The Living Archive // Residence + public library

A home for the elderly with a public library on the ground floor, so residents, students and neighbours share the same door.

The Living Archive, axonometry
Fig. 01 · Axonometry
The Living Archive, plan
Fig. 02 · Plan
The Living Archive, elevation
Fig. 03 · Elevation
The Living Archive, axonometry
Fig. 04 · Axonometry

The building ties into a network of paths between the schools and public spaces around it. Stepped volumes, an open ground floor and planted terraces keep people moving and in view of each other: calm rooms above, a busy cultural floor at street level.

Program
Elderly housing, public library
My role
Individual project
Studio
Design project, La Salle
Drawings
Site, plans, sections, details
Tools
Revit, AutoCAD
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