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The best libraries on Dezeen, including the angular concrete OMA-designed Qatar National Library in Doha and a library aimed exclusively at women in Japan.

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Breakout spaces overlook the ground-floor lobby, zoned by a glass balustrade that wraps around the double-height space.

Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"

Breakout spaces overlook the ground-floor lobby, zoned by a glass balustrade that wraps around the double-height space.

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A wide staircase fitted with seating is placed at the centre of the lobby. It leads up to the first floor, towards exhibition rooms and breakout spaces beside a wall of the asymmetrically scattered windows.

Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"

A wide staircase fitted with seating is placed at the centre of the lobby. It leads up to the first floor, towards exhibition rooms and breakout spaces beside a wall of the asymmetrically scattered windows.

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Occupying a triangular plot, the building comprises a pair of low-lying blocks that run along two sides of the site. An entrance hall is positioned at its main street-facing elevation.

Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"

Occupying a triangular plot, the building comprises a pair of low-lying blocks that run along two sides of the site. An entrance hall is positioned at its main street-facing elevation.

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Located in the town of Nanterre, west of the French capital, the brick-clad Contemporary International Resource Library marks the southern edge of the Paris Nanterre University campus.

Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"

Located in the town of Nanterre, west of the French capital, the brick-clad Contemporary International Resource Library marks the southern edge of the Paris Nanterre University campus.

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French studio Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a library clad in thin, grey bricks at the entrance to Paris Nanterre University.

Bruno Gaudin Architectes creates university library in France with colonnaded "wind tower"

French studio Bruno Gaudin Architectes has completed a library clad in thin, grey bricks at the entrance to Paris Nanterre University.

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Reproductions of rare books are displayed in a wood-panelled stairwell. Lecture Theatre, Creative Area, Chief Architect, Internal Courtyard, White Pebbles, South African Artists, Blue Colour Palette, Perforated Metal, Cafe Interior

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Wutopia Lab wraps bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds

Reproductions of rare books are displayed in a wood-panelled stairwell.

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A luminous canopy of corrugated aluminium panels is installed on ceilings throughout this section to recall the surface of the river outside. Contemporary Art Forms, Lecture Theatre, Creative Area, Chief Architect, Internal Courtyard, Blue Colour Palette, Perforated Metal, Exhibition Space, Dezeen

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Wutopia Lab wraps bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds

A luminous canopy of corrugated aluminium panels is installed on ceilings throughout this section to recall the surface of the river outside.

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Inside, the Duoyun Bookstore is split across two levels and five different colour-coded zones. Lecture Theatre, Chief Architect, Internal Courtyard, White Pebbles, Blue Colour Palette, Perforated Metal, House On The Rock, Exhibition Space, Glass House

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Wutopia Lab wraps bookstore in perforated facade to mimic clouds

Inside, the Duoyun Bookstore is split across two levels and five different colour-coded zones.

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Floor to ceiling arched bookshelves and a black mirrored floor create a tunnel of books inside this store. Yangzhou, Cabinet D Architecture, Library Architecture, Tianjin, Chengdu, Zaha Hadid, Wuhan, Shanghai, Brick Studio

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Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways

Floor to ceiling arched bookshelves and a black mirrored floor create a tunnel of books inside this store.

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Books are exhibited on steel archways and giant geometric display stands inside this book and concept store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Alberto Caiola. Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chinese Architecture, Architecture Office, Online To Offline, Led Light Installation, Journal Du Design, Classical Elements, Furniture Showroom

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Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways

Books are exhibited on steel archways and giant geometric display stands inside this book and concept store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Alberto Caiola.

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erforated aluminium and quartz stone were used for the bookshelves in this maze-like Shanghai bookstore by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab. Mirror Ceiling, Floor Mirror, Chinese Architecture, Architecture Office, Bookstore Design, Zen, Circular Table, Translucent Glass, Small Spaces

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Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways

erforated aluminium and quartz stone were used for the bookshelves in this maze-like Shanghai bookstore by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab.

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Mirrored ceilings and zigzag staircases create the disorientating interior of this bookstore in southwest China designed by Shanghai-based studio X+Living. Chinese Architecture, Architecture Office, Yangzhou, Mirror Ceiling, Space Projects, Translucent Glass, Glass Floor, High Rise Building, Arquitetura

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Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways

Mirrored ceilings and zigzag staircases create the disorientating interior of this bookstore in southwest China designed by Shanghai-based studio X+Living.

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Inside the building, the compact ground floor can be used as a projection room and reading space, with bookshelves and bench seating incorporated into the curving stair. Concrete Forms, Concrete Houses, Concrete Walls, Chinese Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, Derelict House, Large Curtains, Rammed Earth Wall, Old Home Remodel

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Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls

Inside the building, the compact ground floor can be used as a projection room and reading space, with bookshelves and bench seating incorporated into the curving stair.

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The building's fluid shapes complement the natural forms of the surrounding trees and landscape, which are visible from inside through large, full-height openings at either end of the first floor. Chinese Architecture, Amazing Architecture, Concrete Forms, Concrete Walls, Axonometric View, Derelict House, Rammed Earth Wall, Library Design, Abandoned Homes

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Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls

The building's fluid shapes complement the natural forms of the surrounding trees and landscape, which are visible from inside through large, full-height openings at either end of the first floor.

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The in-situ concrete walls also incorporate small cutouts shaped to echo the forms of buildings in the Miniature Series. Chinese Architecture, Amazing Architecture, Concrete Forms, Concrete Walls, Axonometric View, Derelict House, Rammed Earth Wall, Old Buildings, Atelier

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Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls

The in-situ concrete walls also incorporate small cutouts shaped to echo the forms of buildings in the Miniature Series.

