The Red Brick Library

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library

G/O Architecture

LEAD ARCHITECT
Juyoung Lee

CLIENTS
Gangdong-gu District Office

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tqtq Studio

AREA
250 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Gangdong-gu, South Korea

CATEGORY
Library

The library did not define its purpose by allowing it to be used in various ways, breaking away from the stereotype that it is a space for only reading books.

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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Various spaces such as bar tables, seminar rooms, and long tables are good for use alone or for many people.

The type of visitor was also not specifically defined. Therefore, residents will visit the library more often.

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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With frequent visits by residents, it becomes a village library where people gather and communicate through books and teas.

This library has a different shape from the existing one. The bookcase was built on the wall rather than as furniture so that it became a wall.

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The pillar was also hidden by a book curation that selects books according to a specific subject, making them invisible.

The library consists of a space suitable for many people, alone in small groups, and several spaces that can be selected according to their use.

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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Unlike conventional libraries, libraries with various spaces become spaces for residents' frequent cultural life.

The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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The Red Brick Library
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