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The New library in Varna is an open transparent institution serving to the local community just as to the visitors of this popular seaside resort.
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Thanks to the open and permeable ground floor, there are great conditions for a rich public life not only inside, but also outside the library.
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The aim of the project is to create a significant city landmark referring to the history of the city and with a clear vision to the future.
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Its expressive form directly follows in a range of cultural aspects that helped to form the local urban planning and architecture in the past.
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With the combination of the current global tendencies of modern libraries, it results in an unmistakable, simply local character of the house. The inner layout of the library offers a wide range of spaces in four basic vertical sections.
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Above the ground floor and an office floor there is a logically situated book depository and above this level, a generous space of reading rooms, library shelves and other necessary library facilities open.Source by Chybik+Kristof Architects & Urban Designers .
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Location: Varna, Bulgaria
Architects: Chybik+Kristof Architects & Urban Designers
Project Team: Ondrej Chybik, Michal Kristof, Victor Cojocaru, Martin Holy, Josef Chybik, Adam Jung, Anastasiia Korchagina, Vojtech Kouril, Ondrej Mundl, Matej Strba, Zuzana Zathurecka
Area: 18 420 m2 (total built-up area of the over ground levels)
Status: international open competition
Year: 2015
Images: Courtesy of Chybik+Kristof Architects & Urban Designers
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