A futuristic library which has just opened in China is something of a bookworm’s dream. The library was built in Tianjin, a coastal metropolis located around 100km outside of the Chinese capital of Beijing. Dutch architects MVRDV, in collaboration with local designers TUPDI, created the library to resemble a giant eye. The five-storey building features a floor-to-ceiling bookcases cascade, which acts as “everything from stairs to seating”. “The Tianjin Binhai Library interior is almost cave-like, a continuous bookshelf,” says Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV.
Dutch architects MVRDV, working with local Chinese designers TUPDI, have created a futuristic library in the shape of a giant eye in Tianjin in China, which displays 1.2 million books. The library, called “Eye Library,” is located at the new Shanghai Science and Technology Park (SSTP) on the outskirts of Shanghai.