Case study on library with history of library

NAME : Arfana Hossain Dolon
&
Shabbir ahamed

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 Introduction
 Definition of library
 History of library
 Type of library
 Case study
 Proposed library program
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introduction
A library is a place of knowledge. A library is a collection of sources of
information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for
reference or borrowing. A library's collection can include books periodicals,
newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs,
cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, e-books, audiobooks, databases,
and other formats. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of books to
several million items. The first libraries consisted of archives of the earliest
form of writing—the clay tablets in cuneiform script discovered in Sumer, some
dating back to 2600 BC.

 There are major types of libraries:
 1. Academic libraries serve colleges and universities.
 2. Public libraries serve cities and towns of all types.
 3. School libraries serve students from Kindergarten to grade 12.
 4. Special libraries are in specialized environments, such as hospitals, corporations, museums, the
military, private business, and the government.
 5. National libraries : The first national libraries had their origins in the royal collections of the
sovereign or some other supreme body of the state.
 6.Reference libraries : A reference library does not lend books and other items; instead, they must
be read at the library itself. Typically such libraries are used for research purposes, for example at a
university.
 7. Research libraries : A research library is a collection of materials on one or more subjects. A
research library supports scholarly or scientific research and will generally include primary as well as
secondary sources; it will maintain permanent collections and attempt to provide access to all
necessary materials.
Types of library

History of library
Behistun Inscription Iran
The Behistun Inscription is a multi-lingual stone inscribed around 500 BCE. Created
by Darius the Great, it contains the same text written in three different cuneiform
script languages including Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian. It's known as the
"Rosetta Stone" to Egyptian hieroglyphs because it helped scholars decipher list
script. A portion of the inscription is shown below.
http://books.google.com/books?id=uvQ_AAAAYAAJ
Ancient Libraries

History of Library
Ancient Libraries: 400s CE
 During this time, it was common for people to make a pilgrimage to seek out and copy
important works. Travelogues from the period detail the experiences of these traveler.
For instance between 399 CE and 412 CE, Faxian (337-422CE) traveled to India, Sri
Lanka, and Kapilavastu on a quest to acquire and copy Buddhist scriptures. A Chinese
Buddhist monk, he recorded his travels in a book called "A Record of Buddhist
Kingdoms."

History of Library
 Nalanda Monastery and University LibraryBirhar, India
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An ancient center for higher learning, Nalanda emerged as a Buddhist center
for learning in the fifth or sixth century. The university attracted scholars
from China, Greece, and Persia. Part of the school's fame came from its vast
library system with authoritative texts. The image above (CC-A PrinceRoy)
shows the ruins.
Early Libraries

History of library
 Fulda Monastery House of Wisdom - Bait al-Hikmah
Fulda, Germany Baghdad, Iraq
 http://books.google.com/books?id=uvQ_AAAAYAAJ
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Early Libraries

 Song Dynasty Imperial Library
China (960-1279 CE)
History of Library Early Libraries

British library (1000 CE)
 http://books.google.com/books?id=uvQ_AAAAYAAJ
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Early in the development of a monastery, it's likely that books were stored in
a common cloister-press inset in a wall (shown on right). The one in the
image dates to 1187-1208 and was found in the Cistercian monastery of
Fossa Nuova in Central Italy. It liked had a wooden shelf and wooden doors.

The south cloister at Gloucester
contains twenty stone carrels (4 feet
wide, 19 inches deep, and 6 feet 9
inches high) built between 1370 and
1412. Windows above the carrels
provide light for reading. Not intended
to hold shelves, some carrels
contained chairs as well as desks to
provide a place for an individual to
write. These carrels would provide
some level of privacy when no
Scriptorium or writing room was
available.
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The invention of movable type printing in the mid-1400s marked the beginning of a new era in
libraries. This time period includes the major changes in libraries worldwide.
 S. Walburga Church Library :Zutphen, Holland
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History of Library Modern Libraries

The cultural period known as the
Renaissance spans the 14th through the
17th centuries in Europe. Although the
impact of the movement varied from
country to country, the themes include
the introduction of diplomacy in politics,
a return to the classics of literature, an
emphasis on observation in science, and
a focus on learning and educational
reform.
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John Rylands University
Library's Special Collection.
The introduction of the printing press
allowed editors to easily create
revisions in liturgical texts causing
confusion about the accuracy of texts.
The Council of Trent (Ecumenical
Council of the Roman Catholic
Church) recognized the need for
consistency. In 1570, an edition of the
Roman Missal was mandated. This
liturgical book contains the texts for
the celebration of Mass in the Roman
Catholic Church.

