This document provides information about three public library case studies: 1) The Daegu Gosan Public Library in South Korea, which uses an open floor plan and children/adult zones to promote interaction. 2) The Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, located on the historic harbor, with spaces like a planetarium, digital lab, and rare books collection. 3) The Sharjah Public Library in the UAE reflects Islamic architectural styles with domes and arches, and provides activities for learners of all ages. Standard space requirements and functions for different library areas are also outlined.

1. PUBLIC LIBRARY
DONE BY:Ola Hasan Ahmed
ID201010721
Dr. Bouzid Boudiaf
AJMAN UNVERSITYOF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Architecture Engineering

2. AJMAN UNVERSITY OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Architecture Engineering
DesignV
BY:
Ola Hasan Ahmed
ID
201010721
Supervised by:
Dr. Bouzid Boudiaf

3. Public library

4. Introduction
Library: is a collection of sources, resources ,and services, and the
structure in which it is housed; it is organized for services ,for use
and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private
individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of
books. It can mean the collection , the building or room that houses
such a collection , or both.The term library has itself acquired a
secondary meaning : a collection of useful material for common
use.This sense is used in fields such as computer science ,
mathematics, statistics , electronics and biology.
Function of library:
1. Muscal laneous
2. Event area
3. Entrance area
4. Group rooms
5. reading/ workstations
6. Issue desk
7. Children
8. Admin area
9. Children
10. Browsing
11. Display area
12. adults
Riggs Library - Georgetown University
1969

5. 1. Academic libraries : These libraries are located are located on the
campuses of colleges and universities and serve primarily the students and
faculty of that and other academic institutions .
2. Public libraries : these libraries provide service to the general public and
make at least some of their books available for borrowings , so that readers
may use them at home over a period of days or weeks.Typically, libraries
issue library cards to community members wishing.
3. A digital library ( smart library ) : is a library in which collections are
stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform ,or other media) and
accessible by computers.
4. Research libraries : these libraries are intended for supporting scholarly
research, and therefore maintain permanent collections and attempt to
provide access to all necessary.
5. School libraries: most public and private primary and secondary schools
have libraries designed to support the school's curriculum.
6. Special libraries : all other libraries fall into this category. Many private
businesses and public organizations , including hospitals, museums , research
laboratories, law firms , and many government departments and agencies,
maintain their own libraries for the use of their employees in doing
specialized with one or more academic departments.
Types of libraries:
Milwaukee public library on West Wisconsin

6. Public library: have no scientific collection
duty or archive function ,but are lending
libraries , which normally have small stores
or none at all.
Users for public library:
• Children
• Young people
• Adults
Public library aim their range of stock and services at meeting the needs of the
users.
The public library is communication for the population, they offer, in addition to the
traditional lending of books, browsing zones, citizens advice, information, cafeteria,
listening to music, areas for sitting and events, art lending.
Structure the areas into those for adults, children and young people with
activity-oriented movement rooms, not separated but in zones with flowing
transition.
Floor loading in public libraries:50KN/m2, in store-type self-service areas with denser stacking
7.5KN/m2 , with compact storage (mobile shelving units)12.5 or15.0 KN/m2.

7. Neufert architects data

10. Case studies

11. DAEGU GOSAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Daegu, South Korea)

12. Statistics
• Project Name: Daegu gosan
• Architect: Jason Easter , first colopmorales
• Location: Daega, south koura
• Design period: 2012
• Built-up area: 3200 sqm
• Building Type: library
• Structure: Reinforce concrete
Site Analysis & Context
The Gosan Library is also the cultural hub with the area. Its proximity
to the local subway station and a large public park make it a prime
location for cultural exchange. Both passive and formal manners of
interaction are facilitated by this public space.
Buildingaround library
By street
Land scape
Main street
The Daegu Gosan Public Library, like many libraries, stands as the physical manifestation
of the concept of shared knowledge. As such, it is temple of knowledge, honoring the
book as the foundation media of information communication, and making way for the
new learning trends that result from the current digital movement.
Design Concept
Green connection to existing park
Pedestrian flowVehicular movement

13. Functions & structure
• Clear glass • open floor plan
• large public park
• Temple of knowledge
To reinforce this the northeast corner of the site
pulls the landscape from the park under the
building, extending the public space into the
site. The resulting plaza creates a partially
covered space which will be utilized and
activated by the local communities.This sunken
garden provides valuable natural daylight to the
building functions located below grade.The life-
long learning center and multi-purpose spaces
surround this plaza providing easy access for the
community. Additional terraces at the second
level reading area and the roof connect the
building back to the park and existing context.

