‘the public living room’ by dia architecture studio sustainable urban icon, the wrapping: pvc membrane facade. image © methanoia
amsterdam-based dia architecture studio unveils their competition proposal for the daegu gosan public library, ‘the public living room’. as the changes and evolution of social and cultural environments develop, a knowledge transmission institution have the need to adapt as well. it is well known that contemporary libraries are no longer conceived as a box for storing different kinds of information.
the adaptability of these institutions to these changes and their reconfiguration and reevaluation of its functions and purposes, are key factors in order to determine how sustainability can be incorporated into communal gathering places.
the public living room: night view of the backlighted pvc membrane. image © taller 301
the public living room: interior view image © methanoia
the public living room: view from the knowledge loop image © taller 301
ground floor plan
second floor plan
knowledge loop, second floor plan
longitudinal section
east elevation
programmatic distribution
detail section
conceptual diagrams
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