Home Library Architecture: 63 Smart and Creative Library Designs
Sharing your shelf is, in a way, sharing yourself. Every element, from the titles you choose to how you organize them, speaks volumes about your personality and interests.
Who wouldn’t want to bask in a library filled with dusty books and lush plants? But these images generally present the bookcases as a decorative element, superfluous to the very conception of the space. Like many things, when architects embark on the design of bookcases, they can become much more: recessed and hidden, cantilever, patterned, recessed … the list goes on!
We’ve rounded up some of the best examples of libraries that combine functionality with ingenuity.
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Note: This article was originally published on August 20, 2018 and updated on June 24, 2020.