The Atrium University Library / SCAU

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The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Exterior Photography, Windows
© Takuji Shimmura

Text description provided by the architects. The project aims to materialize two paradoxical but coexisting visions of learning practices.

The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Exterior Photography
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Upper Ground Floor Plan
The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Takuji Shimmura

On the three open plan and orthonormal upper floors, there are the fewest possible structural constraints, flat surfaces open to appropriation and learning as a mental voyage, above ground.

The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Interior Photography
© Takuji Shimmura
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The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Interior Photography
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The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Interior Photography
© Takuji Shimmura

In contrast, on the floors below, the topography of a rolling, twisting, and folding landscape, echoes learning more about its physicality and materiality, by engaging the body's movement in its environment.

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© Takuji Shimmura

Linking these two worlds are split and folded sheets of concrete.

The Atrium University Library  / SCAU - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Takuji Shimmura

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Address:Montpellier, France

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Cite: "The Atrium University Library / SCAU" 05 Sep 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1020833/the-atrium-university-library-scau> ISSN 0719-8884

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蒙彼利埃大学保罗瓦莱里校区学习中心 / SCAU

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