William Shakespeare (ca 1564-
1616) used his plays to invent
and share new words and
expressions. His plays were
published during his lifetime.
In 1523, two of Shakespeare's
friends published First Folio
(right), a collected edition of
Shakespeare's plays.
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Library Company of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Benjamin Franklin founded the first subscription
library in North America in 1731 as an extension of
a discussion group called Junto. Known as the
Library Company of Philadelphia, the group found
that by pooling their resources, they were able to
build a library.
The group found that during discussions they
would often be lacking a key piece of factual
information that would be easy to identify in a
book. Without that evidence the debate could not
be concluded. What they needed was a library.

 Let's examine the global push for
mechanics, public, school, and Sunday
school libraries as well as military post
libraries.
 By the mid-1800s, countries around the
world were shifting from subscription
and commercial circulating libraries to
public libraries. In some cases,
legislation was enacted to support the
development of public libraries. After the
Public Library Act (1850) in the United
Kingdom, legislation was introduced in
many other parts of the world. Public
libraries slowly grew and gained
momentum toward the end of the 1800s.
Many of the same principles related to
promoting education and literacy can be
seen in the mission statements of today's
libraries.
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Bootle Public Library and Museum
Merseyside, England
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 NATIONAL
I. Public library (Sufiya kamal National library)
II. Science library , Dhaka University
III. Munshigonj Public library
 INTERNATIONAL:
I. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Library
II. Seattle central library
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 Location : shahabag, Dhaka
 Establish: 1954
 Open for Public: 1958
 Area: 62300sqft
 Main Mass Establish: 1978
 Architect: Mazharul Islam
 It has a individual mass for the Library , one Cafeteria and Auditorium.
 60’ ft wide road in the East side, North side National Museum, South side
Fine Arts institute of Dhaka University and West side International Hall Of
DU.
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HISTORY OF THIS LIBRARY
The foundation stone for Dhaka Central Public Library was
laid in 1954 with the Registrar of Dhaka University as part-
time Librarian. Designated to be the center for the public
library system in the then East Pakistan on the basis of the
recommendations made by Australian Library consultant Mr.
L C Key in 1955, it was opened to the public on March 22,
1958 with a stock of 10,040 books. In 1978 the library moved
to its building near the Shahbag Intersection from its original
building designed by pioneering Bangladeshi architect
Mazharul Islam, which went on to house the Dhaka University
Central Library. The Department of the Public Libraries was
established with Bangladesh Central Public Library as its
headquarters in 1984. Between 1980-85 UNESCO provided
nearly 9.9 million Bangladeshi taka to develop the library.
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PLANS

ORGANOGRAM
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Director
Director General
Co-Director
Librarian
Co-Librarian
Junior Librarian
cataloguer
Reference Controller co-Reference
Reading Room assistant
MLSS
Book shorter
Binder
Night guard
Gardener
Cleaner
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Controller
Co Cataloguer
Staff

PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
Ground Floor
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Bindery refers to a studio, workshop or
factory where sheets of (usually) paper
are fastened together to make books, but
also where gold and other decorative
elements are added to the exterior of
books, where boxes or slipcases for books
are made and where the restoration of
books is carried out.
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Manuscript: It is a rare collection table. In
this table have a leaf that was a book in
ancient period.
CC: Card catalogue is a
information card that is
said to specific
position about a book
in the library. This
catalogue are made by
DDC rules.
1st FloorPHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
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Manuscript
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STACK: Stack is
important function for the
library. Here, collected
extra book copy, old news
paper, map, magazine,
manuscript and etc.
General reading Room: this reading
room are specified by DDC rules. It is
general book reading room. It has 000-
200 DDC serial book storage
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PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
1st Floor
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Photo copy Corner: this corner is photocopy
section. It is help a reader to copy a
information from the library books in short
time. It is very essential for the library.
Counter and book loan: This counter is actually control
system for the reading room. It also called information
desk to find out chosen book position. A reader can take
book loan from this counter.
PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
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1st Floor
Photo copy Corner
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E-Book system. Here all most 20 person are reading.
This library authority already 2.39 million pages
included. The people can take information about book
this library and other library.
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PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE Reading Room: there are three reading room in
this library. In this three reading room capacity
all most 700 people. Its reading room has 44
tables and this table around by the book shelf
2nd Floor
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PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
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This cafeteria is a very
simple Cafeteria. It is
stand in the site west
corner. Per day 2000
people around there.
It is in individual mass to
main library building. Its
capacity 100 people.
The auditorium (Shawkat Osman
Auditorium) of the library is a major
venue for cultural events in Dhaka,
including the International Short and
Independent Film Festival. It also
houses the Library Training Institute
funded and managed by the Library
Association of Bangladesh (LAB). It
also has a reprography service, in-
house bindery and conservation
section.
This seminar hall is
standing the ground
floor. Its capacity more
then 400 people. This hall
are used special days to
held on book fair,
story/poet competition,
and etc. it is also rent
other org.
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Land Scape
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Land scape design of the library. A
small road connect the library to
site entry and this road continue to
connect cafeteria, seminar hall and
auditorium.
PHOTO INFORMETION
SPACE
LAND SCAPE
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Other Function of this library
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LIBRARY
Public toilet (male and female)
Sales and buy Room
Storage
Guard room
 Garden storage
Garage
Director General room
Director room
Assistant director room
Co-director room
Librarian room(sin)
Librarian room(jon)
Assisted librarian room
Catalog room
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NATIONAL LIBRARY
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SCIENCE LIBRARY
IN
DHAKA UNIVERSITY
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SITE ANALYSIS
SCIENCE LIBRARY DU
COUNTRY : BANGLADESH
TYPE : ACADEMIC LIBRARY
EATABLISH : 1921
LOCATION : DHAKA UNIVERSITY
ITEMS : Books, journals & rare
AREA : 680000 AND 30000
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The library began in 1921 with 877 students, 60
teachers of 12 departments under three faculties art,
science and law. Then the library was placed in the
premises of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital and
later it was transferred in the ground floor of a
building situated at the north bank of the pond of
Curzon Hall premises. Later, the library was
transferred inro the present Central Library Building.
The former principal of Dhaka Collage was the first
librarian of the Dhaka University Library.
SCIENCE LIBRARY DU
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LIBRARY ANALYSIS
 Administration
 Token Counter
 Daily Newspaper Desk
Ground
Floor
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 Circulation Counter
 Book Stack Area
 Periodical Unit
 Photocopy Unit
Ground Floor
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Reading Rooms (Male and
Female)
Confined Section
Reference and Thesis Room
(Faculty Members and
Researchers only)
Prayer Room
2nd Floor
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Light and Air circulation
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 This library light and air circulation
system is artificial based. But 2nd
floor is ok to air and lighting system.
This problem may be solved by right
elevation treatment.
Natural lighting
system damage
here
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NATIONAL LIBRARY
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Master Plan
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Ground Floor
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 www
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Front Elevation
Back Elevation
Side Elevation
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BOOK CATALOGING SYSTEM IN A
LIBRARY The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
organizes library materials by discipline or field of
study. Main divisions include philosophy, social
sciences, science, technology, and history. The
scheme is made up of ten classes, each divided
into ten divisions, each having ten sections. The
system's notation uses Arabic numbers, with
three whole numbers making up the main classes
and sub-classes and decimals creating further
divisions. The classification structure is hierarcall
and the notation follows the same hierarchy.
Libraries not needing the full level of detail of the
classification can trim right-most decimal digits
from the class number to obtain a more general
classification.
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Melvil Dewey, the inventor
of the Dewey Decimal
classification
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BOOK CATALOGING
SYSTEM
 For Example:
 500 Natural sciences and mathematics
 510 Mathematics
 516 Geometry
 516.3 Analytic geometries
 516.37 Metric differential geometries
 516.375 Finsler Geometry
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INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY
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 Location : San Jose, California.
 Construction Start to End : 2000-2003
 Area : 475000sqft (44,000m²)
 Building Height : 136Ft(41m)
 Floor Level : Above Ground-8, Below ground -1
 Elevators : 5
 Escalators : 2
 The King Library is home to more than 1.5 million volumes, can seat over 3,500
people, and averages more than 2 million visitors annually.
 This building was located on the corner of Fourth and San Fernando, the future home
of the King Library
 Users : Library include the university students, faculty, and community members of
the public library.
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 It provides 40 group study rooms and 300 public access computers as well as
computer classrooms for librarians to teach information literacy to both SJSU
students and the general public.
 Wifi is available throughout the building. Access to hundreds of general and academic
research databases is available to library visitors
 Visitors to the library are often delighted by the 35 works of public art created by Mel
Chin and designed to link to the library’s collections and the diverse community that
uses them.
 Design architect:
 DSA Architects
 Architect:
 Carrier Johnson Architects
 Gunnar Birkerts Architects Inc.
 associate architect
 Anderson Brulé Architects
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 Other companies:
 landscape architect
 Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC
 Usages:
 Main Usage : Library
 Facts:
1.This library was built through a unique collaboration between the City of San
Jose and San Jose State University.
2. The building has capacity for 2 million volumes.
3.The Library is situated at the northwest corner of the San Jose State University
campus.
4.Largest library west of the Mississippi River to be built at one time, including the
new Seattle Central Library and the new Minneapolis Central Library.
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 Background:
 San Jose first held a library in 1872 and the collection was moved to a Carnegie library
building in 1903. This building was located on the corner of Fourth and San Fernando, the
