Spatial decentralisation - Extension of the Stockholm City Library

Master thesis (2024)

Authors

J.Z. Pałęga Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

S. Pietsch Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
S.S. Mandias Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
M.W. Klooster Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

26-06-2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

This project is a proposal for an extension to the Stockholm City Library, designed by Erik Gunnar Asplund in 1928. It raises the question of how should a modern democratic library look
like. Given its proximity to the historical library, the project also examines how to respond to and honour Asplund’s legacy. The project offers a new volume which allows the Stockholm City Library an additional 4000 sqm. It takes a position in the landscape, that allows the historical building to maintain its monumentality. Architecturally, the extension continues the dialogue with the existing library through a typological rearrangement, while also establishing its own distinct expression. The project aims to meet the needs of a modern democratic society by creating spaces that support various atmospheres and interactions, both formal and informal.