Library Hideaway, Vestfold Building, Design, Norwegian Development, Images
Library Hideaway in Vestfold
Public Architecture Project in Norway ? design by NOMA Arkitekter
31 Jan 2017
Library Hideaway
Design: NOMA Arkitekter
Location: Vestfold, Norway
Garage transformed into stunning modernist Library Hideaway

Architects Vincenzo Marchese and Petter Nordahl have recently created an eye-catching library, clad in sustainable Kebony wood, by converting the second storey of a garage in Vestfold, Norway. The building has been given a new lease of life with a clean, contemporary design which enhances the existing architecture, and brings new character to the property as a whole.

The architects altered the original pitch of the roof to dramatically increase the amount of usable space, and with bookshelves a priority, the steep angles of the new roof allow for walls that are heightened with large bookshelves set into them. Windows of differing size break up the bookshelves with tranquil seating spaces surrounding, and the geometric shapes of these windows adds an interesting variation in light and form. The transformation of the building has been entirely achieved without any adaptations to the original size of the area, while the variation in roof height also acts to break up the massing of the second storey.
Simple, clean and untreated materials are used throughout, with the interior walls and shelving crafted from birch veneer, polished concrete worktops and the exterior clad...