future home of the King Library. In 2011 the library was selected as one of ten to receive the
National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the highest honor available for libraries and
museums for public service and community outreach.
 Prior to the option of forming a joint library the San Jose State University was prepared to
build a new structure. The site chosen for the new King library was not only once home to the
San Jose Public Library, but was also once the location of the San Jose Normal School which
would become a part of the San Jose State University.
 While there are other examples of “joint-use” libraries, the King Library is unique not only in
size but due to the joint-administration of the library. The library has only one catalog, but the
collections use separate classification schemes (SJSU will continue to use the Library of
Congress scheme and the SJPL will continue the use of the Dewey system).
 While the circulating collections were kept separate in order to ensure the university users
had access to necessary materials, it was originally determined that the libraries would also
merge their reference resources. The electronic resources of each institution are also
available to everyone.[6] The reference staff of each institution is accessible to both sets of
patrons.
 Timeline:
 1996 - Discussions between San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer and San Jose State University
President Robert Caret about the need for a new library building for the university.
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 1997 - Community forums are held to “test the waters” on the idea of combining the university
and public libraries.
 1999 - Architectural designs for the new library are completed.
 2000 - Groundbreaking ceremony, construction begins.
 2003 - August 1 marks the grand opening of the new library.
 History of the King Library:
 In February 1997, San Jose Mayor Susan Hammer and San Jose State University President
Robert L. Caret announced their intention to build a new library that would serve both as the
SJSU Library and as the City’s Main Library. The new library would be (and still is) the first joint
use library in the United States shared by a major university as its only library and a large City
as its main library.
 In December 1999, The California State University Board of Trustee and San Jose’s City Council
and Redevelopment Board approved two documents. The Development Agreement between the
CSU and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency described how the partners would work together
to design and build the 475,000 square foot library. It included how costs would be shared and
how decisions would be made. The Joint Library Operating Agreement between the California
State University System and the City included agreements about governance, operations, and
funding of utilities and maintenance and assigned the roles of “Co-Managers” of the new library
to the City’s Library Director and the University’s Library Dean.
 In May 2000, the City and the University agreed to name the new library after Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. The grand opening celebration brought the University community and the City’s
leaders and residents together for a joyous celebration on August 15, 2003.
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Historical Library picture
The first Normal School
Building in San José,
completed in 1876.
The second Normal
School Building in San
José, completed in 1881
Card catalogs in the
Wahlquist Library -
1942.
Circulation desk in the Wahlquist
Library - 1942.
Reference
Room in
the
Wahlquist
Library -
1942.
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Historical Library picture
Book stacks in the
Wahlquist Library -
1942.
Government Documents
Department in the
Wahlquist Library - 1968
Interior of the
library in the
second Normal
School building,
1892.
Microfilm reader in the Wahlquist Library -
1968.
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concept
 The concept of merging the two libraries originated in the need of new buildings for each
library and this option allowed for the city and the university to pool funds for a much larger
upgrade than either would have been capable of making on their own.
 Academic and public libraries were once believed to be discrete entities that had separate
missions and served significantly different, although somewhat overlapping, user
communities. Today, governing bodies of library systems are exploring how joint-use libraries
can leverage shared and complementary values, clientele, and space to create synergistic
places for lifelong learning and civic engagement.
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LIBRARYELEVATIONVIEW
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LIBRARY SECTION VIEW
Bebel
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Fiction
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True & Through
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Underground Book
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Skaptacle
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 Structure in General:
 Building type : High-rise building
 Building status : Existing
 Structural material : Steel
 Foundation system : Pile foundation
 Facade material : Concrete & Glass
 Architectural style : Modernism
Structure system
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 Services:
1.Meeting Room Reservations
2. Café - On Fourth
3.Computers for Public Use
4.Wireless Internet Access
5. Friends of the Library & Friends Book Store
6. Tours
 Programs and Events:
1.ESL/Citizenship Events
2.Lawyers in Library
3.Social Workers in the Library
4.Story Times
Program
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6.Partners in Reading
7.teensReach
 Special Collections:
1.California Room
2.Sheet Music Collections
3.Exhibits
4.King Civil Rights Collection
5.Sheet Music Collections
6. Beethoven Center
7.Cultural Heritage Center
8.Steinbeck Center
Program
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An atrium extends eight
stories above the grand
promenade on the
ground floor and floods
the library with natural
light.
Interior space information
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Interior space information(studyroom)
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Interior space information
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Interior space information(childrens area)
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Interior space information(Lighting system)
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INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY
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 Location :1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington.
 Established :1890.
 Central Library opened :23 may ,2004
 Construction started :2002; 13 years ago
 Completed :2004; 11 years ago
 Designed :Rem Koolhaas.
 Branches :Central Library, 26 neighborhood branches, and Mobile Services.
 Collection:
 Size :2,446,355 items.
 Population served :594,210 (Seattle).
 Served :1,835,300 (Metropolitan King County).
 Books Capacity:1.4 million .
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 Area:33,720m2 in size with a 4550m2 underground carpark.
 Building height :The 11-story (185 feet or 56 meters high).
 Architect & Engineer Name : Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Prince-Ramus of OMA/LMN were
the principal architects, Magnusson Klemencic Associates was the structural engineer
with Arup.
 public parking :143 vehicles.
 Type:Public Library
 Other information:
 Staff :711 564.05 full-time equivalents
 Main Usage:
 library
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 There has been a library located in downtown Seattle as far back as 1891; however, the library did
not have its own dedicated facilities and it was frequently on the move from building to building. The
Seattle Carnegie Library, the first permanent library located in its own dedicated building at Fourth
Avenue and Madison Street, opened in 1906 with a Beaux-Arts design by Peter J. Weber. Andrew
Carnegie, whose patronage of libraries later included five others in Seattle, donated $200,000 for the
construction of the new library. That library, at 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2), with an extension built
in 1946, eventually became too small and cramped for a city population that, by the time the library
was replaced, had roughly doubled since the library's first opening.
 A second library, at five stories and 206,000 square feet (19,100 m2), was built at the site of the
old Carnegie library in 1960. The new building designed by architects Bindon and Wright, with
Decker, Christenson, and Kitchin as associates, featured an international-style architecture
and an expanded interior, with features such as drive-thru service to offset the lack of
available parking. George Tsutakawa's "Fountain of Wisdom" on the Fifth Avenue side
(relocated to Fourth Avenue in the current library) was the first of that artist's many sculptural
fountains. A remodeling finished in 1972 gave the public access to the fourth story, dedicated
to the arts and sound recordings. By the late 1990s, the library became too cramped again and
two-thirds of its materials were held in storage areas inaccessible to patrons. Renewed
consciousness of regional earthquake dangers drew concern from public officials about the
seismic risks inherent to the building's design.

