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GSInterior architectureOtaku, bibliothèque de quartierN° 07 · 2020

Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier

ConversionQuartier populaireAncienne boulangerieJapandi aesthetic
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, main view
Plate N° 07
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Keeping the walls
Keeping the walls01

01 · The atmosphere

The plan of the existing premises still carried the words of a bakery: the sales area, the stockroom. Otaku keeps those walls and changes what one comes there for, a place of culture at low cost, in a neighbourhood that had none.

Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier · Keeping the walls
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Library and bookshop
Library and bookshop02

02 · Material & light

The reading corner lets you leaf through the beginning of a book before buying it, and borrowing stays open to those who cannot afford to: library and bookshop hold in the same room without getting in each other’s way. The digital space slips into the section, where the height allows.

Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier · Library and bookshop
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Held by the drawing
Held by the drawing03

03 · Uses

The aesthetic is minimal and warm, japandi in inspiration, and every square metre is optimised for want of being able to add any. The furniture was drawn piece by piece, reading unit, shelving, counter, because a low-budget place holds together through its design rather than its materials.

Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier · Held by the drawing
04 · Technical sheet
Location
Quartier populaire
Year
2020
Area
Ancienne boulangerie
Programme
Library-bookshop: reading nook, digital space
Client
Projet d’étude
Commission
Academic project
Status
Japandi aesthetic

05Documents

04 sheets
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Layout plan
Layout plan01
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Section BB′
Section BB′02
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Section CC′
Section CC′03
Otaku, bibliothèque de quartier, Furniture detail
Furniture detail04