The driving force in the proposal for the Daegu Gosan Public Library Competition was how new technologies can apply to libraries. Gillot + Givry Architectes, therefore, created a library that would mainly use virtual components. As thinking about South Korea as a world technology leader, could these skills change the way to design architecture? Since use of tabs is a common thing in Korean urban population, it is possible to create a library based on a wireless network. More images and architects’ description after the break.
A common library has two main functions: storing books and reading them. Books can be read on site or taken away. But as they are shared by many people and frequently moved a lot, they can be damaged quite fast. By digitalizing library’s contents, the original documents can be compacted into very efficient storage. As it is not anymore in contact with the reading spaces, the quality of conservation can be pulled to its most appropriate level. This great possibility allows you to store an unlimited number of books without impacting on space taking on people areas.
