STUDIO III

OAU LIBRARY
DESIGN

DESIGN BRIEF
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BACKGROUND
Libraries are no longer being used as places to store and distribute books, nor do they
serve as place for only studying. With changes in technology libraries have been forced
to change their ways of operating and instead of closing their doors they are adapting
by becoming People-Centric instead of being Book-Centric. They become community
resources for collaborating, creating, and making.
A Library should provide a central learning and social space, as well as an information
and technology services hub for the whole school community. It needs to offer an
environment that is different to the classroom.The need to want to come to the Library,
feel motivated to learn and be creative in the environment and have the flexibility to
learn collaboratively and/or independently. depends on the design which must have a
dynamic and functional working environment.

CHALLENGE
The challenge is to redesign OAU school library and re-think how the school library should, or could,
function as technology advances and our notion of study and working changes accordingly. What does a
library look like that is designed around a person's knowledge needs instead of only storing and
cataloging books?

You may redesign the interior of the existing library space, expand on the existing space, or design a
completely new addition on to the school building. Your design should contain all the spaces and
functions required for a typical school library – a variety of seating options for students (inside and
out!), as well as book and media storage, space for the librarian, computer areas, audio/visual labs, and
meeting spaces. You may also want to include a cafe, information kiosk, or a workshop area. The
redesigned library should include ideas for both old and new ideas for a library. You should also
consider sustainability issues and the environmental impact of your design.

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BRIEF DETAILS
CONCEIVING THE BUILDING WITH ITS VARIOUS PARTS AND
OUTDOOR AREAS AS ONE INTERCONNECTED, HARMONIOUS
STRUCTURE

The Library building will comprise four sections, each having a distinct major
function: research and study, public areas, Library operations, and the Storage stacks.
In addition to their varied purposes, the sections differ from each other by the type of
public they serve – users, visitors, or employees – the conditions of access, the means
of security and supervision, the strictness or lack thereof in maintaining silence, and
the lighting and climatic conditions.
This should allow even visitors who will not enter the research and study areas but
will stay only in the culture and education section and the public areas, to feel that
they are in the Obafemi Awolowo University Library and grasp the potential that its
services have for them. Furthermore, just as the Library is interested in encouraging
visitors to become active users of its research services, it is also interested in exposing
the users to its educational and cultural activities and stimulating them to participate in
these.

OPENNESS AND ACCESSIBILITY

The values of openness and accessibility to the general public of all classes,
nationalities and denominations, are an essential part of the vision of the renewed
National Library. As opposed to the Library's present building state suggesting an
outdated conception that the knowledge housed in libraries is intended mainly for a
selected and exclusive echelon of intellectuals, the Library's new building should
reflect the aim of democratizing knowledge and the wish to open up the Library's
collections and its resources to as broad and diverse a population of OAU Students as
possible. It is desirable that the symbolic openness to all layers of OAU students and
the entire world be evident in the physical details of the design, Furthermore, the wish
for maximum accessibility of the Library should be part of the general conception of
the building, under discussion here is not only the obvious need to provide appropriate
solutions for people with disabilities, but the desire to give all users, visitors, and
employees the feeling of easy access to the building and within it.

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BRIEF DETAILS
FUNCTIONALITY

The Library building will have to respond to the diverse needs of a large clientele of
users and visitors, as well as those of the Library's employees, to be suitable for a
relatively large number of purposes, and to enable the efficient execution of various
processes and activities. In addition, the building will have to facilitate not only the
secure long-term storage of the Library's collections in optimal conditions, but also the
safe, frequent
movement of valuable items within it. The functionality of the building as a whole and
of each of
its components is an essential requirement that has to guide the design.

CIRCULATION, ORIENTATION AND GUIDANCE

As stated above, it is essential that the Library building be perceived by users, visitors
and
employees as friendly and accessible. Among other things, this objective demands
meticulous
planning that will enable people to orient themselves easily in the building and to move
comfortably and efficiently between and within its various parts. In planning the
circulation in the building, one should take into account the different functions of the
sections and the various needs of the major population groups that will use them, as
well as the connections and the attachments detailed below in the design brief. One
should also bear in mind the crowding that is expected to occur at certain times and
around various events (when the Library is opened for users and visitors in the
morning, before and after events in the auditorium,
during popular exhibitions, etc.). One should use all possible means to facilitate
orientation inside the building, clear signposting included. Nevertheless, it is desirable
that the architectural logic on which the building is based and the method of
positioning and indicating the circulation elements (foyers, intersections,
passages, staircases, etc.) should be sufficiently coherent to enable easy orientation
without the constant need to rely on signposting

SUSTAINABILITY
The principles of sustainable (green) building should be taken into account, so that the
building may comply with the relevant international standards.

