Civic Library
Aarhus, DK
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2021
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Civic
A daylit civic library with a stepped reading hall, designed as a generous public room for the harbor district.
Client
Aarhus Kommune
Services
Architecture, Interiors, Wayfinding
Year
2021
Area
6,100 m²
Location
Aarhus, DK
Type
Civic
The library is organized as a single stepped hall that descends toward the water, turning the act of finding a book into a slow walk through light.
Robust, tactile materials — brick, oak, and pale concrete — are used throughout so the building can absorb decades of heavy public use and only improve with it.