Library Buildings around the World

of the tower; the faculty staff is housed just above, around a glass-roofed atrium created from the 6th floor down by cutting out
segments of all the floors. Work rooms have been grouped around this vertiginous hole. (http://www.mimoa.eu)
Industrion, Kerkrade – The Netherlands 1993 - 1997
The position of the museum generates two types of space: one urban and one landscape. The first, the forum focuses on the visitor
who comes from the center and is also suitable for events. The second compartment, a connection to the vast landscape in Germany,
and the wooded hillside on the opposite side of the track. A free, architectural interpretation of the mijnbok symbolizes the most
turbulent industrial history of Limburg. The big wheels are my coat to strengthen their impressive effects. The frame acts as an
"elevated surface" in the sense that unreachable objects and relics exhibited in public spaces. The hall acts as a viewing platform
overlooking the library, the wisselexpositie, auditorium, offices, the museum garden and terrace. At the end of this corridor begins
the scene tour of the museum spaces. (diederendirrix)
Döll –atelier voor bouwkunst, Rotterdam – The Netherlands
http://www.dollarchitecture.com
Libraries:
Cultural Centre Canadaplein, Alkmaar Public Library, Alkmaar – The Netherlands 1997 – 1999
Cultural centre: three institutions under a single roof. The new Cultural Centre of Alkmaar is situated on a square, called
Canadaplein, on the edge of the historical town centre. The new buildings were designed as one volume, accommodating different
functions: the Municipal History Museum, the Central Library and the music school Artiance. The music school has a three storey
high entrance on the side of the square. By using black linoleum , steel and birch doors the school has been given an elegant
appearance. Daylight enters the corridors’ ends. The spaces that need sound-insulation most, like studios, lie entirely walled-in.
By way of the glass front, the visitor enters the foyer of the Museum. The glazed roof lends the atmosphere of a covered urban
square to the central hall. The stairs on the central axis offer the visitor different routes through the building. The glass roof lends a
striking transparency and lightness to the compact museum, whereas its precious objects are well protected against daylight. An
important role has been reserved for the auditorium, which hangs in this space like an independent white box. Any rivalry with the
imposing church has been avoided by giving the Cultural Centre a modest materialisation. The former Interkruis building has been
given a skin of wooden slats that also cover the glass front of the newly built structure. Behind this wooden façade the different
structures (old and new) are visible. In this way a certain stratification was obtained that renders the building soft and transparent
and makes it fit in with both the large scale church and the small scale buildings of the historical centre. (Döll)
“Behind this wooden facade the different structures (old and new) are visible. In this way a certain stratification was obtained that
renders the building soft and transparent and makes it fit in with both the large scale church and the small scale buildings of the
historical centre”. Global Architecture Document, nr. 67, 2001
OSG (Openbare Scholengemeenshap), Hengelo Learning Centre, Hengelo – The Netherlands 1999
The school with a 11,000 m2 sports hall is situated in the striking surroundings of the Tichelwerk Park. The compact building, with
its robust appearance, accommodates modern teaching facilities. There are individual workspaces for approximately 1,200
secondary school pupils, a computer classroom and a multi-media library with flexible computer workstations. By centralising these
functions in one area the latest ideas on teaching in Holland, called the “study house”, are given shape. The school building is one of
the first new schools that complies with the requirements of the Dutch “study house” school model: in addition to the 43 rooms for
group teaching, it has special working spaces where students of the senior classes can study individually or in small groups. These
include, for example, a multimedia center with computer workstations. As the site was limited in scale, Döll designed a compact
building. The four storey high front, facing the park, forms the prominent side of the school. Here the classrooms and the main
entrance are to be found. The front shows a combination of brickwork and red cedar, with a regular pattern of windows, slightly
interrupted on occasion. On the other side of the building, a green-bordered car park and a two store high bicycle shed retain
the distance between the residential area and the school. Here, the residents’ view is taken into account: the schools’ roof slopes
down towards the two store high rear and is covered with a moss and sedum layer. On this side, partly below ground level, the
multifunctional auditorium and the sports hall are located. (Döll)
Openbare Bibliotheek Almelo, Almelo – The Netherlands 1994
As the location for its new public library, the municipality of Almelo chose a site opposite the city hall, which was the final design of
the De Stijl architect J.J.P. Oud. Not only the vicinity of the latter building but also the complexity of the urban surroundings
and the ambitious programme were the ingredients of a very challenging project. The building consists of two volumes in a split-level
arrangement apparent in the section, separated by an open space. The relatively narrow separating void is crisscrossed by staircases
which interconnect different levels and which make it possible to apprehend the dynamic of the interior spaces. The volumes are all
distinct in their shape and materials. The somewhat receding transparent saw tooth facade of the ground floor contrasts with the
closed character of the copper frontage on higher floors. By following the form of the street, the slightly curved, copper-clad east
facade is largely responsible for the image of the library. The three self-enclosed, smaller volumes terminate in a wide glass front of
one storey height. The zinc-clad roof structure facing the city hall has the appearance of a separate volume. The ultramarine finish of
the end elevations and the developing patination of the copper-clad east facade enter into a respectful dialogue with Oud’s building
due to the contrasting materials. (Döll) “ As an uncompromising, spectacular and innovative piece of modern architecture, it
perfectly represents the ambitions of the client as well as being a pretty fair reflection of Döll’s own desires.” (Wallpaper Sept/Okt
1996)
Hochschulcampus Bielefeld (Bibliothek), Masterplan, Bielefeld – Germany on design (2007)
Client: Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW, Düsseldorf.
The assignment for the competition was the design of an urban master plan of an app. 16,5 ha area situated on the edge of
the German Teutoburger Forest. The programme consists of 150.000 m² new estate of the Fachhochschule Bielefeld and the
expansion of the existing building complex of Universität Bielefeld. Besides the Hochschulcampus offers space to prospective
university and private research institutions and beginning knowledge intensive companies. An important basic basic
assumption of the design is the careful integration in the valuable natural, wooded environment. (Döll)
Sobald in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2013 der Ersatzneubau Universitätsstraße bezogen ist, kann mit den Sanierungs- und
Modernisierungsarbeiten am Universitätshauptgebäude begonnen werden. Die Arbeiten werden bis 2025 dauern. Geplant
sind sechs große Bauabschnitte. Am Ende dieser langen Bauphase wird sich die Universität Bielefeld mit einer erstklassigen
Infrastruktur für optimale Forschungs- und Studienbedingungen präsentieren. Wir wollen auch künftig exzellente
Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler nach Bielefeld holen und junge Talente für ein Studium bei uns begeistern. Dazu
brauchen wir eine Infrastruktur und Arbeitsbedingungen, die unser Campusmanagement noch effektiver machen. Hans-
Jürgen Simm, Kanzler der Universität Bielefeld. 152.000 Quadratmeter: Herausforderung an das Facility Management Das
überaus komplexe Vorhaben stellt den Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW und die Universitätsverwaltung vor große
Herausforderungen. Der Gebäudekomplex verfügt über eine Nutzfläche von rund 152.000 Quadratmetern. Während der
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