Library of the Institute for Art History, Florence, Italy

Report: 2004 - 1st Prize
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Arnold Brückner
Client: Max Planck Gesellschaft München

The reading room, the heart of every library, defines the library’s atmosphere and working conditions. Here it is designed underground enclosing a large oak tree. A circular skylight provides daylight for the work areas on two levels. Open access shelves and repositories, not accessible for the public, are found on three sides in the back of the reading room.

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