels van 100 m2 located at about 100 m2 of
replacing existing retail. On the first floor are the existing settlements of Egmond-aan-Zee, Egmond-aan-den-Hoef Egmond-Binnen
and a public library of 800 m2 together. Also on this floor 400 m2 of commercial space. Finally, on the second floor, seven houses
have been completed. These contribute to the vibrancy of the area and ensure social control as a library and shops
closed.(http://www.architectenweb.nl)
van den Broek Bakema, Rotterdam – The Netherlands
http://www.broekbakema.nl
Libraries:
Faculty of Mathematic & Physics, Bibliotheek, Leiden University, Leiden – The Netherlands on design
(2009)
The Faculty of Mathematics & Physics at Leiden University consists of a collaboration of several autonomous institutions. By
bringing these institutions together under one roof, cooperation at the intersections of research themes and institutions is stimulated
and strengthened. Research is concentrated in the wings of the building. Between the wings is a central area that contains mainly
teaching and a number of specific functions. Above these functions, in the central area, is a plaza that is stepped upwards and where
the users of the building can meet. This plaza is the vibrant heart of the building, with functions like a restaurant, reception desk,
library and flower garden. At a smaller scale, in the research wings, meeting areas are placed close to the cores. The existing saucershaped
building with lecture halls, which is to remain intact, is located at the forecourt of the complex. (Broek)
Cultuurhuis Winschoten, Bibliotheek, Winschoten ( Prov. Groningen) – The Netherlands 2008 in progress
BVO 20.229 m²
This multiple commission is for the design of a cultural centre and a parking garage as part of the urban development plan. In
addition, the surrounding site is to be landscaped in such a way as to allow for parking on ground level and for an inviting route to
or from the centre of Winschoten.
Cultural strip
The cultural centre houses a theatre with a seating capacity of 700, an events hall, flat floor room, public library, radio and television
studios, the Centrum voor de Kunsten (art centre) and the cultural cafe. The building is, in essence, one interconnected strip of
cultural facilities. Placed side by side in a row, these facilities are connected by a generous common hallway from which the different
functions each have their own entrance. With a height of thirteen metres and a glass facade and glass roof construction, this space is
highly transparent. This hallway opens out into the library and also serves as a lobby for theatrical performances and events in the
events hall or the flat floor room. As the public space is, in a sense, continued in the building we have also extended the facade inside.
All the library and lobby walls are constructed of brick, for instance. Users pass through this shell to the other functions, where the
construction materials are tailored to that particular function.
Parking garage
The parking garage with 414 parking places is a large cylinder placed in the ground. It is in essence a long, concentric parking street.
The interior ring is open to allow natural light into the garage at all times; this also simplifies the ventilation process. Supply air is
blown into the garage through the outer cylinder and the air is carried out through the open interior cylinder. (Broek)
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, Building X, Interior Building X, Zwolle (Prov. Overijssel) –
The Netherlands 2009 /2010
(BNA Building of the year 2011 Regio East)
Bij het interieurontwerp van gebouw X heeft de behoefte aan flexibiliteit in combinatie met de sterke identiteit een bepalende rol
gespeeld. De hoofdopzet van het interieur is neutraal. Alle basiselementen van het gebouw zijn wit of heel licht van kleur. De
kolommen, trappen en hellingbanen zijn in wit beton uitgevoerd, kernen waarin zich trappenhuizen, liften en toiletten bevinden zijn
hoogglans wit geschilderd. Met open en gesloten systeemwanden kunnen ruimtes eenvoudig toegevoegd of gewijzigd worden. De
vloeren hebben een afwerking als gietvloer in een warm grijze tint. Op specifieke plekken wordt met afwijkende materialen en
kleuren gewerkt.
Objecten in kleur
Binnen de neutrale opzet zorgen objecten in kleur voor oriëntatiepunten in het gebouw. Deze punten markeren de verkeersroute die
door de flexibel indeelbare ruimte heen loopt. De objecten zijn bijvoorbeeld postvakken, pantry's balies, vergadercellen en
zitmeubels. In de kernen en overige gesloten ruimten van het gebouw, zoals de toiletten, collegezaal en tv-studio, is het uitgangspunt
voor het interieur grijs in combinatie met een accentkleur.
Gebouw als decor
Naast objecten als kleuraccenten in het neutrale gebouw, is er een aantal vaste elementen aan te wijzen die een bijzonder uiterlijk
krijgen. Door verticale vlakken (wanden, schermen, gordijnen, folie op glazen wanden) en horizontale vlakken (tapijt, vlonder)
kleur te geven, ontstaat er een decor voor plekken in het gebouw met een eigen identiteit en sfeer. Op deze plekken bevinden zich de
collectieve ruimtes voor alle gebruikers; de studielandschappen, docentenruimtes, vergaderruimtes, concentratiecellen en
overlegruimtes. Het interieur vormt een tweede laag ten opzichte van het gebouw, afgestemd op het gebruik van de ruimte en de
plek.
Broekbakema is ook verantwoordelijk voor Gebouw X en het Masterplan van de campus. (Broek)
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