• Login / Join
  • About
  • •
  • Contact
  • •
  • Advertising
bustler logo
bustler logo
  • News
  • Competitions
  • Events
  • Bustler is powered by Archinect
  • Sign up for Bustler's Email Newsletters

  • Follow these Bustler feeds:

  • Search

    Search in

  • Submit

    What are you submitting?

    News Pitch
    Competition
    Event
  • Login / Join
  • News|Competitions|Events
  • Search
    | Submit
    | Follow
  • Search in

    What are you submitting?

    News Pitch
    Competition
    Event

    Follow these Bustler feeds:

  • About|Contact|Advertising
  • Login / Join
Tagged: competition

Results of the Tiny Library 2023 Architecture Competition

By Alexander Walter|

Wednesday, Sep 27, 2023

FIRST PLACE: The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

The latest edition of the Tiny Library Architecture Competition has published its winning entries, awarding the top positions to designs from Canada, India, and the UK.

Organized by Volume Zero, the competition brief tasked participants to design "a Tiny Library optimized for 75 users with engaging multifunctional spaces for all ages and spatial experiences" within a structure not bigger than 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) of built-up area on a site in a rural or remote context.

The jury included Puran Kumar (Studio PKA), Peter W. Ferretto (Condition Lab), Lui Hanxio (LLLab), Ahmad Thaneem (3dor concepts), Antonio Garza Ferrigno (Proyecto Reacciona), Catherine Ranger (MGS Architects), Luis Ricardo (LLLab), and Sebastian Irarrazaval (Architect).

FIRST PLACE: The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

FIRST PLACE - The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

Project excerpt: "A boat is a place within isolation. The heart of the cosmos for those who sail it. Designed to reflect the maritime universe that inhabits the Entry Island, the Tiny Library is a landmark in the territory. Indeed, the project is inspired by the site’s socio-cultural context and the economic activities that characterize its genius loci: deep-sea and walrus fishing. Part of the Magdalen Islands, this treeless territory is charming by its rolling green hills and the authentic but few Scottish descent families who occupy it. Set in this island environment, the library aims to become the Noah’s Ark of knowledge."

Second Place: Reclaiming Progress by Ravisha Rathore and Devesh Uniyal (India)

Second Place - Reclaiming Progress by Ravisha Rathore and Devesh Uniyal (India)

Project excerpt: "In the vast Himalayan Mountain range lies Thapli, a remote village on the verge of being completely abandoned by its own people. In this slow process of desolation, the first to leave are the men, while the women work trifold still holding the agrarian village together. Our interest lies in the Women of Thapli, the last fully functioning members of the village, that were systematically kept outside the 'economic scheme' and hence is also the only one capable of challenging it. By appropriating the traditional concept of a library/- pustakaalay/ gyaan aashray for the women of Thapli, this intervention aims to create a transformative space that challenges the prevailing notion of progress defined solely by urbanization. Instead, it highlights the intrinsic value of self-sustaining village ecosystems and their potential to chart a more environmentally sustainable and inclusive future."

Third Place: The Seventh Generation Library by Roberta Vasnic and Ian Sanders (United Kingdom)

Third Place - The Seventh Generation Library by Roberta Vasnic and Ian Sanders (United Kingdom)

Project excerpt: "This library has been designed to be part of its natural seating. Not simply to be located within a Banyan Tree Forest, but to be enveloped by the roots of this unique tree. The Banyan Tree holds a special place in Indian culture. It is the country’s national tree and its aerial root system, climbing downwards from the canopy, offers a means to integrate the library in the local ecosystem. Building on the indigenous theory of the seventh generation, the library would be constructed predominantly in timber and, over the generations would become wrapped in the roots of the trees above, until it becomes a living part of the forest. This metaphor carries into the use of the building. As a library located adjacent to the Living Roots Bridge, on the edge of Riwai, in the Meghalaya region of India, its purpose is to establish, enhance, and embed knowledge in the community. This knowledge will grow over generations, as the roots cloak the structure, rooting the library into the community and nature. The building is divided into three primary elements: General knowledge and fiction, a children’s section, and an information technology suite. Each element is accessed off a central courtyard which can be used for community events, art and sculpture exhibitions, and lectures."

Honorable Mention 1: Traveling Stories by Salmah Beydoun (United States)

Honorable Mention 1 – Traveling Stories by Salmah Beydoun (United States)

Honorable Mention 2: Beyond Borders by Alexander Tarek Araj (Germany)

Honorable Mention 2 – Beyond Borders by Alexander Tarek Araj (Germany)

Honorable Mention 3: One Roof Library by Aman Bhavsar and Joy Ann Lim Ee Hsien (India)

Honorable Mention 3 – One Roof Library by Aman Bhavsar and Joy Ann Lim Ee Hsien (India)

Honorable Mention 4: Paper Pavilion by Antar Ghazoul (United Kingdom)

Honorable Mention 4 – Paper Pavilion by Antar Ghazoul (United Kingdom)

Honorable Mention 5: The Nomad by Thakan Navapakpilai and Xiaobai Zhao (United States)

Honorable Mention 5 – The Nomad by Thakan Navapakpilai and Xiaobai Zhao (United States)

