AJMAN UNVERSITY OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Architecture Engineering

PUBLIC LIBRARY

DONE BY:Ola Hasan Ahmed

ID201010721
Dr. Bouzid Boudiaf
AJMAN UNVERSITY OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Architecture Engineering

Design V
BY:
Ola Hasan Ahmed
ID
201010721
Supervised by:
Dr. Bouzid Boudiaf
Public library
Introduction
Library: is a collection of sources, resources ,and services, and the
structure in which it is housed; it is organized for services ,for use
and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private
individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of
books. It can mean the collection , the building or room that houses
such a collection , or both. The term library has itself acquired a
secondary meaning : a collection of useful material for common Riggs Library - Georgetown University
1969
use. This sense is used in fields such as computer science ,
mathematics, statistics , electronics and biology.
Function of library:
1. Muscal laneous
2. Event area
3. Entrance area
4. Group rooms
5. reading/ workstations
6. Issue desk
7. Children
8. Admin area
9. Children
10. Browsing
11. Display area
12. adults
Types of libraries:
1. Academic libraries : These libraries are located are located on the
campuses of colleges and universities and serve primarily the students and
faculty of that and other academic institutions .
2. Public libraries : these libraries provide service to the general public and
make at least some of their books available for borrowings , so that readers
may use them at home over a period of days or weeks. Typically, libraries
issue library cards to community members wishing.
3. A digital library ( smart library ) : is a library in which collections are Milwaukee public library on West Wisconsin

stored in digital formats (as opposed to print, microform ,or other media) and
accessible by computers.
4. Research libraries : these libraries are intended for supporting scholarly
research, and therefore maintain permanent collections and attempt to
provide access to all necessary.
5. School libraries: most public and private primary and secondary schools
have libraries designed to support the school's curriculum.
6. Special libraries : all other libraries fall into this category. Many private
businesses and public organizations , including hospitals, museums , research
laboratories, law firms , and many government departments and agencies,
maintain their own libraries for the use of their employees in doing
specialized with one or more academic departments.
Public library: have no scientific collection
duty or archive function ,but are lending
libraries , which normally have small stores
or none at all.
Users for public library:
• Children
• Young people
• Adults
Public library aim their range of stock and services at meeting the needs of the
users.
The public library is communication for the population, they offer, in addition to the
traditional lending of books, browsing zones, citizens advice, information, cafeteria,
listening to music, areas for sitting and events, art lending.

Structure the areas into those for adults, children and young people with
activity-oriented movement rooms, not separated but in zones with flowing
transition.
Floor loading in public libraries:50KN/m2, in store-type self-service areas with denser stacking
7.5KN/m2 , with compact storage (mobile shelving units)12.5 or15.0 KN/m2.
Neufert architects data
Case studies
DAEGU GOSAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Daegu, South Korea)
Statistics
• Project Name: Daegu gosan
• Architect: Jason Easter , first colopmorales
• Location: Daega, south koura
• Design period: 2012
• Built-up area: 3200 sqm
• Building Type: library
• Structure: Reinforce concrete

Site Analysis & Context

The Gosan Library is also the cultural hub with the area. Its proximity
to the local subway station and a large public park make it a prime
location for cultural exchange. Both passive and formal manners of
interaction are facilitated by this public space.

Building around library

By street
Land scape
Main street

Green connection to existing park

Vehicular movement Pedestrian flow

Design Concept
The Daegu Gosan Public Library, like many libraries, stands as the physical manifestation
of the concept of shared knowledge. As such, it is temple of knowledge, honoring the
book as the foundation media of information communication, and making way for the
new learning trends that result from the current digital movement.
Functions & structure

To reinforce this the northeast corner of the site

pulls the landscape from the park under the
building, extending the public space into the
site. The resulting plaza creates a partially
covered space which will be utilized and
• Clear glass • open floor plan
activated by the local communities. This sunken
garden provides valuable natural daylight to the
building functions located below grade. The life-
long learning center and multi-purpose spaces
surround this plaza providing easy access for the
community. Additional terraces at the second
level reading area and the roof connect the
building back to the park and existing context.
• Temple of knowledge
• large public park
 Multi
4 room

6 Culture
class
Multipurpose
lecture hall
5
Language
lab

2 Machine/
electric
Main hall
room
exhibition

3
1

Ground floor plan

1. Multipurpose lecture hall
2. Main hall exhibition
3. Machine/ electric room
4. Multipurpose room
5. Culture class room
6. Language lab
 1 Office

