ARCHITECTS CASE STUDY
Photos : Yuchen Chao Photography
PINGTUNG PUBLIC LIBRARY
TRANSFORMING AN ENCLOSED BUILDING INTO A LIBRARY WITH TRANSPARENCY , FLUIDITY AND VITALITY
The Pingtung Public Library is an extension and renovation project of an existing cultural center , originally built in 1983 and located in the middle of the Millennium Park of Pingtung City . The main objective of the transformation is to introduce transparency and accessibility to the once hermetic building and its disoriented landscaping .
At urban scale , a transparent new lobby is proposed and attached to the western side of the existing building . It turns the architectural axis and approach 90 degree in order to make the library face the city directly . Instead of arriving through a series of formal boulevards and plazas , the new approach guides visitors through the forest and arcades before entering the library . Therefore , the architecture is more attuned to the physical and psychological conditions of contemporary library readers .
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