Areial View of Jounieh - Google Earth

Project Description

Option 1: A Public Library

This project will consist of designing a public library for the town of Jounieh, composed of the following functions:

A multi-purpose hall/theater for 30-40 persons
Reading areas
Stacks
Computer zone
Children library
Café
in addition to the required service areas [lobby areas, restrooms, storage, circulation etc.]

Option 2: School of Dance

This project will involve designing a School of Dance including a performance theater, in the city of Jounieh. The building should include:

A multi-purpose hall/theater for 80 persons
Café/Lobby
Dance practice areas
in addition to the required service areas [lobby, restrooms, showers, storage, circulation etc.]

Common Directives

The Main objective is to develop a space that is inviting, functional and interesting yet contextual [respecting the areas around it in terms of scale and patterns].
Every student is required to do his/her research on examples that could be useful in the elaboration of the project [Aalto, Siza, Koolhaas, Holl etc.] and in developing their program with these examples in mind.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Cambridge Public Library


Another relevant example I found while browsing on the internet is the Cambridge Public Library in Massachusetts designed by William Rawn Associates. Although it is much larger in scale than the libraries we're designing, it is found in an urban context and the architects had to incorporate this extremely modern building made of steel and glass with the surrounding 'Richardsonian' Romanesque style. Furthermore, the building is actually an addition to the library designed by Van Brunt and Howe in 1888.


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