10 residential spaces designed for reading books
Influenced by Sam Jacob's micro cabin for MINI, we've rounded up homes that contain libraries for this week's Pinterest roundup. Examples range from tiny reading nooks to sprawling rooms stuffed floor-to-ceiling with books.
Urban Cabin, UK, by Sam Jacob
Sam Jacob teamed up with MINI to build a tiny home with an adjoined library for this year's London Design Festival. The reading room is made from a range of materials stacked together like bookshelves.
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Hemmelig Rom, US, by Studio Padron
This small black hut is surrounded by woodland in upstate New York, and serves as a remote library and guest house. Logs have been irregularly stacked to form the bookshelves and walls.
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Albion Barn, UK, by Studio Seilern Architects
A covert library hides at the heart of this 17th-century converted barn and is concealed behind secret doors. While the rest of the home has a light-filled, minimal aesthetic, the library is dimly lit and lined on all four sides by books.
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Library House, Japan, by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
This pared-back Japanese house has been designed for an avid reader, and features ample shelving for displaying his collection. A long narrow skylight and glazed doors provide natural reading light.
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Pedro Reyes House, Mexico, by Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez
A double-height library rendered in coarse concrete dominate...
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