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Brandenburg Technology University, Cottbus, G

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Blair Gazza &

Jackie Brown

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SCHEMATIC PATTERN OF FLOOR PLANS WITH ZONING

THE OVERALL STRUCTURE ALLOWS FOR A MULTITUDE OF INTERIOR SPACES OF DIFFERENT SIZES AND SHAPES. THE SPACES ARE DESIGNED TO BE THE READING ROOMS OF THE LIBRARY AND ARE MEANT TO MAKE THOSE INSIDE FEEL AS IF THEY ARE IN AN AREA THAT CREATES A SENSE OF TENSION THAT CONNECTS YOU TO THE INTERIOR SPACE. SOME READING ROOMS ARE TWO TO THREE STORIES HIGH WHERE OTHERS ARE ONLY AT ONE STORY.

THE EXTERIOR CURVES ALLOW FOR THE AREAS THAT HOLD ARCHIVES AND GALLERIES TO BE SHEILDED FROM THE SUN LIGHT, WHILE THE READINGROOM AREAS ARE LOCATED SO THAT THEY ARE FILLED WITH LIGHT.