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LIBRARY
PROPOSAL

[ WA L L ]

The geometry of the building is organised in

relation to preexisting site conditions.
Firstly the topography of the site.

This project aims to reevaluate the terms with which

we design libraries in the 21st century.
Traditionally the library is synonymous with books.
This made sense when books were civilisations
primary way of storing and distributing knowledge.
However with the advent of information technology
and the Internet, our predominant source of
knowledge has shifted from the printed page to the
pixels on our screens.
We have the opportunity to rethink the traditional
notion of the library. By refocusing the library
on knowledge it can become a place to expand
understanding, discover new worlds and induce
productivity and creativity an evolution to the
next century of learning.

[VOLUMES]

Secondarily the grid orientation of the new

development.
Thirdly the grid of the old quarter of Madrid
Then finally by combining these individual
geometries, a mesh can be formed that is specific
to this site and which can be used to build from.

[ WA L K WAY ]

[ C I R C U L AT I O N ]

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