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Architecture

2019

Photographer : Spaceshift Studio

Kaeng Krachan Library is a project located in the rural part of Thailand, surrounded by shady trees and the peaceful nature of Petchaburi Province. The initiation of this project started with the owner wanting to build a public library as a gift to the community. The space should be suitable for all kinds of users. Because there is only one librarian looking after this place, the architect designed the function to have easy to use and manage.

As for zoning and programming, the architect merged the active and passive programs together. The space will be divided into 5 main boxes. 4 boxes aside will be used as shelves for keeping all the books and separating them into categories. One box in the middle is a space for the librarian. Each box is a one-story building that is connected to each other by flexible function space, to accommodate convenient access and simple usage for people of all ages in the community.

In every architectural design proceeding, it is important to understand the context including the weather and geography of the site in order to design consistent with the usability of people in the community. In this case, it’s not only affected the overall form of the building but it’s also affected the material that will be used in the design.

Petchburi,Phetchaburi,Thailand

Architects	:	Junsekino Architect and Design
Area	:	200 sq.m.
Year	:	2019
Website	:	junsekino.com

For the Kaeng Krachan Library, the architect chose materials that can be found easily in the local area such as steel, wood, or translucent corrugated sheet as a part of the design. The way material is applied and combined can make the building even more interesting. Moreover, with a lot of rain in the area, it is important that the material that will be used in the design should prevent the space inside from wind, and rain but still allow natural light and ventilation to flow within the space.

Kaeng Krachan Library is a public library as a gift to the community so that people in this area can access education. It is not limited to being a local person, everyone can access a study about design and material. Because the library uses translucent corrugated sheets as the roof and wall, natural light can enter into that it makes saving energy for the library. The architect designed the library to not be too dense, but it can feel friendly to the environment and community.