{"id":29964,"date":"2019-03-12T14:58:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meonline.hu\/?p=29964"},"modified":"2019-03-12T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T13:58:31","slug":"uj-definicio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/aktualis\/tema\/uj-definicio\/","title":{"rendered":"New Definition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Central Library, Helsinki<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architects: ALA Architects<\/strong>
\nText: Eszter G\u00f6tz <\/strong>
\nPhotos: Tuomas Uusheimo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new Central Library of Helsinki (FI) occupies a hugely significant site in the city: facing the steps of the Finnish parliament building, the Eduskuntatalo across the Kansalaistori square, a public space flanked by major civic institutions. The siting of Oodi was chosen to be symbolic of the relationship between the government and the populace, and act as a reminder of the Finnish Library Act\u2019s mandate for libraries to promote lifelong learning, active citizenship, democracy and freedom of expression. It also places the new library in the heart of Helsinki\u2019s cultural district,close to many of the capital\u2019s great institutions. Oodi has a peaceful open-plan reading room on the upper floor that has been nicknamed \u201cbook heaven\u201d, but books only fill one third of the space within the library. By reducing on-site storage and consulting library-users on how they access culture, the designers and librarians of Oodi have been able to introduce facilities including a caf\u00e9, restaurant, public balcony, movie theatre, audio-visual recording studios and a makerspace. This is representative of broader experimentation within Finnish libraries to offer new services in addition to loaning books.<\/p>\n

Client: Helsinki <\/strong>
\nGeneral design: ALA Architects<\/strong>
\nArchitects: Juho Gr\u00f6nholm, Antti Nousjoki, Janne Ter\u00e4svirta and Samuli Woolston, Niklas Mahlberg, Jyri Eskola, Zuzana Hejtm\u00e1nkov\u00e1, Anna Nyyss\u00f6nen, Alicia Pe\u00f1a Gomez, Pauliina Rossi, Mikael Rupponen, Pekka Sivula, Tom Stevens, Tuulikki Tanska, Nea Tuominen and Jussi Vuori<\/strong>
\nStructure: Ramboll<\/strong>
\nHVAC: Projectus Team<\/strong>
\nElectrical engineering: Lausamo<\/strong>
\nAcoustics: Heikki Helim\u00e4ki Ltd.<\/strong>
\nGeo planning: Finnmap Infra & Sipti Infra<\/strong>
\nExperts: Arup<\/strong><\/p>\n

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