Café

Entranc
e

2
3

1st floor plan

1. Entrance lobby /info services
2. Café
3. Office
 4
Preservation
2 room

1 Study area

Terrace
General
collection

2nd floor plan

1. General collection
2. Study area
3. Preservation room
4. Terrace
 2

Open
1 reading
area

General
collection
Digital
lab

3rd floor plan

1. General collection
2. Open reading area
3. Digital data / laptop room
 1
General
collection
1

3rd floor plan

1. General collection
 2
Terrace
/playground

Mulicultural
data
children/
infant
corner

4th floor plan

1. children/ infant corner
2. Multicultural data corner
3. Terrace / playground
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SECTION DD
BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRIA
(Alexandria ,Egypt)
Statistics
• Project Name: Bibliotheca Alexandrina
• Architect: Hamza Associates & Snohetta
• Location: Alexandria , Egypt
• Design period: 1989-2002
• Built-up area: 45000m2
• Site Area: 69,000m2
• Building Type: Educational
• Structure: Reinforce concrete

Site Analysis & Context

Located on superb site on the historic eastern harbor of
Alexandria. The project is located in the ancient royal quarter of
the original Greek city. To the north is the coast road .To the
south a street where some of the university's faculty buildings
are located.Further buildings to the east and west.
Design Concept
The dominant image of the library is the elegant slanted
disc , the symbolism of the rising sun is an apt choice. The
sun disc has many echoes in Ancient Egyptian Mythology.
It is apposite for the emergence of a new beacon of
learning.
 Resort and spa El Alameni Faculty of Arts , Alexand uni College of Business Mosque of Abu Qasim
Mediterra Chatby University Sea Bridg Statue Planetarium
nean sea Garden Chandeliers
martyrs university
El Gaish RD Emtedad DR:Abd
Conference
East Harbor water Hamid Sayed Residential
26 July center Ali Mustafa
building

Main roads
Water outlets
Buildings Around the
library
Functions & structure

• Reading area • Storage area • Skylight roof

• The sloping glazed roof • The granite southern wall • Planetarium

 Storage
Offices
Area

Readin Lab
g Area

4th Basement Floor Plan

1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Digital Lab
4. Offices
5. Spine
 Museum
Arts &
multimedia a
library

Storage
Area

Readin
g Area
Offices

Lab
Com
room
3rd Basement Floor Plan
1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Training Lab
4. Computer Room
5. Arts & multimedia Library
6. Office
7. History Of Science Museum
 Print
shop Storage
Area

Readin
g Area

Offices Rare
books

2nd Basement Floor Plan

1. Reading Area
2. Storage Area
3. Print Shop
4. Staff Parking
5. Offices
6. Rare Books
 Print Museum
shop
Meeting
room

Storage
Readin Area
g Area

Exhibition

Rare
offices books

1st Basement Floor Plan

1. Meeting Rooms
2. Parking
3. Press Room
4. Planetarium
5. Alexeploratorium
 Readin
entrance g Area

Net Hussein
archive library

Ground Floor Plan

1. Reading area
2. Internet archive
3. Hussein library
 Children
library
Young
people
Reading library
Area

cafe

1st Floor Plan

1. Children library
2. Reading area
3. Young people library
4. cafe
Section A-A (Facing west)

Section B_B (Facing east)

SHARJAH PUBLIC LIBRARY
(shj,UAE)
Statistics
• Project Name: Sharjah public library
• Architect: Department of culture and
information
• Location: Muailiah,Sharjah,UAE
• Design period: 1972
• Built-up area: 20000m2
• Building Type: Educational
•Site Analysis &Reinforce
Structure: Context concrete
The library surround by American University of sharjah, sharjah university and higher
colleges of technology. There are main roads for the library .

Design Concept
To provide social place and source of knowledge that express the culture of UAE , using
architecture and design factor.
Functions & structure

The library contains three floors. The first floor is divided to hall (1)and hall (2) which includes
all general books. The library provides activities for the following people(learners from all
ages, children and special needs library). The space is organized to provide the comfort and
quietness.

• Children area • Computer area • Reading area

The structure domes, columns, and arches reflects the Islamic architectural spirit and they
use the concrete and glass for the material to express the culture dominance and that what
appears in the elevation which express traditional style

• Open floors plan • Main concrete columns in the entrance • Concrete dome in the top
 offices

conference reception

Children
library

Ground Floor Plan

1. Offices
2. Seminar room
3. Conference
4. Toilets
5. Reception
6. Children library
7. Stairs , escalator, elevator
 Quite Multimedia
study
room

Computers &
reading area
Store

1st Floor Plan

1. Store
2. Multimedia
3. Quite study room
4. Computers area
 Main stacks
and seating.

Printin
g room

2ed Floor Plan

1. Main stacks and seating.
2. Printing room
 Recommend
Activity Daegu gosan ratio Bibliotheca alexandria ratio Sharjah ratio
%

