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Our book mountain project is just what the name suggests. The specific design of each of these towers already conveys the respective theme, which is deepened by models, projections, manifestos, discussions, films, etc. The jury selected mvrdv s book mountain from 4,662 entries. Mvrdv has completed a white and gold entertainment complex next to south koreas incheon airport, called the imprint, with facades that incorporate elements of nearby buildings. Mvrdv completes book mountain and library quarter spijkenisse. Further architect winy maas of mvrdv, jaap bosselaar and charif mounji of arcadis and mr. Mvrdv completes book mountain and library quarter books. The book mountain library is part of a threephase regeneration project which involved the rehabilitation of its commercial and civic centres. Mvrdv s book mountain is a new eco library that proudly stands in the heart of spijkenisse and is surrounded by the old town and a new housing project. Mvrdv evolutionary city 22042014 the glass farm biography of a building 271120 book mountain spijkenisse biography of a building 040720 mvrdv buildings architectural monograph 01082012 the why factory books 04022012. Lumen museum of mountain photography gerhard mahlknecht.

The starting point for mvrdv s design was a desire to accommodate a wide variety of homes, bringing together lowincome families with elderly residents, office workers and artists. One of mvrdvs most frequently published projects is the market hall in. Stacking the buildings various functions produces its pyramidal form, which in turn is wrapped in 480 meters of bookshelves and reading spaces. Today spijkenisse book mountain and the adjacent residential neighbourhood will be opened by. The book mountain is covered by a glass shell, creating a bell jar, an openair library. The bell jar is a simple membrane, an almost invisible envelope that softens the edges of the building. See the latest news and architecture related to spijkenisse, only on archdaily. The award the process the rules x at archdaily, we dont believe that expert juries are necessary to determine quality architecture. In close collaboration the 3 principal architect directors produce designs and studies in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design. The library is designed as an advert for reading, its visible presence and invitation holding great significance for a community with 10 percent illiteracy. Johnston building gould evans architects selected projects. Meurs, director of contractor vorm bouw, took part. Book mountain is the first and only completed library by mvrdv, which.

Image 2 of 15 from gallery of mvrdv completes book mountain and library quarter spijkenisse. Red dot design award 20 fur book mountain, spijkenisse. Mvrdv creates building imprints on walls of indoor theme. Underneath its monumental glass envelope damage to the books by sunlight is offset by their normal 4. For a library in the small town of spijkenisse, we designed a building that would be a beacon for the written word. Best dutch book design of 20, nl mvrdv buildings monograph. Architecture firm mvrdv designed this magnificent library called book mountain, literally a mountain of books covered by a glass shell. It features a 480 meter route, lined with bookshelves. Mvrdvs mountain of books in the center of spijkenisses town market square has just been announced as winner of th.

At archdaily, we dont believe that expert juries are necessary to determine quality architecture. Despite superdutchs international influence, it is above all a national and local style. Mvrdv, scagliolabrakkee, jeroen musch book mountain and library quarter. The public art depot for the museum boijmans van beuningen, designed by mvrdv is nearing completion in rotterdam. In the first of our movie series with mvrdv, studio cofounder winy maas looks. From underneath the glass dome the library is visible from all sides, especially from the adjacent market square where the library appears as one big book mountain. Taking the form of a mountain of books on the towns market square, spijkenisses new library is both an advertisement and an invitation for reading. Mvrdv shapes tianjin binhai library around spherical. Close to the port of rotterdam docks, mvrdv has completed the spijkenisse book mountain, a public library in spijkenisses market square. Finalist schmidt hammer lassen public library of the year award 2014, dk book mountain spijkenisse, nl. Xiaohe yu the book mountain designed by the dutch firm mvrdv was completed in 2012 as the public library of the small town of spijkenisse in rotterdam. New library in tianjin, china, looks out of this world.

Vote for lumen museum of mountain photography gerhard mahlknecht. Undergraduatejournalofhumanisticstudies spring2016 vol. The public library, located in spijkenisse near rotterdam, sits in the market square and serves as an invitation for visitors to come in and take a gander at the giant selection of interesting books shelved within the fivestory structure. This library is a good example of the emphasis of the traditional. The hottest tourist attraction in tianjin, china, is the citys shiny new public library. Architecture news, competitions and projects updated every hour for the architecture professional. Scheduled for opening in september 2021, recent images showcase the installation. The jury selected mvrdv s book mountain from 4,662 entries submitted from 54 countries, lauding the project for its highly refined detail. Innovative and sustainable problemsolvers emma vinellabrusher carletoncollege may 15, 2016. Nicknamed book mountain by its designers at dutch architecture firm mvrdv, the new square foot public library in spijkenisse, netherlands is an book mountain spijkenisse, the netherlands mvrdv designed this unique building near rotterdam with square meters of glass, stairs, and reading material culminating into a wide open reading. The next image is the interior space of the mvrdv s book mountain library the book mountain is covered by a glass shell.