14. 1. Multipurpose lecture hall
2. Main hall exhibition
3. Machine/ electric room
4. Multipurpose room
5. Culture class room
6. Language lab
Ground floor plan
1
2
3
4
5
6
Multipurpose
lecture hall
Main hall
exhibition
Machine/
electric
room
Multi
room
Culture
class
Language
lab

15. 1. Entrance lobby /info services
2. Café
3. Office
1st floor plan
1
2
3
Entranc
e
Café
Office

16. 1. General collection
2. Study area
3. Preservation room
4. Terrace
2nd floor plan
1
2
3
4
General
collection
Terrace
Study area
Preservation
room

17. 1. General collection
2. Open reading area
3. Digital data / laptop room
3rd floor plan
1
2
General
collection
Open
reading
area
3
Digital
lab

18. 3rd floor plan
1. General collection
1
1
General
collection

19. 1. children/ infant corner
2. Multicultural data corner
3. Terrace / playground
4th floor plan
Mulicultural
data
1
2
3
Terrace
/playground
children/
infant
corner

20. EAST ELEVATION
SECTION DD

22. BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRIA
(Alexandria ,Egypt)

23. • Project Name: BibliothecaAlexandrina
• Architect: Hamza Associates & Snohetta
• Location: Alexandria , Egypt
• Design period: 1989-2002
• Built-up area: 45000m2
• Site Area: 69,000m2
• Building Type: Educational
• Structure: Reinforce concrete
Statistics
Site Analysis & Context
Located on superb site on the historic eastern harbor of
Alexandria.The project is located in the ancient royal quarter of
the original Greek city.To the north is the coast road .To the
south a street where some of the university's faculty buildings
are located.Further buildings to the east and west.
Design Concept
The dominant image of the library is the elegant slanted
disc , the symbolism of the rising sun is an apt choice.The
sun disc has many echoes in Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
It is apposite for the emergence of a new beacon of
learning.

24. Emtedad DR:Abd
Hamid Sayed
26 July
El Gaish RD
Ali Mustafa
Sea Bridg Statue Planetarium
Mosque of Abu Qasim
Chandeliers
university
Chatby University
Resort and spa El Alameni Faculty of Arts , Alexand uni College of Business
Garden
martyrs
Mediterra
nean sea
East Harbor water Residential
building
Conference
center
Main roads
Water outlets
Buildings Around the
library

25. Functions & structure
• The granite southern wall• The sloping glazed roof • Planetarium
• Reading area • Storage area • Skylight roof

26. 1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Digital Lab
4. Offices
5. Spine
4th Basement Floor Plan
Storage
Area
Offices
Readin
g Area
Lab

27. 3rd Basement Floor Plan
1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Training Lab
4. Computer Room
5. Arts & multimedia Library
6. Office
7. History Of Science Museum
Storage
Area
Readin
g Area
Lab
Com
room
Offices
Museum
Arts &
multimedia a
library

28. 2nd Basement Floor Plan
1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Print Shop
4. Staff Parking
5. Offices
6. Rare Books
Storage
Area
Readin
g Area
Offices Rare
books
Print
shop

29. 1st Basement Floor Plan
1. Meeting Rooms
2. Parking
3. Press Room
4. Planetarium
5. Alexeploratorium
Storage
AreaReadin
g Area
offices
Rare
books
Print
shop
Museum
Meeting
room
Exhibition

30. Readin
g Areaentrance
Net
archive
Hussein
library
Ground Floor Plan
1. Reading area
2. Internet archive
3. Hussein library

31. Reading
Area
Children
library
Young
people
library
cafe
1st Floor Plan
1. Children library
2. Reading area
3. Young people library
4. cafe

32. SectionA-A (Facing west)
Section B_B (Facing east)

34. SHARJAH PUBLIC LIBRARY
(shj,UAE)

35. Statistics
• Project Name: Sharjah public library
• Architect: Department of culture and
information
• Location: Muailiah,Sharjah,UAE
• Design period: 1972
• Built-up area: 20000m2
• Building Type: Educational
• Structure: Reinforce concreteSite Analysis & Context
The library surround by American University of sharjah, sharjah university and higher
colleges of technology.There are main roads for the library .
Design Concept
To provide social place and source of knowledge that express the culture of UAE , using
architecture and design factor.

36. Functions & structure
• Open floors plan
• Children area • Computer area • Reading area
• Main concrete columns in the entrance • Concrete dome in the top
The library contains three floors.The first floor is divided to hall (1)and hall (2) which includes
all general books.The library provides activities for the following people(learners from all
ages, children and special needs library).The space is organized to provide the comfort and
quietness.
The structure domes, columns, and arches reflects the Islamic architectural spirit and they
use the concrete and glass for the material to express the culture dominance and that what
appears in the elevation which express traditional style

37. 1. Offices
2. Seminar room
3. Conference
4. Toilets
5. Reception
6. Children library
7. Stairs , escalator, elevator
Ground Floor Plan
Children
library
conference
offices
reception

38. 1st Floor Plan
1. Store
2. Multimedia
3. Quite study room
4. Computers area
Computers &
reading area
Store
MultimediaQuite
study
room

39. 1. Main stacks and seating.
2. Printing room
2ed Floor Plan
Main stacks
and seating.
Printin
g room

