Library in Freiburg

Library in Freiburg

Library in Freiburg

Degelo Architects

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Freiburg, Germany

TYPE
Educational › Library University

Library in Freiburg
Library in Freiburg

The initial library, dating from the 70s showed architectural and energetic deficiencies and had to be rebuilt.

Library in Freiburg
Library in Freiburg

By cutting away parts of the building, Degelo Architects not only reduced the disproportionately large volume of the old library, but also made the building react to its urban context.

Thus the building became a cut diamond.

The façade of this crystalline sculpture is composed of electrochemically treated chrome steel.

Library in Freiburg
Library in Freiburg
Library in Freiburg

The façade sees itself as an interface, which communicates between university and city.

Depending on the time of day, the neoclassical façades of the surrounding are mirrored or the activities of the students become visible from the outside.