FOLIE TO BUILDING- Dradt Sections & Plans

Sections and floor plans are now scaled. Total footprint is just under 500m2, including central courtyard. Total height is eight meters.

The total floor space for shelving is less than a quarter of the entire building. It may be necessary to place another level, or half level to increase fraction. Provision of informal reading areas is ample with verandahs and undercroft. However, there is not a lot of space for quiet study, which is again an issue.

Equitable access has been prioritized, with main entrance being a single ramp for everyone. However, this presents issues with presentation, and is an area that needs to be resolved. I have some ideas, such as incorporating a hanging garden or living wall into the ramp so it acts like a terrace. The main doors would need to announce themselves at the top; a bit of a retake on getting to your destination the long way.

Cross section of reading room and undercroft. Interior wall of reading room has cubicles for quiet study; they overlook the interior garden. The exterior wall is ringed with the shelves and outside that is the veranday running round the circumference of the building. The undercroft is deliberately bulky and over engeneered. The idea is that the underside can be slowly carved out into sculputure and seating over time. At the start, it is undressed stone.

Floorplans and an Elevation: the floorplan is radial. Spaces for use have taken shape, but there is a low ration of actual book shelf space. this may need to be remedied with another storey or rethinking access.