40. Activity Daegu gosan ratio Bibliotheca alexandria ratio Sharjah ratio
Recommend
%
Reading area 200sqm 6 1730 m2 3.8 3.2
Storage area - 756m2 6.7 60m2 0.3 2.3
offices 130sqm 4 16m2,12m2
0.03,
0.04
28.7m2 0.1 4.1
entrance 220sqm 6 200m2 0.4 33.0m2 0.16 2
Lab digital 240sqm 7.5 78m2 0.17 - 2
Language lab 40sqm 1 - - 0
Training lab - 48m2 0.1 -
Computer room - 102m2 0.22 -
Art &multimedia -
377m2
0.83 -
Multipurpose / lecture hall 220sqm 6 - - 2
History room - 144m2 0.32 -
Meeting room - 15m2 0.03 -
parking - 227m2 0.5
Children / infant corner 260sqm 8 - 56.6m2 0.28
Multi cultural
data
150sqm 4 - -
General collection 300sqm 9 - -
lounge 60sqm 1 -
Main hall exhibition 269sqm 8 - -
Rare books - 108m2 0.24
Print shop - 21m2 0.04
spin - 25m2 0.05
Seminar room 40sqm 1 - 40m2 0.2 0.2
Culture room 40sqm 1 - -
Multipurpose room 100sqm 3.1 - -
Machine room 100sqm 3.1 -
cafe 100sqm 3.1 - -

41. Activity Daegu gosan ratio Bibliotheca alexandria ratio Sharjah ratio
Recommen
d%
Study area 200sqm 6 - -
Preservation room 240sqm 7.5 -
Play ground
150sqm 4
Administration. - - 23m2 0.1
Hall for people with
special
- - 30m2 0.15
A hall containing Arabic
and English periodicals.
- - 16m2 0.08
Conference Room - - 30m2 0.15
Women’s /men internet
room
- - 36m2 0.18
quite zoon -
-
50m2 0.25
Women’s /men payar
room
- - 30m2 0.15
Audio hall - - 36m2 0.18
Multi meadi - - 100m2 0.5
Contains specialized halls
including:
- - 60m2 0.3
Rooms used for searching
for books.
- - 60m2 0.3
Special room for ladies - - 30m2 0.15
Main stacks and seating - - 108m2 0.54
Bray area - - 40m2 0.2
Total 89.1 13.43 4.17
 Spaces area for case studies

42. space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area
Reception 5 0.9sq.m - 4.5sq.m
Lobby 3500 0.07sq.m - 249sq.m
Waiting area 100sq.m
Toilet 40sq.m
total 389.5 sq.m
• Entrance : reception,lobby,waiting area, toilet
space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area
Exhibition
permanent
- - 1 566sq.m
Exhibition
contemporary
- - 2 600sq.m
lobby - - 1 94sq.m
storage - - 2 169sq.m
Rest area - - 1 50sq.m
Toilet - - 2 40sq.m
Total 1510sq.m
• Gallery: exhibition permanent, exhibition
contemporary, lobby,storage,rest area, toilet.
space capacity M2/car No. of space Total area
Parking 1000cars 15sq.m -- 1500sq.m
total 1500sq.m
• Parking
 Total parking area =total area +circulation
space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area
Seating 800seats 0.75sq.m 1 600sq.m
Stage - - 1 200sq.m
Back stage - - 1 100sq.m
storage - - 1 100sq.m
Lobby - - 1 94sq.m
Toilet - - 2 40sq.m
Total 1134sq.m
space capacity M2/person
No. of
space
Total area
Reception
20000
volume
- - -
Book
collection
space
- - - 186sq.m
Reader space
(40 seats)
- 149sq.m 5 895sq.m
Staff work
space
- - - 93sq.m
service - - - -260sq.m
Total - - - 1434sq.m
• library
• Auditorium
Standard data :

43. function Floor area m2 comment
Adult lending 750
Plus 10% if exhibition area
needed
Adult reference - -
Book stock
Seating
periodicals
200
375
100
Plus 20% overall for staff
workrooms and offices
Children's library
Stack
Staff room
350
100
180
Plus 20% overall for circulation
area
Total 2945
users Floor area m2
Student or general reader
Research worker
Carrel user
Actual floor area occupied by reader at table
2.3
3.25
3.70
0.93 to 1.20
Type No
Recommended
Shelf depth
Children's books
Loan and fiction stocks in public library
Literature and history, politics and economics
Scientific and technical
Medical
Law
10-12
8
7
6
5
4
200-300
200
200
250
250
200
Public library serving
population of 100000
Reader space
requirements
Books per 300 mm
run of shelf

44. Site analysis

46. Context and References:
1. Introduction ( neufert architects data and building types books)
2. Case study: Daegu Gosan in koura public library (arc20.com)
Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt (Graduation project 1-270589)
Sharjah public library
3. Site analysis