24 Cozy Library Designs For The Home
Posted 11 days ago by rachel
Bookworms always rejoice at the thought and visuals of a perfectly appointed library. A library within the home is what you make of it, but for most– it is a cozy reading nook (or giant room!) full of any and all books to get lost in. Floating shelves, secret rooms or even a library within a…
Original Mexico Home Turned Contemporary Cultural Library Center
Posted 36 days ago by rachel
Mexico features some really creative companies and individuals, and Arquitectura 911sc and collaborator Fernanda Canales created a library concept around a former home without ruining the integrity of the building shell. From the start to finish, this project really embodies a way of working around some situations that aren’t always ideal in residential to public space…
Netherlands Book Mountain + Library Quarter by MVRDV
Posted 229 days ago by rachel
The always innovative MVRDV architecture based out of Rotterdam in The Netherlands has just completed a project almost 10 years in the making. The “Book Mountain + Library Quarter” is the latest sector of the market square in Spijkenisse (Netherlands). The pyramid inspired shape inside of the building also translates to the glazed ceiling pyramid structure…
Los Gatos LEED Library by Noll & Tam Architects
Posted 248 days ago by rachel
It can be tough enough to get everything situated, permitted, planned and approved for public buildings (let alone libraries in this day and age), but the newly opened Los Gatos Library by Noll & Tam Architects is all of that and then some. The structure is a contemporary two story, 30,000 square foot facility where the…
Beautiful Tea House with Tree Built Through Balcony in Shanghai, China
Posted 327 days ago by ian
If there’s one well appointed space that plays off of the structure and surrounding nature itself, it has got to be the Tea House by Archi-Union Architects. The Shanghai based tea house is a contemporary dream come true while still maintaining green roots– all while keeping a tree and its location intact. Roughly 3,200 square feet,…
13th Century Church Converted to Modern Day Library in Holland
Posted 345 days ago by ian
Church conversions have crossed our desks in the past, but nothing quite extravagant as this old cathedral that has been converted into a modern book store. Located in Maastricht, Holland this 13th century Dominican church has been transformed by the architectural firm Merkx + Girod in a project known as Selexyz Dominicanen Maastricht. The massive 1,200…
