yue.nico

sosuperawesome:

In the middle of somewhere by Franck Bohbot.

modernizing:

An Italian library that floats on the water

On the site of a former industrial warehouse, Andrea Maffei Architects (along with Arata Isozaki) have realized a new public library filled with light and bound by an undulating curtain wall. Before construction ever began, Maffei and Isozaki beat out 150 other teams for the opportunity to realize a new library for the city of Maranello, Italy. In their solution, a solid wall surrounds the perimeter of the site, and the plan looks not unlike someone has drawn a cloud or amoeba in a box. The library, itself, has a bright interior bound by curving glass walls. Between this glass wall and the solid site wall, a shallow pool of water surrounds most of the project, giving the impression of a serene interior. It doesn’t hurt that the interior of the project is mostly white.

arpeggia:

Rafael Neff - Libraries

arpeggia:

Rafael Neff - Libraries (Part 2)

Part 1: here

booksnbuildings:

The library belonging to the abbey St Peter in the Black Forest.

(yes, it’s actually called that and yes, it actually exists, it’s not a stage prop for some Disney film)