Architecture building is regarded as the interface between human and various environment. Therefore, I designed the library as the bridge connecting visitors and outdoor landscape.
Due to the hill-shaped terrain, the library is convinced as a gentle extension of the hill’s foot — extending the hillside and creating a center gathering people from all directions of the T-junction. Two parts of the library, parallel with the arc of the road and the hill, insert with each other.
While the gentle curve of the building creates a careful continuity of the hill’s landscape, visitors standing at two protruding parts of the building could have a panoramic view of the lake which is across from the library.
— Perspective —
— Traffic flow —
— Lecture hall —
The lecture hall is set up with two entrances, separated from other areas of the library.
— Exhibit hall —
The exhibit hall is also separated from other parts of the library and has its own entrance.
— Librarians —
Office areas are gathered in the southeast corner, convenient for librarians to communicate.
—Climbing stairs —
Visitors can go to interesting spaces on each floor through staircases of the atrium.
— Taking elevators —
Or they can go any floor by taking elevators.
— Driving —
The driveway encircles the library. Entrances avoid the T-junction.
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Personal work
Instructor: Changxin Peng
Location: South China University of Agricultural, Guangzhou, China
Duration: Mar. 2015 - Apr. 2015
