This document provides a site analysis and program analysis for a proposed Educatorium library in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It analyzes the surrounding context, sets development standards, and outlines a proposed program of spaces. It also summarizes three international case studies of public libraries, highlighting their design features. The case studies provide examples of integrating natural light, traditional and modern aesthetics, and environmentally friendly elements. In under 3 sentences, this summarizes the key information and intent of the document.
9. Site Area : 1.72 acres
: 74923.2 sqft
MGC : 37461.6 sqft (50%)
Open Area: 37461.6 sqft
FAR : N/A
Set Back : front 1.50m
back 3.00m
side 3.00m
Ground Coverage
Program Analysis
• Lobby Reception
• Library ( Book Library, E Library)
• Children Library with Play Area
• Archive & Store Room
• Multipurpose Space
• Training Center
• Administration
• Cafeteria
• Exhibition Area
• Open Space( Book Fair/ Open Air
Theater)
• Supporting Facilities
• Car Parking
10. CASE STUDY (INTERNATIONAL)
Schertz Public Library
Location : Schertz, Texas, USA
Area : 30060 sqft
Architect : Kell Munoz Architect
Main Features
• Traditional look
• An elliptical glass-walled courtyard,
anchored by a large red oak
• The public areas is a north-facing glass
wall that provides indirect natural light
and views to the library courtyard and the
new park area beyond.
• limestone, wood siding, and galvanized
metal roofing are done to give it a
traditional look with a contemporary
touch
11. Adult area Children Area
Staff Area
Common area
Volunteers
Ground Floor Plan Top View
12. CASE STUDY (INTERNATIONAL)
Curno Public Library and Auditorium
Location : Via IV Novembre, Bergamo BG, Italy
Area : 1960 sqm
Architect : Archea Associati
Main Features
• A space for meditation & observation
• Different dimension of public space, a contemporary
theater its extension and stairs, is a reinterpretation of the
traditional cavea
• A monolith of concrete pigmented with iron oxides,
completely decorated with a bas-relief engraved with the
• The auditorium is developed in the space under the
stairway and includes a room on two levels and that can
accommodate about 200 people
• A colored concrete with a “mix-design” integrated with
natural iron oxide pigments and with the addition of
lubricants to make the concrete workable & a monumental
look.
16. CASE STUDY (INTERNATIONAL)
Kirkwood Public Library
Location : New Castel, USA
Area : 22500 sqft
Architect : ikon.5 architects
Main Features
• The Kirkwood Public Library integrates
environmentally friendly, high performance green
elements.
• Kirkwood Public Library appears as a collection of
books set on the highway for the community to use.
• Facing the highway, the building facade of stacked
horizontal cement board siding is fashioned as a series
of boxes that represent the edge of books piled up on
their side
• A main glazed two story reading room is covered in a
cedar solar screen in the western end of the site
• The screen permits desirable views out while
controlling solar gain and day light harvesting.
18. CASE STUDY (LOCAL)
Sufia Kamal National Library
Location : Shagbag, Dhaka
Area : 62300 sqft
• Main Reading Room
• Science & Reference Reading Room
• Children Reading Room
• Total nos of Reading Room : 05
• Total nos of Book : 215432
• Auditorium
• Cafeteria
• Mosque
• Space For Book Fair