Musashino Art University Library

Presented by :
Hsu Paing Hnin
V .B .Arch - 19
Musashino Art University Library

 Essentials requirements for the Library

are
 Good lighting
 Good orientation
 Bookshelves and
 Nice reading areas

 Musashino Library has all these

ingredients and more
Musashino Art University Library

 Designed by architects Sou fujimoto

 Located in Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan

 Project Area is 31,034.29 sq.ft

 This building is completed in 2010 after construction period of 3 years

 Two storeyed building

Design concept

 Fujimoto’s idea is simple and consistent

 Based on a spiral of wooden bookshelves
 The client wanted a linear and fluid circulation within the building
 The spiral wooden bookshelves appear to be more appropriate for a
fluid and linear circulation
 All the walls of the library inside and outside consist of huge
bookshelves made of wood
 A subsidiary entrance is used in the complete main entrance
Floor plans
Section
Design

 The outlines highlights the repetition of bookshelves throughout the

library’s structure and its façade

 Bookshelves also serve as wall and integrated into building’s structure

 The division of the window panes align with the width of the
bookshelves both above and below

 The size of the window is repeated

 Reading areas are connected to each other by small bridges

 The wide staircase can also be used as auditorium

 The library doesn’t overpower the surrounding structures

 This helps to keep the space united

 One defined ceilings helps to unify the two storeyed building into
one continuous space
Lighting

 Several skylights , large windows and openings throughout the building

help to illuminate library with both daylight and sunlight during the
daytime

 Natural light from above enters the library through Polycarbonate

panels, creating cozy reading areas

 Decrease the need for electric lighting during the daytime

Materials

 Materials used for library is in total harmony with surroundings

 Built of timber reinforced by steel frame cloaked in full-height of glass

walls

 The blond timber is used for the internal to diffuse light

 The darker timber is used in external to fire protect the skin