Library Buildings around the World

Poland
Archico-Project Ltd., Warsaw – Poland
http://archico.pl
Libraries:
University of Gdansk, Library – Poland 2006
The Library of the University of Gdansk, apart from being an academic unit, serves as an educational and service centre of the
University information system. The Central Library of the University of Gdansk in Gdansk-Oliwa, together with seven specialist
libraries and UG British Library constitutes the basis for the academic library and information system. It is available for all readers,
with the scientific library and a public centre of science and culture accessible for inhabitants of the whole region. 15.000 m²
( http://www.mimoa.eu )
Badowski Budzynski Kowalewski Architekci, Warszawa – Poland
http://mbarch.pl
Libraries:
Warszawa University Library – Poland 2000
Project competition for the library was founded in 1993, the fourth year of the new Polish. Years of hope, confusion, loss of old and
new. For me, it was the time to really look for, identify their world and fight for simple survival. Generally, I try to follow in the
direction of what we call sustainable development.
The mood and symbolism of the forms library is a result of both the direction and the fascination with the design team established by
the University Library of the idea of combining free access to the collections of formalized access the catalog and service along with
the simultaneous possibility of earning a computer information from international collections of university libraries. Equally exciting
for us was the established way of financing investment and associated spatial link library of commercial space.
The basic design decision is the structure of the building resulting from the above. urban planning principles and guidelines that
restrict the height of the building and ordering a reference to the street frontage of the building. The property generally fills a 100%
land within the line of demarcation development. It has two floors underground and four above-ground. At the lowest level of 8
meters underground are parking and technical rooms, at 5 meters below the ground floor constituting a reserve for the development
of storage library, planned in the first phase as a floor for rent for commercial purposes, currently rented for family entertainment
center Hula Kula.
From the ground floor - reduced about 80 cm from the surrounding area to the roof, the building is divided into two parts. Library
of the Vistula, and the commercial part of the city. Both these parts are connected so. "Alley". Space symbol of the unity of
opposites, the space in which a variety of often conflicting events can occur. This part thanks to Robert Rzesosia commercial bank
imperative undoubtedly began to live, and certainly at this stage began to displace the Library. I wonder if the University might
reflect and find the will and the power balance.
All above-ground and below-ground floors are connected by shafts 7-mioma jumper divisions plumbing and electrical, elevators,
stairwells and toilets.
This structure has its exterior and interior.
The exterior of the building speaks of coexistence of nature and culture, has aspirations to Mark. It has a roof and three facades so.
"Organic".
The guidelines resulted urban neighborhood of the Botanical Garden Library. We proposed unity of these two assumptions - Symbol
of unity of opposites of Nature and Culture - garden surrounds and covers the exterior of the library, its roof and three facades so.
"Organic", making them biologically active. Their mood determine the distribution racks and drain water from the roof to the nets,
climbing over them, vegetation and green stains of patina copper laying on rough concrete. These naturally growing plants are to be
ornament Structures. The fifth element of the exterior - facade of the town called "Cultures" he says about the relationship with the
past. The diversity of civilizations, says the Greek - Roman and Judeo-Christian source of Polish culture. 8 tables of alphabets and
codes, and form the entire façade symbolizes the facts.
It also binds with the system inputs in building the unity of the organization of the city. For six inputs from the street. Good life
penetrates into the interior, to the "streets" for the binding and separating the commercial part of the library and the outer green.
The system inputs and symbols library Facades imposed on some music is an expression of hope that the people have reached a state
of absolute reflection of commerce and their system of values will be modified in the direction of balancing Me and My, and a
reminder that tradition is about us.
The interior of the Library is the world of isolation, a world of special, artificially created a climate in which the book is as important
as the reader, is the spirit world culture. The space of this world is, like any Euclidean, formed on three mutually perpendicular axes,
defining relationships. The first one, oblong, designating compounds of the Temple of Knowledge in everyday life leads from the
"streets" steps called "Propylaea" with "colonnade philosophers' information into the hall and then to the main reading room. The
second axis, perpendicular to the first sets relationship with nature, with the surrounding park mounted electro on and covering the
area of the Library. At the intersection of the first two passes third axis vertical, symbolically defining the relationship of culture and
the universe. This is the backbone of ideas, faith, transcendental matters.
It consciously shape the mood to help achieve a state of sacred culture, a reminder of the need to strive for the unity of the truths of
reason and revelation.
On these three axes around the lobby information is stretched network with a collection of individual compounds. Network pass
through the aisles on three levels connected by stairs and elevators creates a kind of city planning books with their culmination in
Agora hall information. Navigating the space determines its fourth dimension and brings vivid sense of space. It strengthens the
commitment to trade with the whole culture, helps you find your place in the infinite relationships around us.
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