L15
Civic
Northfield Library
Reading rooms along a glazed internal street. Deep concrete fins turn the low winter sun into slow patterns that move across the floor.
L15
Civic
Northfield Library
Reading rooms along a glazed internal street. Deep concrete fins turn the low winter sun into slow patterns that move across the floor.
Location
Aarhus, DK
Completed
2022
Typology
Civic · public library
Area
12,400 m²
Client
City of Aarhus
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Brief
A district library that also works as a covered street between two neighbourhoods.
A district library that also works as a covered street between two neighbourhoods.
Concept
Reading rooms line a glazed internal street. Deep concrete fins turn low winter sun into patterns that move across the floor through the day.
Reading rooms line a glazed internal street. Deep concrete fins turn low winter sun into patterns that move across the floor through the day.
Build
Delivered in two phases, so the old library stayed open until the new one was ready.
Delivered in two phases, so the old library stayed open until the new one was ready.
Written by
Tomás Ribeiro
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