Clifton Young Adult Library

My concept is about distant connection. To be a community, we do not have to be side by side to make valuable connections. I represented this through the spaces in my building by placing similar spaces on different floors. This allows all types of people to make random connections throughout the entire space. This concept extends from the concept of my Clifton Plaza of bringing people together from different backgrounds and cultures in the Clifton community. It is also inspired by my precedent library, CarrĂ© D’art and its heavy use of glass and connecting different spaces. I want my space to act as a place for people to gather and make connections, as well as be a space for people to work, create and learn.

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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