 The Concept involves the reinvention
the library as an access point to
information presented in a variety of
media .
 “The new library doesn’t reinvent or
modernize traditional ,they are just
packaged in a new way” explain in the
OMA study .
Concept :
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Floor plANS:
1ST FLOOR PLAN
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Floor plANS:
2nd FLOOR PLAN
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Floor plANS:
3rd FLOOR PLAN
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Floor plANS:
4th FLOOR PLAN
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Floor plANS:
7th FLOOR PLAN
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11th FLOOR PLAN
Floor plANS:
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ROOF PLAN
Floor plANS:
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Floor plANS:
NORTH ELEVATION
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Elevation:
SOUTH
ELEVATION
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Elevation:
EAST ELEVATION
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Mass model& structure FORM;
MASS MODEL  STRUCTUR
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Structure in General :
Building type : High-rise
building.
Building status :Existing
[completed].
Structural material :
Steel.
Facade material : Glass.
Facade system : Curtain
wall.
Architectural style:
Deconstructivism.

 Central library for Seattle’s 28-branch library system.
 Including 33,700 sqm, reading room.
 Book spiral.
 Mixing chamber.
 Meeting platform.
 Living room.
 Staff floor.
 Children’s collection.
 Auditorium.
 4,600 sqm of parking.
 Headquarters.
PROGRAM :
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 Facts:
 Level 1: Fourth Avenue entrance with ESL/World languages, Children's Center,
Auditorium.
 Level 2: Staff Floor with Auditorium, Book Sorting, Loading Dock.
 Level 3: Living Room with Teen Center, Fiction, coffee stand, Fifth Avenue
entrance.
 Level 5: Mixing Chamber, Reference Desk.
 Level 6: Book Spiral and Atrium.
 Level 7: Book Spiral, Atrium, Aviation room.
 Level 8: Book Spiral, Atrium, Performance arts workspace.
 Level 9: Book Spiral, Atrium, Map Collection, Special Collection.
 Level 10: Reading Room with seating for 400 (12,000 square feet) and glass sloping
ceilings 40 feet high.
 Level 11: Administration offices, Atrium.
 Under Level 1 is parking for 143 vehicles.
FLOOR LEVEL& FUCTION:
CASE STUDY II

