One of my favorite projects in Yuki Sumner and Naomi Pollock's new book New Architecture in Japan is Sou Fujimoto's design for the Musashino Art University Library in Kodaira, Tokyo. Under construction at the time of publication, it is one of the few buildings in the book presented in project form.
[click image for larger view]
In the design the bookshelves are the walls, spiralling in from the perimeter and providing views and access across the different spaces via cutouts in the walls/shelves. Searching the internet for more information on the design, I came across this photo of the completed building.
bookshelf library #2/4, originally uploaded by guen-k.
I'm itching to see some interior shots once the library is stocked with books, but in the meantime take a look at a few other photos by guen_k; they are all best viewed large.
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