Honorable Mention 6: Textile Tome by Akkarawin Valinluck and Pimchid Chariyacharoen (Thailand)

Honorable Mention 6 – Textile Tome by Akkarawin Valinluck and Pimchid Chariyacharoen (Thailand)

Honorable Mention 7: NASIKI by Dilianis Arenas (United States)

Honorable Mention 7 – NASIKI by Dilianis Arenas (United States)

Honorable Mention 8: Librarinha by Pedro Medeiros De Faria (Brazil)

Honorable Mention 8 – Librarinha by Pedro Medeiros De Faria (Brazil)

Honorable Mention 9: Mestia Library by Alexander Babushkin and Sophio Bedoshvili (Russia)

Honorable Mention 9 – Mestia Library by Alexander Babushkin and Sophio Bedoshvili (Russia)

Honorable Mention 10: THE NOMADIC LIBRARY by Nahom Redda and Amanuel Demissie (Ethiopia)

Honorable Mention 10 – THE NOMADIC LIBRARY by Nahom Redda and Amanuel Demissie (Ethiopia)
RELATED COMPETITION Tiny Library 2023 Architecture Competition
RELATED NEWS Winners unveiled for Volume Zero's Tiny House 2022 competition
RELATED NEWS 'Living in the lap of nature': Results of the Tree House 2021 Architecture Competition
RELATED NEWS Small spaces, big living: results of the Tiny House 2020 Architecture Competition

Related

competition ● library ● volume zero ● tiny house

Share

  • Follow

    0 Comments

  • Comment as :

Results of the Tiny Library 2023 Architecture Competition

The Urban Design Forum 2023 Forefront Fellows will explore design's relationship with social and political issues in New York City

The winning MICROHOME competition designs present innovative modular off-grid structures

Janet Echelman receives two international awards in recognition of her urban sculptures

New architecture and design competitions: Warming Huts, LIT Lighting Design Awards, LA+ EXOTIQUE, and Lyceum Fellowship Competition

Pratt reveals Kay WalkingStick, Kenneth Cobonpue, and Edward Mazria as Legends 2023 honorees

Schmidt Hammer Lassen's rock formation-inspired design wins competition for new office building in Oslo

Innovative community centers shine in 2023 Concrete Masonry Student Competition

These are the 2023 Modernism in America Awards winners

Sign up for Bustler's Email Newsletters

New architecture and design competitions: Dewan Award For Architecture, House of the Future, Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall, and Green Product Awards

SCAPE and Kate Orff win 2023 OBEL AWARD for ‘radical breakwaters design’

London Design Festival announces four design medal winners for 2023

Frida Escobedo to receive the third Charlotte Perriand Award

Francis Kéré honored as 2023 Praemium Imperiale Award laureate

New architecture and design competitions: World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize, Creative Discovery Challenge, Brick in Architecture Awards, and FORM Student Innovation Competition

Next page » Loading

Results of the Tiny Library 2023 Architecture Competition

By Alexander Walter|

Wednesday, Sep 27, 2023

Share

FIRST PLACE: The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

Related

competition ● library ● volume zero ● tiny house

The latest edition of the Tiny Library Architecture Competition has published its winning entries, awarding the top positions to designs from Canada, India, and the UK.

Organized by Volume Zero, the competition brief tasked participants to design "a Tiny Library optimized for 75 users with engaging multifunctional spaces for all ages and spatial experiences" within a structure not bigger than 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) of built-up area on a site in a rural or remote context.

The jury included Puran Kumar (Studio PKA), Peter W. Ferretto (Condition Lab), Lui Hanxio (LLLab), Ahmad Thaneem (3dor concepts), Antonio Garza Ferrigno (Proyecto Reacciona), Catherine Ranger (MGS Architects), Luis Ricardo (LLLab), and Sebastian Irarrazaval (Architect).

FIRST PLACE: The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

FIRST PLACE - The Ship of Knowledge by BOURGEOIS LECHASSEUR ARCHITECTS (Canada)

Project excerpt: "A boat is a place within isolation. The heart of the cosmos for those who sail it. Designed to reflect the maritime universe that inhabits the Entry Island, the Tiny Library is a landmark in the territory. Indeed, the project is inspired by the site’s socio-cultural context and the economic activities that characterize its genius loci: deep-sea and walrus fishing. Part of the Magdalen Islands, this treeless territory is charming by its rolling green hills and the authentic but few Scottish descent families who occupy it. Set in this island environment, the library aims to become the Noah’s Ark of knowledge."

Second Place: Reclaiming Progress by Ravisha Rathore and Devesh Uniyal (India)

Second Place - Reclaiming Progress by Ravisha Rathore and Devesh Uniyal (India)

Project excerpt: "In the vast Himalayan Mountain range lies Thapli, a remote village on the verge of being completely abandoned by its own people. In this slow process of desolation, the first to leave are the men, while the women work trifold still holding the agrarian village together. Our interest lies in the Women of Thapli, the last fully functioning members of the village, that were systematically kept outside the 'economic scheme' and hence is also the only one capable of challenging it. By appropriating the traditional concept of a library/- pustakaalay/ gyaan aashray for the women of Thapli, this intervention aims to create a transformative space that challenges the prevailing notion of progress defined solely by urbanization. Instead, it highlights the intrinsic value of self-sustaining village ecosystems and their potential to chart a more environmentally sustainable and inclusive future."

