rødovre library, 1961-1969. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. view on black. inevitably, when you decide to do away with windows, your building becomes all about light. in the library five open courtyards with all-glass facades, and one covered courtyard with a great clerestory window are combined with local perimeter skylights and the handsome combination of jacobsen's munkegaard lamps with round skylights. the ceiling is a dark brown for contrast and the floors were originally covered with a light grey carpet for a soft, diffuse reflection of the skylights above. much of the furnishings h‹›
Rødovre Library

Arne Jacobsen

Interior · Rødovre Municipality, Denmark · 1970

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rødovre library, 1961-1969. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. view on black. inevitably, when you decide to do away with windows, your building becomes all about light. in the library five open courtyards with all-glass facades, and one covered courtyard with a great clerestory window are combined with local perimeter skylights and the handsome combination of jacobsen's munkegaard lamps with round skylights. the ceiling is a dark brown for contrast and the floors were originally covered with a light grey carpet for a soft, diffuse reflection of the skylights above. much of the furnishings h

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