Good things come in small packages. Look what architect Tim Seggerman came up with as part of a remodel of a tiny New York City apartment. A "library"that is about four feet high, four feet wide, and six feet deep. More images at Dwell
Starbucks goes to the library for a new ‘pop-up’ store in Tokyo
"Books and coffee are both important parts of everyday life, so we created a link between favorite books and favorite coffees".Welcome to Starbucks Espresso Journey, a new library-themed pop-up store in Tokyo. Designed by the Japanese firm nendo the store focuses on educating the public on the various coffee offerings of Starbucks.Here's nendo's summary of the project:A pop-up shop dedicated to Starbucks' espresso drinks, in which visitors can learn more about drinks like lattes, cappuccinos and cafe mochas. We designed the space to be like a library, with bookshelves. On the shelves, we positioned books with covers in nine different...
For books and other stuff. A multi-purpose folding screen
Check out this cool contraption for the urban dweller from Argentine designer Leonardo Fortunato.Notice the two brown sections of rectangular boards that become bookshelves with adaptable heights. One of the other sections doubles as a mirror and an ironing board.More at Tree HuggerMulti-Purpose Folding Screen Doubles as Library, Rack, Mirror and Ironing Board : TreeHugger:
The bookshelf takes over the library!
Here is the redesigned Musashino Art University Library in Tokyo. There are bookshelves everywhere!Designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto who based the project on "a series of independent rectilinear book stacks, dispersed to create a field - or forest - of monolithic blocks. Varying in size, with some large enough to contain essential services and ancillary spaces, the blocks promoted what the architect described as ‘an instinct to wander’, recalling how in his experience libraries are places where readers are encouraged to ‘get lost’. Architectural Review looks at the library in this 2010 reviewh/t BOOK RIOT
The Alphabet Library
The library archives of the Department of Pierres Vives in Montpellier, France was in need of a new reading room. And luckily architect Stephane Hof was ready.The design comprises an entrance desk, an information desk, reading room tables and library shelves.Hof "combined the different functions of the program into a single object in order to create a new dialogue between the tables and the library and a continuous flow through the entire space. The tables bend around the back wall to form the library with each piece of the puzzle referencing a letter of the alphabet."via Fubiz