Bibliotheek aan de Maas

axonometry

Atelier M. Boesch

spring semester 2015

This project was based on the "reuse" of an old factory composed of silos to storage the grain in Rotterdam. The main goal was to keep the industrial atmosphere of the existing building but changing its use to become a new library.
The regular structure of the silos didn't allow the project to have a lot of freedom. The strategy to overcome this was to make some cuts in the silos to get light inside the building and to provide new spaces. "The cut silo" needed to be reinforced with catenary archs. The terrace system in the central space allowed light to come inside the main room. This system was formed by three connected spaces: reading, checking and storage space. The ground floor was a permeable public space connected to the city.

inside view in model

master plan

ninth floor

first floor

ground floor

longitudinal section

longitudinal section in detail

forth floor in detail

inside view in daylight

inside view at night

inside view with the silos in ground floor model

inside view in a corridor

by Giuseppe Fontana, Francesca Mattia, Verónica Mendez