Site Area : 2.3 Acres
Built up Area : 10,000 sq mt  

The project was a competition  entry for an International Design Competition for Library  

The design plan for the Library of SONGDO International City interweaves four spatial narratives to reflect this evolution:
1. A Concentric Layering of “Community-Resource-Contemplation”
A sky lit atrium forms a central hub of light, energy and movement that unifies all the floors. Spaces are layered around it. Community and collaborative spaces form the ring immediately around the atrium, resources (stacks and other materials) form an intermediate ring, and the outermost ring contains quieter spaces that orient toward solitude and contemplative study. 

2. A Vertical Layering of “Community-Resource-Contemplation”
The ground floor contains the public community functions such as the auditorium (which is designed so it can function separately if needed), the classroom and the Children’s Library. The first and second floor contain community resources: a Great Hall (that acts as the central reference and reading hall), Galleries, Media Library. The upper two floors focus on quieter study, and the bulk of the reading stacks are located here. While the lower floors feed off activity in the atrium, these floors are relatively detached, and designed to offer long views of the greenery of the golf course to the south. 

3. The Library as a Public Landscape
Because of the need for security controls to protect resources, libraries tend to be introverted structures that are detached from their context. In the interest of blurring this rigid boundary of a library to make a community hub, this library is wrapped by an unsecured public landscape that ramps gently around and up the building, linking a sequence of event spaces beginning with the main entrance plaza. 

4. The Library as an Urban Landmark
A corner location, at the intersection of two major roads, requires that this library reinforce its status as a cultural landmark by being a visually memorable beacon whose presence enriches the city. An exposed concrete base holding a gently ramping landscape forms an envelope within which a bronzed glass form rises from the center to form a jewel in the crown, glowing through reflection in the day, glowing from within at night. A lattice structure within the glass adds filigree detail, echoed in the interior heart of the building by a wood lattice that encircles the upper atrium to support its roof.