My original intention of a library design was to uninterrupt the visual contact between the visitors and other activities around them. I also wanted this visual relationship to continue to the street level and passers by aswell. Of course the solution to this should not become uncomfortable and distracting for readers and researchers using the facilities.
the Driving Concept
After some thought and research. One idea stood above the rest. The idea of the library being a place to harvest knowledge, taking the word "harvest" into its literal sense I linked it to terraces, because thats where the harvest takes place in mountainous settings. These terraces would become the reading spaces and would hold the stacks along their walls. And this idea was and ideal solution to my original intention. Visual contact could persist in a sensational way between all readers and researchers as well as the street.
After arranging the position of the functions and the paths of circulation and finally working out the plans till I was satisfied, I was left with one more problem, the outer "shell" or design that would allow transparency to the street yet not disturb the visitors with
too much direct sunlight. I built several study models and finally decided on one that also translates a bit of the interior into it's shape.
Midterm Jury Presentation Below
Midterm Jury Presentation Below
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