Musashino Art University Museum Library Sou Fujimoto Prepared

Musashino Art University Museum & Library Sou Fujimoto Prepared by: Özge Üstün Öykü Akgünlü Haya Tahboub Aybüke Öztürk

Sou Fujimoto Born in Hokkaido, Japan 1971 Bachelor of Architecture, University of Tokyo 1994 Established Sou Fujimoto Architects, Tokyo 2000 … Musashino Art University Museum & Library 2010 …

What makes a library? ‘‘Books, shelves, light, and the place. ’’ ‘‘ I imagined a place encircled by a single bookshelf in the form of a spiral. . ’’ - Sou Fujimoto This simple idea of the library made Sou fujimoto’s design win the compition of the Musashino Academy of Art organised for the University library.

LOCATION

• All the walls of the library inside and outside consist of huge bookshelves made of light wood. • On the façades they are encased by a layer of glass.

Spiral Design • Continuity of Stacks

Spiral Design • Ease of navigation

• Rotates and Extends either outwards or inwards.

Light • Evenly filtered natural light from above enters the library through polycarbonate panels, creating cozy reading areas.

Light • In Addition , large Windows are placed in punctured walls

Entrance: Compression and release

SECTION

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