Library Buildings around the World

eliefs which pupils are regarded as individuals with a great responsibility, with personal guidance plays a leading role must be
reflected in the project. That means an "adult" building, where classrooms are no longer taking the main role but where the
emphasis is on independent study and offered a continuous invitation to discovery, development and meeting. One must avoid that
the building businesslike. Finally a program is not the start of a career but to prepare them. In the main urban form these
considerations translate into a volume that is clearly recognizable as a mass present, yet its design reification occurs. It features two
play an important role. The first is the gecurvde facade, the building provides a striking silhouette and unlike a flat facades
"sympathetic" look designed. Then there is the recognition of the various functions to the materialization of the facade and the
implementation of greenhouses, which takes a look deeply in the building "permit. Stramanweg to play a complementary role to the
greenhouses. Here, she breaks the only transparent (due to a mandatory building line) flat facade of the building, which the rhythm
of the residential buildings on the other side gets a sequel. The entrance of the building is focused on the future square on the west
side, from space and public transport argued the most logical place. Immediately after the main entrance leading a circulation route
through the most common features of the building as central teaching rooms, restaurant, shops / cafes etc. spread over the ground
and first floor. On the second floor there are functions with a common, but less "public" character, such as library and computer
center. On the third and fourth floor are the areas of education clusters. So take upwards the noise and intensity of use off.
The ambition Hoogstad Architects for this project is unchanged. The task challenges us to make a college building that the scale can
be interpreted as a small village and that the large urban dynamics that are expected from this, a very positive impact on the
environment. Several thousand mostly young users coming into the building to study, teach, work, collaborate and socialize. Today's
educational beliefs which pupils are regarded as individuals with a great responsibility, with personal guidance plays a major role,
the project must be reflected. That means a "mature" building, where classrooms are no longer occupy the main role but where the
emphasis is on independent study and an invitation is offered to continuous discovery, development and meeting. It must ensure that
the building businesslike. Finally a program is not starting a career, but to prepare them. In the main urban form considerations
translate into a volume that is clearly recognizable as a mass of presents, but also by its design reification occurs. It features two play
an important role. The first is told, curved façade, which gives the building a striking silhouette and unlike a flat facades
"sympathetic" character is intended. Then there is the recognition of the various functions to the materialization of the facade and
the implementation of greenhouses, a deep look "into the building" permit. Stramanweg to play a complementary role to the
greenhouses. Here they form transparent interruptions of any (due to a mandatory building line) flat facade of the building, which
the rhythm of the residential buildings on the opposite side will be repeated. The entrance of the building is focused on the future
square on the west side, from spatiality and public transport argued the most logical place. Immediately after the main entrance
leads a circulation route through the most common features of the building, such as central teaching rooms, restaurant, shops / cafes,
etc. spread over the ground and first floor. On the second floor there are functions with a common, but less "public" character, such
as library and computer center. On the third and fourth floor are the rooms of the school clusters. So take upwards the noise and
intensity of use it. a photo: Christian Richters Photo 2: Marcel van Kerckhoven.(http://www.architectenweb.nl)
The HES School of Economics and Business is situated a stone's throw away from the Amsterdam Arena. The biggest design
challenge was clear from the first moment; how to create suitable accommodation for some five thousand, mainly young, students in
the sober surroundings of Amsterdam South East? The building has been conceived as a town within a town; as a network of wide
and narrow streets, squares and gardens (in the form of "serres", or glazed buffer zones). Countless voids offer sight lines which
visually interlink the different levels. The building ensures that the users are optimally visible to each other, thereby generating
encounters. The four 'serres', or conservatories, are glass-enveloped outside spaces with a Mediterranean climate. They provide a
"break-out space" and can also encompass a variety of activities. The large north serre has a step-by-step rising floor, creating a
space able to accommodate large gatherings of people. (http://www.mimoa.eu)
EEA Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects, Rotterdam – The Netherlands
Co-founder Meecano
http://www.erickvanegeraat.com
Libraries:
Library Technical University Delft, Utrecht – The Netherlands 1992 – 1998
see: Meecano architecten.
Faculty of Economics and Management, Library, University of Utrecht – The Netherlands 1991 – 1995
see: Meecano architecten.
The University of Utrecht in the Netherlands commissioned an urban master plan by the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (Art
Zaayer) in the eighties, and has since invited several well known Dutch architects to contribute to the University campus "De
Uithof". The faculty for Economics and Management (FEM) is part of the Kasbah zone of the campus which aims to preserve the
existing feeling of open space by strongly condensing building programs and allowing collective spaces only within their footprint
and not between the buildings. The design for this faculty follows and enhances these principles of the master plan in order to create
a new sense of unity for the faculty. Previously the FEM was accommodated in seven buildings at five different locations scattered
around the city. The six departments of the faculty sought to define a new single identity while at the same time preserving a sense of
independence. The identity of the faculty as a whole is determined by its collective spaces; entrance lobby, library, "mediatheque",
restaurants and lecture halls for up to 400 people. These are all positioned at the front of the building complex and can be rented out
as conference rooms, which increase the activity in this public zone. There are three patio gardens within the building with specific
characteristics; the Water Patio, the Jungle Patio and the Zen Patio. These spaces provide a visual focus for orientation and are
perceived to be the heart of the building. The more specific educational functions, such as classrooms and staff facilities are located
at the rear of the building. Each department centers on a "study square", where students can meet for informal study purposes. The
building program forms several groups that are expressed by distinct architectonic typology and materialization. The ground floor
provides the main orientation area for the building from which the other floors are easily accessible. Internal circulation routes are
spacious to cater for the large numbers of students. They each have a different character to aid orientation. Contrary to its large
scale (23,000 m2 gross floor area) the building remains easy to comprehend for visitors. By developing the principle of the Kasbah
zone to its full extent, the new FEM combines a unified and strong exterior with a rich and complex quality of the inner space.
of indoor and outdoor spaces, their respective status, their interrelationships, the way they are distributed (their address) constitute
the rules of urban architecture. In our view, it seemed important that the respective position of each of the elements of the scheme
allow the status of the outdoor spaces extending from them to be emphasised. The media library therefore becomes the logical
extension of Place du 11 novembre, the clear glass used in its fully glazed façade (possible thanks to the double skin) providing
transparency during the day and, conversely, allowing light from the media library to illuminate the square at night. (Egeraat)
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