Library

A new living room for the city

Architectural aesthetics of clarity and order

A folded, single room for thousands of people to read

Renew a small fishing village through fragmented transformation and construction

A study place that motivates students

An unique reading landscape characterized by alternating heights of space

Graphic, spatial and mono-material

Rebuilding of the academic library in Mexico.

Revealed space by space as a poem is revealed, line by line

To preserve and exhibit the signs of humanity and ingenuity in a poetical spirit

A new focus on texture and craftsmanship

Using contemporary methods in order to preserve the traditional aspects of the architecture.

To reactivate the space by blending the old and the new

Learning landscape history by situated cognition in virtural tours

Ocean of Books

The eye of the city.

Carefully create new boundraries for old buildings, redirecting past time to reality.

From collection to connection: SHL Architects reveal latest visuals for the new Shanghai Library East.