introduction
With the previous brief focusing on the development of the joint adventure and collaboration into the shared garden space, this development will focus on the progression of the library as an individual entity within this shared space. Library services have grown slowly and sporadically during the 19th Century. Seeing the lack of libraries as a major impediment to its modernization efforts, the Chinese government leaders since the early 1980s took special interest in the development of library services.
inspiration‌
…AU Library
Schmidt Hammer Lassen
‌Hunters Point
Steven Holl
…Books and Trees
JAJA
first thoughts‌
Beginning to investigate the relationship of spaces and how they would interact with each other...
Initial thoughts on plan forms and section... -Including a feature staircase -Voids allowing natural daylight and relationship to surrounding landscape -Permeability through ground floor level
Consideration of location and interaction with surrounding context...
investigation‌
Wire Tension Oak Staircase
Floating Oak Staircase
Glass Spiral Staircase (Apple store, Glasgow)
…staircases
Spiral Staircase