TU Delft Library explained

TU Delft Library
Map Type:Netherlands
Building Type:Library
Architectural Style:Modernist
Owner:Delft University of Technology
Address:Prometheusplein 1
Location Town:Delft
Location Country:Netherlands
Completion Date:1997
Floor Area:15000m2
Architect:Erick van Egeraat
Francine Houben
Structural Engineer:Abt
Awards:National Steel Construction Prize
Dutch Steel Building Institute 1998
Award for the Millennium
Corus Construction 2000
Website:https://www.tudelft.nl/library/

The TU Delft Library is the main library of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), located in Delft, Netherlands. It was designed by the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and built in 1997. It is the largest technical scientific library in the Netherlands.

Building

The library was designed in the early years of Mecanoo, whose founding members, Erick van Egeraat, Henk Döll, Francine Houben, Roelf Steenhuis and Chris de Weijer, were graduates of TU Delft.[1] An example of a building that acts as landscape,[2] the library is partially underground with a 15% sloped plane and a grass-covered green roof on top. Protruding from the artificial hill there is a 40m (130feet) steel cone which acts as a source of daylight and is meant to symbolize technical engineering.[3] Although a successful exterior element, the cone was more unsatisfactory in the interior and received some criticism in architectural reviews.[4] A series of columns distribute heat and light throughout the interior.[5] The green roof system by ZinCo Benelux uses a cellular glass insulation and a 6adj=onNaNadj=on substrate.[6] Together with the green roof and the insulation it provides, a reduced external wall surface improves the building's energy efficiency.[7] The roof is walkable and the students use it to sit and socialize during the summer, or as a sledding hill during the winter.[8]

In the central hall the lending desk occupies the space at the bottom of the cone, surrounded by steel struts,[9] with the east wall covered by suspended steel-frame bookcases going up four floor and accessible via stairs.[10] The edge of the building is used for staff offices, with a fully glazed exterior window wall.[11] The library is located in the center of the campus next to the brutalist-style auditorium Aula, by Jo van den Broek and Jaap Bakema, providing a new spatial context to that building.[12] The building received awards such as the Award for the Millennium, Corus Construction (2000), and has been selected as one of the most original and beautiful libraries in the world by Condé Nast Traveler and CNN Travel respectively.[13]

Collections and activities

The library is the university's central library and also includes a learning center, student workspace rooms, a bookshop and a café.[14] As of 2017 it had a collection of more than 862,000 books, and 16,000 magazine subscriptions.[15] The TU Delft Library is a founding partner of DataCite, a global network established to "improve access to research data on the Internet".[16] In 2017 the library started a data stewardship project focused on research data management.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stevens. Philip. 2014-12-17. interview with architect francine houben of mecanoo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119061451/https://www.designboom.com/architecture/francine-houben-mecanoo-interview-12-17-2014/. 2021-01-19. 2021-04-11. Designboom. en.
  2. Web site: Het ontwerp. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210409114010/https://www.tudelft.nl/library/over-de-library/over-het-gebouw/het-ontwerp. 2021-04-09. 2021-04-09. TU Delft. nl-NL.
  3. Web site: Library Delft University of Technology. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210404171353/https://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/27/Library-Delft-University-of-Technology. 2021-04-04. 2021-04-11. Mecanoo. en-US.
  4. Book: Campbell, James W.P.. The library: A world history. The University of Chicago Press. 2013. 978-0-226-09281-2. Chicago. 284–285.
  5. Web site: Michler. Andrew. 7 March 2011. Mecanoo's TU Delft Library Crowned With a Massive Green Roof. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130050146/https://inhabitat.com/mecanoos-tu-delft-library-crowned-with-a-massive-green-roof/. 2020-11-30. 2021-04-11. Inhabitat. en-US.
  6. Web site: Velazquez. Linda. 2012-01-11. GPW: Delft University of Technology Library. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210409110012/https://www.greenroofs.com/2012/01/11/gpw-delft-university-of-technology-library/#:~:text=Constructed%2520in%25201997%252C%2520Delft-based,that%2520sits%2520across%2520the%2520way.. 2021-04-09. 2021-04-09. Greenroofs. en.
  7. Web site: van Egeraat. Erick. Library of Technical University. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928233948/https://erickvanegeraat.com/project/library-of-technical-university/. 2019-09-28. 2021-04-11. Erick van Egeraat.
  8. Web site: 7 February 2021. Snow fun on the roof of the TU Delft Library. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207142139/https://www.delta.tudelft.nl/article/snow-fun-roof-tu-delft-library. 2021-02-07. 2021-04-14. TU Delta. nl.
  9. Book: Charleson, Andrew W.. Structure as architecture. Routledge. 2006. 978-1-136-36139-5. 90. en.
  10. Web site: Joosse. Martijn. 2014-06-02. Bijzondere boekenplekken: Universiteitsbibliotheek TU Delft. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140615030320/http://mustreads.nl/bijzondere-boekenplekken-universiteitsbibliotheek-tu-delft/. 2014-06-15. 2021-04-13. Mustreads. nl.
  11. Web site: Central Library TU Delft. live. https://archive.today/20210413144507/https://www.archiweb.cz/en/b/centralni-vedecka-knihovna-technicke-univerzity-v-delftu. 2021-04-13. 2021-04-13. Archiweb. en.
  12. Heylighen. Ann. Neuckermans. Herman. 2000. DYNAMO: A dynamic architectural memory on-line. Educational Technology & Society. 3. 2. 86–95. 1436-4522.
  13. Web site: González. Lidia. 2018-02-07. Las bibliotecas modernas más alucinantes del mundo. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127012227/https://www.traveler.es/viajes-urbanos/galerias/bibliotecas-modernas-arquitectura-diseno/1849/image/94570. 2021-01-27. 2021-04-12. Condé Nast Traveler. es.
  14. Web site: Curvelo Magdaniel. Flavia Teresa de Jesus. den Heijer. Alexandra. October 2017. International overview of the University Library as a central facility. 2021-04-11. ResearchGate. en.
  15. Web site: Sang-hee Han. Rachel. 12 July 2017. 7 of the world's most beautiful libraries. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210404172558/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/coolest-libraries-world/index.html. 2021-04-04. 2021-04-07. CNN. en.
  16. Web site: Mullins. James L.. 16 February 2010. Purdue Libraries a founding member of international cooperative to advance research. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170121143131/http://blogs.lib.purdue.edu/news/2010/02/16/purdue-libraries-a-founding-member-of-international-cooperative-to-advance-research/. 21 January 2017. 10 April 2021. Purdue University.
  17. Teperek. Marta. Cruz. Maria J.. Verbakel. Ellen. Böhmer. Jasmin K.. Dunning. Alastair. 2018-01-22. Data Stewardship – addressing disciplinary data management needs. Open Science Framework. en. 10.17605/OSF.IO/MJK9T.

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