seattle central library case study Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/seattle-central-library-case-study Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:07:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Seattle Central Library http://travelsfinders.com/seattle-central-library.html http://travelsfinders.com/seattle-central-library.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:05:14 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=220993 REM KOOLHAAS After detailed analysis of the basic needs of a library building, Rem Koolhaas conceived a radical architectural form to fulfill them. The arresting, multifaceted glass skin of the Seattle Central Library makes a dramatic statement in its city setting, yet the interior spaces work in practical terms. At the bottom of the building are the spacious Living Room and Mixing Chamber, the latter housing the library’s information hub. Beyond them rises the Book Spiral, a novel way of displaying the library’s collection in bookcases that spiral upward along a ramp so that volumes do not have to be

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