Tama Art University Library Floor Plan

The open structure contains vast space for books periodicals and reading.

Tama art university library floor plan. A large collection of books covers the special fields of art design and architecture ranging from reference books necessary for the university s classes to specialized research materials. Toyo ito 2007. The new library is a place where everyone can discover their style of interacting with books and film media as if they were walking through a forest or in a cave. The new library of the university of art tama is a place where everyone can find their style of interact with either books or multimedia technology as if they were walking through a forest or in a cave new place with spaces under the arcades where smooth and mutual relationship is created just going through them one focal point where a new sense of creativity begins to.

The tama art university library is the second library on the university s campus designed to give students a place to research and become educated about art. However it is still fascinating to see the stunning picture laid out. Toyo ito s office has sent us a set of photos and a description of the architect s newly completed tama art university library in tokyo. Article from toyo ito associates architects.

The hachioji library contains about 77 000 japanese books 47 000 foreign books and 1 500 periodicals. The plans shown above show the cavernous feel employed in the. You can see ito s wonderful use of space especially in the first photograph below. 1st floor plan program 1 north entrance 2 café area 3 theater area 4 arcade gallery 5 front desk 6 lounge 7 video stand 8 computer lab 9 offices.

Tama art university library tokyo japan by. The library is home to over 77 000 japanese books 47 000 foreign books and about 1 500 periodicals. The photos are by ishiguro photographic institute.