Stockholm Public Library Competition - Blanket

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Stockholm Public Library Competition
Blanket
0329

This proposal is based on a man-made ending of Stockholmsåsen in which the library is located. Without trying to imitate the landscape, it makes its own interpretation of the hillside, which respects the hillside’s shape and height by creating entirely new urban facades. This gives the ridge greater precision and presence in relation to the street. The proposal subordinates itself to the Asplund building and is in many ways an urban hybrid between landscape and building which is easily recognisable with a character all of its own without any known predecessors. The open space between the different parts of the library picks up the diagonal of Odenplan and Karlbergsvägen and leads to new entrances both to the new extension and to the Asplund building. The space is well proportioned and is an entrance area and not a new square. The urban qualities of the project are not spectacular, but on the contrary modest and intimate and they allow the Asplund building to stand out as its own solitary building. The building is intelligently concluded with a high-rise component towards Gyldéngatan.

The actual expression of the project with its small light shafts and concrete facades should be developed both to make the building more welcoming and lighter—this should be achievable without endangering the idea of the project.

The large inner terraced room is very beautiful with its leaning pillars and varying shape, into which the light filters through skylights. The fact that the building is sunken reinforces not just the design of the room but also illustrates the architects’ awareness of the importance of restricting the scale of the building. The terraced interior is based on well-known library principles that give a feeling of overview and togetherness, whilst at the same time more intimate spaces can be created within it.



Fonte: www.arkitekt.se

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