* Architecture: Vennesla Library and Cultural Center by Helen & Hard

Architecture: Vennesla Library and Cultural Center by Helen & Hard: “..focusing on creating an inviting public domain, the library brings the city life into and through the building. a large glass facade serves as an open interface between the interior and the city’s main square, while an urban loggia provides sheltered outdoor seating for visitors. in order to reduce the energy needs of all three buildings, two long facades of the existing structures were used to minimize on total surface of the exterior walls. all new walls, floors and roof have been equipped with high-standard energy solutions..”  Contemporary social, spatial and utilitarian link between two existing structures, and the public..

image: Emile Ashley; article: Designboom

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