Dalian Public Library – Architects Collective – China

Dalian Public Library – Architects Collective – China

Project Details:

Architects: Architects Collective

Location: Dalian, China

Type: Cultural – Public

Procedure: Invited Competition

Result: Finalist

Team: Andreas Frauscher, Patrick Herold, Richard Klinger, Martin Schorn, Kurt Sattler, Fei Tang

Gross Floor Area: 50.000 m²

Competition date: 10/2011

Construction Costs: EUR 50.000.000

 The new library is designed to become the center and heart for the local community with a strong relationship to the ocean and the bay. The building is placed in a park setting and aims to be a landmark for locals and visitors and a symbol for the creative and environmentally friendly future of New Pulian. It is a place for the public to read, contemplative and come together. The basic architectural form for the new library is the rose petal since the Monthly Rose is the city flower of Dalian. The new Pulian branch is one of several library branches in the Dalian region with each branch symbolizing a petal and forming a rose flower. Via