Ah this book, I can't reach it!
——Live children's language
The master "rolled over"? A while ago, the children's library in Kobe was finally opened after intensive construction and renovation!
Designed and donated by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, this library is the second after Nakanoshima, and it is still the clear-water concrete style represented by the Ando clan!
At the opening ceremony, Mr. Tadao Ando expressed his hope that the children who visit now will also sing about their youth until they are 100 years old.
As we all know, in the past two years, Mr. Ando has held his own solo exhibition, one of the themes is "The Heart of Eternal Youth", and one of the symbols of the green apple has also appeared in Shanghai before. And these two libraries continue this theme.
However, it was on the same day that the master's design was actually "ruthlessly" complained by the children who were really still in their youth?
What a situation!
Classic design, but complained about?
· Overall Design Look and Feel: Classic Ando Flavor ·
Let's take a look at the overall design style: in fact, both libraries follow the style that Tadao Ando has been designing, using a clear-water concrete structure for design, and the interior uses local log materials and steel frame structures.
Large glass windows add daylight, long and wide wooden staircases allow you to sit and read at will, and the interior layers are diverse, allowing children to feel the joy of exploration in the "forest of books".
Since children often easily carry a book and indulge in it, the master has also carefully designed a seat that blends with the bookshelf, which is convenient for children to take and read.
At the same time, the theme book area also set up a message for each person who donated the book, so that the children can better understand why the donor chose the intention of the book and understand the content of the book.
Because it is a public welfare library, basically the books are received through fundraising, which is also a lot of effort!
In addition to that, there are some small details of the design. In order to reflect the fun of "exploration", some of the books will also be hidden for children to find.
Looks like you're thinking through it? What went wrong with that?
· The "flaw" of the design: the bookshelf is too high? ·
It turned out that in order to reflect the feeling of "forest", each library had super high bookshelves.
The Kobe library is no exception, not only is it full of elevated shelves, but the tallest bookshelf even reaches 8 meters!
This has caused a large group of libraries to be "the main object": the doubts of children.
Children have voiced out, "How do you get these books?" "Why was it designed like this?"
Seeing the children's small question marks in their heads, the library staff next to them was anxious and said to them: The books you want to read can be told to your sister, and you will find them out!
Therefore, the books on the high-rise shelves are only displayed through fixtures, and if you want to read the book, you must contact the librarian to get it.
This involves two questions: one is what to do if the child's personality does not want to go to the staff, and the other is that the 8-meter-high bookshelf looks up too tired, and the books on the top have become "useless"?
Do you think this design is reasonable?
Japanese netizens, the war is one
A child's inadvertent but straightforward doubts have sparked a lot of discussion about whether the library design is reasonable. Japanese netizens are divided into several factions, and the "war" is indispensable.
Some netizens said: The name is called "children's library", but the design makes children unable to reach, and I really don't understand what this library is for.
Many netizens are very supportive of this view, thinking that the design is so high, let alone not reached, can not see, then what is the use?
Some netizens questioned the safety, thinking about how to prevent the books above from falling in case of an earthquake.
Subsequently, someone posted a description from the library, indicating that the books above the 6th floor were all used for fixed display and were shockproof, and the same books were placed below.
But in response to this explanation, there are also many netizens who have different opinions: when children see books, they will only think of taking them or not, and when children can't get them, they will no longer think about where to find books, and finally they will only give up.
Some people think: "If the intention of the design needs to be explained separately, and the children who are still using the library directly express their incomprehension and doubts, at the extreme, this is a failure of the design." ”
Another group of netizens believe that this design can stimulate children's "questions" about the live environment, and then generate curiosity about the design intention of this library, which is also a good guide.
There are also people who feel that this kind of display is the same as the model outside the restaurant, and it is not unacceptable.
There is also a group of people who shoveled out the master's previous overturning case with a Luoyang shovel: the Sima Liaotaro Memorial Hall.
Opened in 1996 and housed in a collection of 60,000 books by the famous Japanese historical writer Sima Liaotaro, this memorial hall was also designed by Tadao Ando.
The use of super high bookshelves in the venue is also spectacular from the perspective of visual artistic performance, but the biggest flaw is the design of large floor-to-ceiling glass, which causes the sun to shine directly on the shelves, causing irreversible damage to the collection, especially old books.
At the same time, after reviewing well-known "failure cases" such as "Sumiyoshi's Longhouse" (you can refer to this article: Master Overturning Case Selection), netizens from all walks of life have concluded that the master's design pays too much attention to artistry, as for practicality and convenience...
It seems that The wave of Mr. Tadao Ando's car was judged by netizens as: "overturned".
The ultimate goal of the design is not to ignore the user
However, looking back at tadao Ando's library as a whole, it is not difficult to find that similar super-high bookshelf designs are not uncommon all over the world.
Like the Dragon House Bookstore and more is not simply to buy books as the main purpose, but to "introduce the lifestyle" as the leading Net red bookstore, emphasis on experience of the bookstore, have appeared similar design, from a visual point of view, it can be said that it is quite "out of the film", the sense of experience is not bad.
This is not a bad thing, but the focus is on "who exactly is this design designed for".
If the library "こども本の森 神戸" is the same as the experiential bookstore, but also for people to come here to experience, then this kind of design Nikki Jun feels that there is nothing wrong with it, but this is a "children's library" - although full of experience and exploration fun, but for children, it is easy to find books to read, may be the most important.
So just from the little "doubts" that the children have generated this time, is the library designed by Tadao Ando a bit "self-high from the perspective of a designer"?
Of course, since the architect himself funded it, we don't need to blame anything, but through this debate, we can still deeply feel at least a little.
Design must always exist for the basic needs of people.
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