UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE LIBRARY
Seville, Spain
2006-tbc
View from South, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects
PROGRAM:
Library and Investigative Resources Centre for the University of Seville
CLIENT:
La Universidad de Sevilla (The University of Seville)
SIZE:
10,499m²
CONCEPT:
The General Library and the Investigative Resources Centre of the University of Seville is conceived as a continuous volume which emerges from the extension of the park. The project expands itself longitudinally to the given site, and progressively rises from a soft material into a stretched sculptural object. Located on the edge of ‘el Prado de San Sebastián’ park, the 160m long floating library is lifted off the ground on top of three structures which extends to a very shallow plinth; allowing the introduction of landscape at the entrance level, and producing terraces that in turn define the public spaces. This strategy of having a transitory area that attracts and invites the users is mainly to promote cultural, educational and entertaining activities for the students of the University. Therefore, the Library performs as an attractor, not only for the users of the park, but also for the 3,300 researches; becoming a new Centre for the University and the City of Seville.
COMPUTER RENDERS:
View from North, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects
Birds Eye View, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects
Reception Hall, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects
Long View, Render © Zaha Hadid Architects
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