Communal Library

Set in the suburban areas, designed for the National Housing Schemes under the Housing Development Department. This communal library intends to create spaces to cater not only for reading but to create a space for engagement. Inspired by the Tianjin Binhai library, China the river like book shelving creates an experience for the user than the conventional shelving. Abundance of open space and elevated ceilings brings in ambient natural lighting into the space, reducing depending on artificial lighting. This also creates an ambience that elevates the mood of users which stimulates reading.