Kanazawa Umimirai Library is a public library located in Kanazawa city, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. This is a contemporary building by the Japanese architects Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba, completed in 2011.[1] Its surface creates a decorative grid made of some 6000 small circular blocks of glass which puncture the concrete surface of the building in a triangular array.[2]
| Kanazawa Umimirai Library | |
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| 金沢海みらい図書館 | |
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| Location | Kanazawa city, Ishikawa Prefecture,  Japan |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 2011 |
| Architect(s) | Coelacanth K&H Architects  |
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| Size | 228,000 items |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | General public |
Building
editThe firm that designed the library, Coelacanth K&H, describe the building as a "simple space"[3] of 45m by 45m and 12m high. It was completed in March 2011. The floor area is 5,641.9 square metres; the building's area is 2,311.9 square metres. The "single quiet and tranquil room ... resembles a forest, filled with soft light and a feeling of openness reminiscent of the outdoors".[3]
Prize
editHiroshi Horiba and Kazumi Kudo won a Japan Institute of Architects Prize for the library in 2013.[4]
Gallery
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Kazumi Kudo and Hiroshi Horiba / Coelacanth K&H Architects". de zeen Magazine. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Gibberd, Matt; Hill, Albert (20 August 2013). "The Return of Ornamentation". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Works: Kanazawa Umimirai Library". Coelacanth K&H. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Japan Institute of Architects Prize". International Union of Architects. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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