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The design carefully blends the old and new parts of the building, retaining many of the original features while creating a strong contrast through the form and materiality of the contemporary addition. Chinese Architecture, Amazing Architecture, Concrete Forms, Concrete Walls, Axonometric View, Derelict House, Rammed Earth Wall, Home Libraries, Old Buildings

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Atelier Xi transforms abandoned house into library with curved concrete walls

The design carefully blends the old and new parts of the building, retaining many of the original features while creating a strong contrast through the form and materiality of the contemporary addition.

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The resident's art collection, which comprises around 100 pieces, is displayed throughout the two levels of this loft-style home designed by i29. Apartment Projects, Apartment Interior, Apartment Design, Loft Spaces, Storage Spaces, Loft Style Homes, Open Plan Apartment, Amsterdam Apartment, Niche Design

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Ten homes with interiors designed to showcase art

The resident's art collection, which comprises around 100 pieces, is displayed throughout the two levels of this loft-style home designed by i29.

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A new seventh floor has been added at the level of the original building's roof. It houses a 268-seat conference centre with a pitched wood-slat ceiling. Large windows look out onto a public, L-shaped roof terrace with an indoor café, providing dramatic views over Midtown. Wood Slat Ceiling, Stavros Niarchos, Urban Icon, Mansard Roof, Public Seating, Seating Areas, Roof Structure, Rooftop Terrace, New York Public Library

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"Wizard hat" tops Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo

A new seventh floor has been added at the level of the original building's roof. It houses a 268-seat conference centre with a pitched wood-slat ceiling. Large windows look out onto a public, L-shaped roof terrace with an indoor café, providing dramatic views over Midtown.

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At ground floor level, a mezzanine balcony, lifts and stairs are located to the south of the plan, while to the north a cut-out in the floor gives views down to the Children's Library and Teen Centre. Wood Slat Ceiling, Wood Slats, Stavros Niarchos, New York Library, Children's Library, Long Room, Mansard Roof, Storing Books, Atrium

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"Wizard hat" tops Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo

At ground floor level, a mezzanine balcony, lifts and stairs are located to the south of the plan, while to the north a cut-out in the floor gives views down to the Children's Library and Teen Centre.

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Upon entering from Fifth Avenue a canopy of wooden beams leads visitors in via an internal street towards the welcome area. While the library's various facilities are primarily split across its eight floors, a series of gestures intend to open up and visually link different spaces and levels. Office Interior Design, Office Interiors, Stavros Niarchos, Urban Icon, Central Library, Main Entrance, New York Public Library, Public Art, Steel Frame

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"Wizard hat" tops Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo

Upon entering from Fifth Avenue a canopy of wooden beams leads visitors in via an internal street towards the welcome area. While the library's various facilities are primarily split across its eight floors, a series of gestures intend to open up and visually link different spaces and levels.

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Formerly called the Mid-Manhattan Library, the steel and granite library dates from 1914 and was built as a department store. Its original structure has been retained and the renovation introduces a three-storey "vertical library", business and educational facilities and a publicly accessible rooftop garden and café. Wood Slat Ceiling, Wood Slats, Stavros Niarchos, New York Library, Long Room, Mansard Roof, Storing Books, Reading Room, Terrazzo

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"Wizard hat" tops Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library by Mecanoo

Formerly called the Mid-Manhattan Library, the steel and granite library dates from 1914 and was built as a department store. Its original structure has been retained and the renovation introduces a three-storey "vertical library", business and educational facilities and a publicly accessible rooftop garden and café.

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Mexican architect Daniela Bucio Sistos has created Casa UC, a house located on the outskirts of Morelia. Interior Walls, Interior And Exterior, Interior Design, Masonry Wall, Grand Foyer, Brick Architecture, Brickwork, Home Decor, Seamless Transition

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Tree grows through courtyard of Casa UC by Daniela Bucio Sistos

Mexican architect Daniela Bucio Sistos has created Casa UC, a house located on the outskirts of Morelia.

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Light wood furnishings were used throughout the room, forming bookcases, work stations and display cabinetry and adding warmth to the stark interior material palette. Architectural Engineering, Engineering Firms, Amazing Architecture, Contemporary Architecture, Floor Slab, Community Space, Steel Panels, Minimal Home, Zaha Hadid Architects

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Unemori Architects creates layered community centre in response to the Tōhoku earthquake

Light wood furnishings were used throughout the room, forming bookcases, work stations and display cabinetry and adding warmth to the stark interior material palette.

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On the first floor, a children's library with a cheerful orange carpet sits within a double-height space. Floor Slab, Architectural Engineering, Orange Carpet, Interior And Exterior, Interior Design, Steel Panels, Minimal Home, Zaha Hadid Architects, Amazing Architecture

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Unemori Architects creates layered community centre in response to the Tōhoku earthquake

On the first floor, a children's library with a cheerful orange carpet sits within a double-height space.

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Berkley House's connected levels are anchored by a double-height library formed by stacked boxes of light wood. The wooden bookcase is built into the staircase linking the levels together. Berkley Homes, Light Oak Floors, Melbourne Apartment, Mechanical Room, Mid-century Interior, Interior Design, Two Storey House, Interior Minimalista, Wooden Bookcase

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RSAAW adds double-height library during Vancouver home renovation

Berkley House's connected levels are anchored by a double-height library formed by stacked boxes of light wood. The wooden bookcase is built into the staircase linking the levels together.

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