Mvrdv book mountain projects

The nominated architecture projects will be published in the brick book. Unfolded, the terraced construction consists of a 480meterlong path with a bookshelf surface area of 9,300 square meters. Following the maximum permitted volume the book mountain is covered by a barn shaped glass envelope with wooden trusses resulting in a transparent almost open air library. Presented every two years to an exemplary architecture project in the european union, the highly regarded prize celebrates the contribution of. The book mountain library is part of a threephase regeneration project which involved the rehabilitation of its commercial and civic centres. It features a coffee shop, an information desk, a rooftop lounge and quiet seating areas throughout its terraces.

Gallery of mvrdv completes book mountain and library. Construction has begun on a public library designed by dutch firm mrvdv in spijkenissse, the netherlands. The adjacent library quarter consisting of 42 social housing units, parking and public space is also a project by mvrdv, together with the book mountain it forms an exemplary econeighbourhood. Mvrdv partner fokke moerel breda, 1970 was one of the first architects to join mvrdv in 1998. Mvrdv s proposal for an urban development in almere oosterworld, the netherlands, is a template for a d.

The jury selected mvrdvs book mountain from 4,662 entries submitted from 54 countries, lauding the project for its highly refined detail. The pitched roof references traditional dutch farmhouses, a reminder of the towns agricultural heritage erased by 40 years of expansion. Book shelves out of reach play an important visual role, housing the libraries archive. The mvrdv designed book mountain public library features a huge glass and timber outer shell thats home to a 5storey, tiered pyramidlike structure with thousands of books. The adjacent library quarter consisting of 42 social housing units, parking and public space is also a project by mvrdv. Mvrdv s the beam wins urban renewal competition in villeneuvedascq, france. 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. Underneath its monumental glass envelope damage to the books by sunlight is offset by their normal 4 year lifespan due to wear and tear from borrowing. Stacking the buildings various functions produces its pyramidal form, which in turn is wrapped in 480 meters of bookshelves and reading spaces. Best dutch book design of 20, nl mvrdv buildings monograph. Mvrdv completes book mountain and library quarter spijkenisse.

Alongside the book collection and reading areas, the building. Book mountain received a red dot for high design quality in the architecture and urban design category, and was selected from 4,662 entries from 54. In close collaboration the 3 principal architect directors produce designs and studies in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design. With the library itself suggesting an enormous barn, the neighborhood takes on the charact. Mvrdv s entry, shenzhen terraces, has been selected from 27 projects as the winner in a competition to design a 101,300squaremetre mixeduse. Despite superdutchs international influence, it is above all a national and local style. Book mountain spijkenisse biography of a building is the story of an architect with a vision, a revolutionary councillor, the widow of a veterinarian, an artsy library director and a visionary hero from india who saves the town. For the 5th year anniversary of book mountain in 2017, mvrdv curated a display area on the first level showing the creativity and design process that.

Close to the port of rotterdam docks, mvrdv has completed the spijkenisse book mountain, a public library in spijkenisses market square. Other recent projects by mvrdv include a set of model houses on stilts and. Mvrdvs book mountain and library quarter is a 10year in the making eco. Mvrdv has revealed visuals of the hague with its 17thcentury canals reopened and refilled to demonstrate how their restoration could. Mvrdv agendas on urbanism equal books, seoul, 2012 mvrdv buildings 010 publishers, rotterdam, 20 the glass farm biography of a building 010 publishers, rotterdam, 20 book mountain biography of a building 010 publishers, rotterdam, 20 further reading. Spijkenisse book mountain has been announced winner of a red dot design award, one of the worlds most acclaimed design awards. Mvrdv turns a pile of books into a ziggurat to the sky. 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. Mvrdv project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. This library is a good example of the emphasis of the traditional. Architecture firm mvrdv designed this magnificent library called book mountain, literally a mountain of books covered by a glass shell. 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. Mvrdv architecture and interior design news and projects. At the moment mvrdv is working on numerous projects around the globe.

Construction started on book mountain back in 2009, and you can see some of the original drawings in our earlier story. Mvrdv completes book mountain and library quarter the. Our architecture is driven by our desire for better cities, exciting homes, pleasant work environments, engaging leisure facilities, and muchloved public amenities. Once you have chosen your selection, click the white button at the bottom of. Breathtaking book mountain library opens for business new atlas. Book mountain is a fourstory complex of bookshelves encased in a pyramid of glass. Under its glass shell, book mountain is open an airy with yearround climate control to keep the guests and the books happy and healthy. It features a 480 meter route, lined with bookshelves, that wraps around a stacked, pyramidal form as it is showcased through the librarys glass structure. Mvrdv originally won the library competition in 2003, the building was completed in may 2012, the precinct and. 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.

Almost ten years after the project began, a new public library. The mountain of books illuminates from within and serves as both an advertisement and an invitation to reading. Stacking the buildings various functions produces its pyramidal form, which in turn is wrapped in. Underneath the monumental envelope the books lifespan is not shortened by sunlight, but by the wear and tear or borrowing. Johnston building gould evans architects selected projects. The new public library book mountain in spijkenisse is part of a larger plan to impove the towncenter and add density. Through its glass facade of the books are visible from all sides, and from the adjacent town square it appears as a mountain of books. A library where reading is celebrated evident in a design that allows books to be visible appearing from a distance as a mountain of books. She leads projects with a focus on public and cultural works, transformations and interior design all around the globe. Mvrdv s first us project is an explosion of color and function for the city. Mvrdv is a rotterdam, netherlandsbased architecture and urban design practice founded in 1993. The mvrdvdesigned book mountain public library features a huge glass and. Breathtaking book mountain library opens for business. Underneath the glass is a public space without air conditioning.

This week marks the fifth year of book mountain, a cultural project mvrdv realised for the town of spijkenisse, a library with reading rooms, lending facilities, a high tech knowledge centre and a welcoming cafe, all framed in a pyramidshaped, glass facade. 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. Mvrdvs book mountain wins prestigious red dot design award. Finalist schmidt hammer lassen public library of the year award 2014, dk book mountain spijkenisse, nl. Mvrdv designed a series of apartment buildings which reflect local typologies. Led by researchbased experimentation, always with a focus on the pragmatic needs of our clients, we try to see every constraint as an opportunity to exploit in the creation of. The library is designed as an advert for reading, its visible presence and invitation holding great significance for a community with 10 percent illiteracy. Since then we have strived to live up toand surpassthe immense ambition of our first design, with housing projects that, above all, respect the human scale, and are also flexible, diverse. Reconnect with the physical text world architecture news. Book mountain spijkenisse bibliotheek spijkenissse. As electronic books and portable tablet computers multiply, the physical book. Mvrdv imagines restoring the hagues historic canal network. Mvrdv surprised its visitors by stacking dutch landscapes into a square tower formation measuring 40 meters high. Mvrdv s crystal houses began its existence with the request of warenar to design a flagship store combining both dutch heritage and international.