Project
Portal – the library multimedia facility
Category
Best Design Project for Library
About the project
This proposal is not just a library as you've always been thinking about it. It’s a multimedia center with coworking zones, private cozy reading capsules, a studio for creative workshops, a photo area, a VR site, an art hall, a playing room for kids, and books, of course.
The design site wasn’t too big, so squeezing in all of these was quite a challenge, but the designers managed it smoothly. At first, the site was so devastated that it was even scary. They had to demolish everything and do things from scratch. Now, you can come here to read a book – but also for a yoga class, an art exhibition, some VR experience, and there is also a 3D printer available.
Location
St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2022
Project website
https://vk.com/bkmk_portal
Extra visual materials (photos, videos etc.)
Level 1, visualization https://cloud.mail.ru/public/bebi/2iigZowof
Level 2, visualization https://cloud.mail.ru/public/4yQM/3JvNab2cD
Basement, visualization https://cloud.mail.ru/public/29Z4/LxJAwreGc
Floor plans https://cloud.mail.ru/public/4qzf/V5qeME6c2
Room layouts, with dimensions https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2Jr9/5uUY1pS6G
Portal opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXtjJl-kuuQ
Pics before reconstruction works https://cloud.mail.ru/public/fXQ8/ZcaoDGQt9
Applicant and authors of the project
Centralized Library System of the Kirovsky District
Project status
Implemented
