Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Astana, Kazakhstan
Perspective © BIG
Invited as one of five pre-selected architect led teams, BIG was
awarded first prize in an open international design competition which
included 19 entrants among others Lord Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid. The
new National Library, named after the first President of the Republic
of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, encompasses an estimated 33,000
sqm.
The design of the National Library combines four universal archetypes
across space and time into a new national symbol: the circle, the
rotunda, the arch and the yurt are merged into the form of a Moebius
strip. The clarity of the circle, the courtyard of the rotunda, the
gateway of the arch and the soft silhouette of the yurt are combined to
create a new national monument appearing local and universal,
contemporary and timeless, unique and archetypal at the same time.
In the library they will be able to study the history of the Kazakh
culture and language present in the massive collection of books,
magazines, film and other media. The archive is organized as a circular
loop of knowledge, surrounded by light and air on both sides. On the
periphery a 360 degree panorama of Astana – at the heart of the building
a contemplative courtyard domed by the heavenly light blue of the
celestial vault. The simplicity and perfection of the infinite circle
allows for a crystal clear and intuitive orientation in the vast and
growing collection that will populate the shelves of the National
Library. The ideal addition to the perfect circle will be a series of
public programs that simultaneously wraps the library on the outside as
well as the inside, above as well as below. Twisting the public program
into a continuous spiraling path tracing the library on all sides,
creates an architectural organization that combines the virtues of all 4
complimenting models. Like a Möbius strip, the public programs move
seamlessly from the inside to the outside and from ground to the sky
providing spectacular views of the surrounding landscape and growing
city skyline.
Concept Diagrams © BIG
Möbius Strip
The 2 interlocking structures: the perfect circle and the public spiral,
create a building that transforms from a horizontal organization where
library museum and support functions are placed next to each other, to a
vertical organization where they are stacked on top of each other
through a diagonal organization combining vertical hierarchy, horizontal
connectivity and diagonal view lines. By wrapping the transforming
composition of spaces with a continuous skin we create a Möbius strip
volume where the facades move from inside to outside and back again.
Exterior at Night © BIG
Interior - © BIG
Cross Section - © BIG
Solar Studies - © BIG
Plan - © BIG
Elevation - © BIG
Site / Model - © BIG
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