Third Place: The Seventh Generation Library by Roberta Vasnic and Ian Sanders (United Kingdom)

Third Place - The Seventh Generation Library by Roberta Vasnic and Ian Sanders (United Kingdom)

Project excerpt: "This library has been designed to be part of its natural seating. Not simply to be located within a Banyan Tree Forest, but to be enveloped by the roots of this unique tree. The Banyan Tree holds a special place in Indian culture. It is the country’s national tree and its aerial root system, climbing downwards from the canopy, offers a means to integrate the library in the local ecosystem. Building on the indigenous theory of the seventh generation, the library would be constructed predominantly in timber and, over the generations would become wrapped in the roots of the trees above, until it becomes a living part of the forest. This metaphor carries into the use of the building. As a library located adjacent to the Living Roots Bridge, on the edge of Riwai, in the Meghalaya region of India, its purpose is to establish, enhance, and embed knowledge in the community. This knowledge will grow over generations, as the roots cloak the structure, rooting the library into the community and nature. The building is divided into three primary elements: General knowledge and fiction, a children’s section, and an information technology suite. Each element is accessed off a central courtyard which can be used for community events, art and sculpture exhibitions, and lectures."

Honorable Mention 1: Traveling Stories by Salmah Beydoun (United States)

Honorable Mention 1 – Traveling Stories by Salmah Beydoun (United States)

Honorable Mention 2: Beyond Borders by Alexander Tarek Araj (Germany)

Honorable Mention 2 – Beyond Borders by Alexander Tarek Araj (Germany)

Honorable Mention 3: One Roof Library by Aman Bhavsar and Joy Ann Lim Ee Hsien (India)

Honorable Mention 3 – One Roof Library by Aman Bhavsar and Joy Ann Lim Ee Hsien (India)

Honorable Mention 4: Paper Pavilion by Antar Ghazoul (United Kingdom)

Honorable Mention 4 – Paper Pavilion by Antar Ghazoul (United Kingdom)

Honorable Mention 5: The Nomad by Thakan Navapakpilai and Xiaobai Zhao (United States)

Honorable Mention 5 – The Nomad by Thakan Navapakpilai and Xiaobai Zhao (United States)

Honorable Mention 6: Textile Tome by Akkarawin Valinluck and Pimchid Chariyacharoen (Thailand)

Honorable Mention 6 – Textile Tome by Akkarawin Valinluck and Pimchid Chariyacharoen (Thailand)

Honorable Mention 7: NASIKI by Dilianis Arenas (United States)

Honorable Mention 7 – NASIKI by Dilianis Arenas (United States)

Honorable Mention 8: Librarinha by Pedro Medeiros De Faria (Brazil)

Honorable Mention 8 – Librarinha by Pedro Medeiros De Faria (Brazil)

Honorable Mention 9: Mestia Library by Alexander Babushkin and Sophio Bedoshvili (Russia)

Honorable Mention 9 – Mestia Library by Alexander Babushkin and Sophio Bedoshvili (Russia)

Honorable Mention 10: THE NOMADIC LIBRARY by Nahom Redda and Amanuel Demissie (Ethiopia)

Honorable Mention 10 – THE NOMADIC LIBRARY by Nahom Redda and Amanuel Demissie (Ethiopia)
RELATED COMPETITION Tiny Library 2023 Architecture Competition
RELATED NEWS Winners unveiled for Volume Zero's Tiny House 2022 competition
RELATED NEWS 'Living in the lap of nature': Results of the Tree House 2021 Architecture Competition
RELATED NEWS Small spaces, big living: results of the Tiny House 2020 Architecture Competition

Share

  • Follow

    0 Comments

  • Comment as :

Archinect JobsArchinect Jobs

The Archinect Job Board attracts the world's top architectural design talents.

VIEW ALL JOBS POST A JOB

Senior Job Captain/Project Architect

RDC

Senior Job Captain/Project Architect

Reston, VA, US

Architect/Project Manager

Eigelberger Architecture + Design

Architect/Project Manager

Aspen, CO, US

Project Manager

M Royce Architecture

Project Manager

Los Angeles, CA, US

Mid-Level Project Architect/Architectural Designer

Allen + Killcoyne Architects

Mid-Level Project Architect/Architectural Designer

New York, NY, US

Interior Designer

Perron Roettinger

Interior Designer

Los Angeles, CA, US

Project Architect

nastasi architects

Project Architect

Hoboken, NJ, US

Healthcare Project Architect

EskewDumezRipple

Healthcare Project Architect

New Orleans, LA, US

Intermediate Architect/Designer

1100 Architect

Intermediate Architect/Designer

New York, NY, US

Project Architect Level II

Studio Ma

Project Architect Level II

Phoenix, AZ, US

Project Architect

Bernbaum/Magadini Architects

Project Architect

Dallas, TX, US

Next page » Loading