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BRIEF DETAILS
THE RESEARCH AND STUDY SECTION
The research and study section is the heart of the Library and will contain two reading
rooms –the main reading room and a reading room for special collections – and their
supporting functions. The reading rooms are meant to be a source of inspiration and
creativity, and their design will pay particular attention to the researchers' needs.

PUBLIC AREAS SECTION

The public areas are the gateway to the Library and the first encounter people have with
the building. These areas should thus arouse positive feelings about the Library and
should also make easy orientation. The public areas will lead to the different parts of
the building and will also serve a variety of needs, including eating, resting, and
socializing. major components include Main entrance foyer, Shops and Public services
spaces

LIBRARY OPERATIONS SECTION

This section includes the offices of the Library's employees, work areas, and
operational and storage areas where the various items are handled from their moment
of arrival at the Library until they are ready for use – for reading, reference, storage or
presentation. Major components include Managerial offices, collections development
(curatorship), and the administrative offices of the various divisions, Technical areas:
machine rooms (central and secondary); communications rooms on each floor; offices
for the janitor, security offices, storerooms for office and general equipment, and
cleaning materials.

STACKS – AREAS FOR STORING THE ITEMS

All the Library's collections (books, periodicals, manuscripts, maps, microfilms,
photographs, digitized items, archival material, audiovisual material, etc.) will be
stored in the new building. The storage concept regarding the different types of stacks
is based on several variables, such as: the definition of standard service norms for
retrieving the items, levels of security required; and the nature and size of the items.

Other ancillary spaces should be incorporated

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SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS

Enterance Foyer
Administrative Office
Staff Offices
Staff Rooms
Main Reading Rooms
Special Reading Rooms
Processing Rooms
Catalougue Rooms
Public Services
Technical Rooms
Storage Stacks
Security room
Parking
Other Ancillary spaces
The photocopying and
reproduction center

Other ancillary spaces should be incorporated

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SITE DETAILS

AN EXTRACT FROM THE PRESENT SITE

You are expected to design on this site assuming motion ground situated else
where. The motion ground space can be used for car park, part of your building or
for any other spaces but minimum set backs should be incorporated as stated in the
building codes and regulations
The site is also assumed to be relatively flat.
At least 10% of the site should be used for park area
Site dimension: 54m x 126m

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TIPS
Collect Info
In the Collect Info step of the design process, you try to gather as much information as
possible about the existing school library, along with the students and staff who will use
it. You can't propose new solutions until you figure out and document what the existing
problems are

Brainstorm Ideas
In the Brainstorm Ideas step of the design process, you put some early ideas down on
paper that show what you've found in the Collect Info step. You also might take more
photos to show specific new ideas you have.The simple diagrams you make here will
help you understand how the existing library location and design compare with your
new ideas.
Develop Solutions
In the Develop Solutions step, your rough ideas come together with drawings and
models that can show others your solutions for a new library.
Important! Since Design is about investigating the innovative process, the other
people viewing your project - other students around the country, your teacher, and the
mentors - want to see how your ideas have changed over time. This means that while
you're working on your digital model, you'll want to be sure to keep re-saving it with a
new file name every few days as you work through the steps.

OUTDOOR AREAS
Outdoor areas will be planned for the new Library building, as detailed below:
ˆ A large, inviting entrance plaza will lead visitors from bordering streets to the
main entrance of the building. The plaza will be a place for individuals and
groups to congregate before entering the building, with shaded areas for sitting
and waiting. The size of the plaza will be compatible with the shape of the plot
and the building's location on it.
ˆ The option will be examined of incorporating an exterior garden, there is an
option of installing temporary or permanent works of art.

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PROJECT SUBMISSION
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1. Site Plan identifying adjacencies, building setback lines,
pedestrian/vehicular/service access to /from building, exterior spaces, pathways,
plantings, parking. Site plan shall include
the following information:
• Overall site area (sqm)
• Total parking count

2.Floor plan clearly identifying room names, square metres and north arrow

3. Elevations. One for each Main Façade

4.Building Sections indicating floor to floor heights and clearly identifying major
features of the building massing/design

5. Scaled details of major architectural features to be chosen by student. These

should focus on fenestration/penetrations and any major roof features.

6. Minimum of 3 exterior 3D renderings that provide clarity as to how the

proposed building relates to its context/surroundings/scale

7. Minimum of 3 Interior 3D renderings showing different interesting spaces

8. Mood Board to convey building image, style, language and story to include:
• Concept Imagery
• Materials and Finishes

9. Optional : Video Animation of Model

Scale used for different drawings are to be to clearly states

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