 The Book Spiral implies a reclamation
of the much compromised Dewey
Decimal System . By the arranging
the collection in a continuous ribbon
running from the 000 to 999 the
subjects from a coexistence that
approaches the organic, each evolves
relative to others , occupying more
or less space on the ribbon but never
forcing a rupture.
CASE STUDY II

 ENTRANCE
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2ND & 3RD FLOOR
 COFFEE SHOP
 LIVING ROOM
 REFERENCE DESK
 FICTION

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public
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PROGRAM
SL NO FUNCTION TERGATE
PERSON
PER PERSON
sqft
TOTAL AREA
(sqft)
READING ROOM
1 Reading room (Adult) 1700 30 51000
2 Reading room (Children) 300 40 12000
3 News paper/ Magazine 100 20 2000
TOTAL READING AREA 65000
STUDY READING ROOM
4 Group study 100 20 2000
5 Story Room (Children & Old) 100 15 1500
TOTAL AREA 3500
This proposed library capacity 2000 persons in an time. It is served 100000 population in a
urban area.

SPECIAL COLLECTION
6 Music Room 80 80 6400
7 Recording 30 40 1200
8 Museum 5000
9 Net Browsing 100 10 1000
10 E-book 200 10 2000
11 PC using 100 15 1500
12 Children game area 150 30 4500
TOTAL AREA 21600
ADMINISTRATION
13 Office (Personal) 20 150 3000 T.S 868/340
14 Office (common) 50 60 3000 T.S 868/340
15 Meeting Room 60 10 600
PROGRAM

TOTAL 6600
SERVICE
16 Cafeteria 400 18 7200 T.S 827
17 Cafe kitchen and store 40% of total cafe area 2880
18 Auditorium 500 12 6000
19 Seminar hall 200 12 2400
TOTAL AREA 18480
COLLECTION
20 STACK 2000000 Piece 15000
21 Reference Room 7000
TOTAL AREA 22000
OTHERS FUNCTUON
22 Cataloguing 3000
23 Book binding 1000
PROGRAM

24 Buy & sell 5000
25 storage 1500
26 Parking 50 (car) 256 13000
Total Area 19500
TOILET
27 Personal 20 50 1000
28 Common 80 (1 toilet 25
person )
45 3600
29 Staff 6(1 toilet 25
person )
40 240
Total area 4840
TOTAL AREA OF LIBRARY FUNCTION WITH CIRCULATION 162000 sqft
PROGRAM

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