- Sector: Public space
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Architect/Specifier: Alberto Kalach
- Product(s): Linear Plank 300C - Linear Plank
The José Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City is poised to become a societal -- and architectural -- legacy. The 125,000-square-foot structure can accommodate up to 1.5 million books and 15,000 visitors a day.
The narrow, tall rectangular structure was meant to be seen as a "coffer of books," according to architect Alberto Kalach.
Kalach gave the building an outer shell that looks fortified and further protected it with a "moat" of botanical gardens that serve as a buffer against inevitable urban noise. Inside, Kalach developed the theme further by placing a network of bookshelves in a glass case that floats at the core of the building's cavernous space.
Huge planes of glass and metal abound in the space, the most significant being sleek, wide-panel aluminum ceilings by Hunter Douglas Contract. The quiet interiors and smooth, quiet aesthetics will make people want to sit and read all day.
The narrow, tall rectangular structure was meant to be seen as a "coffer of books," according to architect Alberto Kalach.
Kalach gave the building an outer shell that looks fortified and further protected it with a "moat" of botanical gardens that serve as a buffer against inevitable urban noise. Inside, Kalach developed the theme further by placing a network of bookshelves in a glass case that floats at the core of the building's cavernous space.
Huge planes of glass and metal abound in the space, the most significant being sleek, wide-panel aluminum ceilings by Hunter Douglas Contract. The quiet interiors and smooth, quiet aesthetics will make people want to sit and read all day.
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