University Library / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

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Text description provided by the architects. The new library for the faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Ghent can be considered a large, pavillion-like piece of furniture, inserted under the bacony of the existing Physics hall. The accessible, three-storied cupboard forms a complete perimeter around the central, atrium-like space, enforcing its monumental scale. Both the lendable collection as well as the more precious books which can only be consulted, are presented visibly around it.

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The perimeter of cupboards, realised completely as a bolted construction of prefabricated steel elements, contains passages, stairs, desks and corridors, and organises both the library itself as the access to the multiple backof ces and auxiliary functions. A system of vertically sliding, perforated panels allows for the cupboards to be closed off, protecting the collection during lectures and other events, while keeping it visually present.

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Address:Ghent, Belgium

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Cite: "University Library / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen" 24 May 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/871635/university-library-office-kersten-geers-david-van-severen> ISSN 0719-8884

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Ghent 校园图书馆 / OFFICE Kersten Geers David Van Severen

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