Mar. 10. 2024
Reviewed by David Vi Boi Huynh, BOI ARCHI DESIGN
Beijing City Library is a unique sustainable design project about the library theme. It's the world’s largest climatized reading space and China’s largest load-bearing glass system, leveraging innovative technology for an enhanced visitor experience and environmental responsibility. [...]
"The terraced hills rising from the Valley are designed to create a sculpted interior landform that serves as the ground, seating, and shelving – an informal zone with opportunities to relax, talk, or read quietly, all while staying connected to the larger space," said Snøhetta.
"The terraced hills rising from the Valley are designed to create a sculpted interior landform that serves as the ground, seating, and shelving – an informal zone with opportunities to relax, talk, or read quietly, all while staying connected to the larger space," said Snøhetta.
I like the interior with the super-high ceiling; and tall and slender columns that mushroom into flat panels shaped like ginkgo leaves. It's not only a library and books but it's also a huge forest nature with tall trees, small hills, and valleys. I feel like getting lost in a big forest and when we read books or sit there feeling like "sitting under trees." I also love the organic shape - leaves which are a kind of like biomimicry design.
