Located in west China, Dazhou city has a population of around 580 thousand. Dazhou Public Library serves as the collection center of literature information resource, as well as the communicating/service center of the city. It is a significant symbol of Dazhou?s culture development.

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Architects: China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute

Location: Jinlan Road, Dazhou, Sichuan, China

Architect In Charge: Liu Yi

Area: 14428.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

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Design Team: Zhou Xuefeng, Han Fei, Hou Yinyin, Ren Ye, Lu Ting, Zhang Yu, Liu Wei, Deng Hong, Jiang Haibo, Liu Xiang, Li Zhu
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From the architect. Located in west China, Dazhou city has a population of around 580 thousand. Dazhou Public Library serves as the collection center of literature information resource, as well as the communicating/service center of the city. It is a significant symbol of Dazhou?s culture development.

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The project site is quite narrow with a height difference of about 4 meters from north to south. The main volume consists of a 2-storey underground garage and a 5-storey building with an open layout aboveground. The building Includes exhibition, classroom, café at the first floor, main entry, lecture hall, kids? reading room a...