children's toy library by LAN Architecture

faced with the task of introducing a level of urbanity to a desolate site, the project seeks to create a micro city by combining programs of habitat, commerce, and culture together. 

the third installment in the 27 project, the team visits dublin-based ODOS architects to discuss the current climate and future projections of contemporary architecture in ireland. 

composed of a series of free-standing buildings, the project plays with the volumes and voids of the design, generating a large courtyard at the heart of the plot.

this library in the coastal town of taltal, chile forms a cultural network by linking to the historical theater while creating a variety of internal reading atmospheres with diverse roof and ceiling heights.

the undulating exterior of this public library opens towards the sky similar to a blossoming rose, revealing a central garden.

a facade clad with locally sourced sticks creates a screen for the fully glazed interior, producing an evenly diffused natural daylight to brightly illuminate the reading spaces.