Clifton Library Concept- Nicola Bottomley

For the Clifton Library, I based a lot of my design off of my precedent library, the CarrĂ© d’ Art in France. This library was very connected with the other buildings around it and also focused on connecting the spaces inside the building. I wanted to focus on this idea of connection, so my has building as a glass mass that is in the same spot on every floor. This is where the book stacks and reading areas are. It is made of glass so that it can stay in connection with the other spaces around it.

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