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Multifunctional Children’s Library of Play Practices “BUKVA” (Russia)


Project
Multifunctional Children’s Library of Play Practices “BUKVA”

Category
Best Project of Public Space by Student


About the project (provided by the applicant)
“BUKVA” is a contemporary venue that unites books, innovative technologies, and advanced educational methods to foster a culture of reading among children and teenagers. The project considers the needs of target audiences as well as the specific functions and operation scenarios of a modern library.

The interior concept draws inspiration from the lines of the Saint Petersburg Metro and the names of children’s authors associated with these lines through their lives and works. The architectural solutions feature diverse materials, thematic visual elements, functional and multimedia zoning, and automation services. The space includes dedicated areas for reading, self-development, individual and group work, and art exhibitions.


The “BUKVA” Library is a place for discovering the world through books, craftsmanship, and tools of the digital age. By making reading visible and exploring play together, we create the future!

Location
12/34 Bolshaya Porokhovskaya Street, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Project design year
2025

Project website
https://shkaflib.ru/lab

Extra visual materials
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11j3R28nwm_yf7Eql_un2luKNzHTn0ZmQ?usp=sharing

Applicants
SPb SBLC “Centralized Library System of the Krasnogvardeysky District”, Library and Art Residence “SHKAF”



The “SHKAF” Architecture Laboratory is a flagship project for the comprehensive development of new library concepts in the district.

Authors of the project

Tatiana Valeryevna Rigina, Ekaterina Igorevna Fedyuk, Valeria Andriyanovna Vasilieva, Anna Leonidovna Potko

Visualization
Tatiana Valeryevna Rigina, Ekaterina Igorevna Fedyuk, Valeria Andriyanovna Vasilieva, Anna Leonidovna Potko

Customer
SPb SBLC “Centralized Library System of the Krasnogvardeysky District”

Other participants






Yu. I. Chernichuk, Head of the Organizational and Methodological Department of the Centralized Library System

Curator — E. Yu. Lobanov, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Design, SPbSUITD

Experts — Yu. N. Vetrova, Director of the Institute of Environmental Design, SPbSUITD; S. A. Shamanova, Assistant, Department of Environmental Design

Partners — Institute of Environmental Design, multimedia studio Mediakuznya

Status of the project
Under construction