Chris Precht from Prechteck has shared with us their latest project, Extension of the National Library of Austria.

Prechteck’s design for the extension of the national library of Austria located at the Hofburg in Vienna contains a number of cultural facilities including a 1200sqm underground core exhibition hall, a smaller 600sqm multifunctional hall, creative studios, a restaurant and shops.

The design is to be seen as an extension of the bordering park and takes off at its north-west end to cross over the fire / drop-off lane on +4.50m with a twist and arches back to the ground level to melt into the landscape.

All of the mentioned facilities are housed in one seamless structure, creating at each point a different spatial experience towards the Hofburg and directs its visitors intuitively to the foyer and into its programs.

Tags: Architecture, Design, Library

This entry was posted on Friday, January 28th, 2011 at 7:12 am and is filed under Architecture. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.