rødovre library, 1961-1969. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. interior, children's library. staircases to the basement archive are matched to similarly circular skylights. somehow fitting for a project so introvert and hard to read, the basement is larger than the building above ground, combining the archive with a shelter of some sort, hence the freestanding stairs that can be seen on the exterior - but only if you look carefully, this is jacobsen's beinahe-nichts after all: www.flickr.com/photos/seier/2630437486/ at the back, you can see one of the five courtyards that add daylight, air, ‹›
Rødovre Library

Arne Jacobsen

Interior · Rødovre Municipality, Denmark · 1970

Photo: seier+seier · 2008-06-06 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2448×3264

rødovre library, 1961-1969. architect: arne jacobsen, 1902-1971. interior, children's library. staircases to the basement archive are matched to similarly circular skylights. somehow fitting for a project so introvert and hard to read, the basement is larger than the building above ground, combining the archive with a shelter of some sort, hence the freestanding stairs that can be seen on the exterior - but only if you look carefully, this is jacobsen's beinahe-nichts after all: www.flickr.com/photos/seier/2630437486/ at the back, you can see one of the five courtyards that add daylight, air,

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