Day: April 19, 2024
Tiny Library Concept
LIBRARIES, AS WE KNOW THEM, ARE DESTINED TO DISAPPEAR.
JUST AS MUSEUMS WERE DESIGNED AS CLOSED BOXES, WHERE WORKS OF ART AND ELEMENTS THAT SHOW THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY WERE EXPOSED, TODAY THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO AN OPEN SYSTEM THAT MAN HAS CONCEIVED AS HIS OWN DAILY LIFE.
IN THE SAME WAY, THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO THE USE OF PAPER TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEW DIGITAL WORLD ENDED MARKING THE END OF THE LAST LIBRARY.
THE “DEAD BOX” ENDS UP BREAKING AS A TEMPLE OF SCIENCES AND ARTS AND BECOMING A FIELD OF EXCHANGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CULTURE.
THE CONCEPT
OUR TINY LIBRARY WILL BE LOCATED IN BLUFF PARK, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND WILL HAVE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SINGLE SPACE OF MULTIPLE LEVELS WHERE THE DIFFERENT, INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE WORK AREAS COMBINE.
THE BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED IN A STAGED FORM AND THE RESULTING TERRACES WILL BE USED AS OUTDOOR READING SPACES TO SUGGEST THE PERMEABILITY OF THE PUBLIC SPACE.
THE INCUNABLE BOOKS WILL BE THE ONLY ENABLED TO READ IN THE ROOMS AND WILL BE LOCATED IN SMALL DEPOSITS THAT WILL HAVE SLIDING BOOKSHELVES THAT WILL ALLOW WAREHOUSES UP TO 10,000 VOLUMES