Reading area 200sqm 6 1730 m2 3.8 3.2

Storage area - 756m2 6.7 60m2 0.3 2.3

0.03,
offices 130sqm 4 16m2,12m2 28.7m2 0.1 4.1
0.04

entrance 220sqm 6 200m2 0.4 33.0m2 0.16 2

Lab digital 240sqm 7.5 78m2 0.17 - 2

Language lab 40sqm 1 - - 0

Training lab - 48m2 0.1 -

Computer room - 102m2 0.22 -

377m2
Art &multimedia - 0.83 -

Multipurpose / lecture hall 220sqm 6 - - 2

History room - 144m2 0.32 -

Meeting room - 15m2 0.03 -

parking - 227m2 0.5

Children / infant corner 260sqm 8 - 56.6m2 0.28

Multi cultural
150sqm 4 - -
data

General collection 300sqm 9 - -

lounge 60sqm 1 -

Main hall exhibition 269sqm 8 - -

Rare books - 108m2 0.24

Print shop - 21m2 0.04

spin - 25m2 0.05

Seminar room 40sqm 1 - 40m2 0.2 0.2

Culture room 40sqm 1 - -

Multipurpose room 100sqm 3.1 - -

Machine room 100sqm 3.1 -

cafe 100sqm 3.1 - -

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Activity Daegu gosan ratio Bibliotheca alexandria ratio Sharjah ratio d%

Study area 200sqm 6 - -

Preservation room 240sqm 7.5 -

Play ground
150sqm 4

Administration. - - 23m2 0.1

Hall for people with

- - 30m2 0.15
special

A hall containing Arabic

- - 16m2 0.08
and English periodicals.

Conference Room - - 30m2 0.15

Women’s /men internet

- - 36m2 0.18
room

quite zoon - 50m2 0.25

-

Women’s /men payar

- - 30m2 0.15
room

Audio hall - - 36m2 0.18

Multi meadi - - 100m2 0.5

Contains specialized halls

- - 60m2 0.3
including:

Rooms used for searching

- - 60m2 0.3
for books.

Special room for ladies - - 30m2 0.15

Main stacks and seating - - 108m2 0.54

Bray area - - 40m2 0.2

Total 89.1 13.43 4.17

 Spaces area for case studies

Standard data :

• Entrance : reception,lobby,waiting area, toilet • Auditorium

space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area No. of
space capacity M2/person Total area
space
Reception 5 0.9sq.m - 4.5sq.m 20000
Reception - - -
volume
Lobby 3500 0.07sq.m - 249sq.m
Book
Waiting area 100sq.m
collection - - - 186sq.m
Toilet 40sq.m space

total 389.5 sq.m Reader space

- 149sq.m 5 895sq.m
(40 seats)
• Gallery: exhibition permanent, exhibition Staff work
- - - 93sq.m
space
contemporary, lobby,storage,rest area, toilet.
service - - - -260sq.m
space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area
Total - - - 1434sq.m

Exhibition
permanent
- - 1 566sq.m • library
Exhibition space capacity M2/person No. of space Total area
- - 2 600sq.m
contemporary
Seating 800seats 0.75sq.m 1 600sq.m
lobby - - 1 94sq.m
Stage - - 1 200sq.m
storage - - 2 169sq.m
Back stage - - 1 100sq.m
Rest area - - 1 50sq.m
storage - - 1 100sq.m
Toilet - - 2 40sq.m
Lobby - - 1 94sq.m
Total 1510sq.m
Toilet - - 2 40sq.m

• Parking Total 1134sq.m

space capacity M2/car No. of space Total area

Parking 1000cars 15sq.m -- 1500sq.m

total 1500sq.m  Total parking area =total area +circulation

 function Floor area m2 comment
Public library serving Plus 10% if exhibition area
Adult lending 750
population of 100000 needed

Adult reference - -

Book stock 200

Plus 20% overall for staff
Seating 375
workrooms and offices
periodicals 100

Children's library 350

Plus 20% overall for circulation
Stack 100
area
Staff room 180

Total 2945

users Floor area m2

Reader space Student or general reader 2.3
Research worker 3.25
requirements Carrel user 3.70
Actual floor area occupied by reader at table 0.93 to 1.20

Recommended
Type No
Shelf depth

Children's books
10-12 200-300
Books per 300 mm Loan and fiction stocks in public library
Literature and history, politics and economics
8 200
7 200
run of shelf Scientific and technical
Medical
6 250
5 250
Law
4 200
Site analysis
Context and References:
1. Introduction ( neufert architects data and building types books)
2. Case study: Daegu Gosan in koura public library (arc20.com)
Bibliotheca Alexandria in Egypt (Graduation project 1-270589)
Sharjah public library
3. Site analysis