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Project • By Architect Nonsense • Libraries
Vms Library
In the twenty-first century, the library is no longer a shrine to silence, but a place that accommodates a diversity of activities. It opens itself to new forms of learning spaces where people can meet, converse, exchange ideas, or spend time alone in quiet reflection. The VMS Library (Professor Vimolsiddhi Horrayangkura Library) was thus conceived as a “collaborative learning space,” where users are free to share knowledge, ideas, and experiences through a spatial design that is both varied and seamlessly interconnected.
Weeraphol Singnoi
At the core of the concept lies the idea of a continuous “loop,” allowing users to move fluidly from one zone to another without interruption. From the moment of picking up a... More
News • News • 23 Jun 2021
Kengo Kuma’s Kadokawa Culture Museum is a futuristic cultural labyrinth clad in granite
A futuristic cultural labyrinth, the Kadokawa Culture Museum by Kengo Kuma and Associates is a monolithic granite building that forms the cornerstone of a development called ‘Tokorozawa Town.’ The development site, which lies east of Tokyo, also includes an anime-focused hotel, book store and indoor pavilion for events. The site also includes an independent shrine designed by Kengo Kuma.
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In total, the Kadokawa Culture Museum comprises five storeys. The first floor houses a small library and 1,000 square meter gallery for exhibitions. The second floor includes a café and shop, while the third floor is devoted entirely to the presentation of anime.
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The fourth floor presents a specia... More