Sunday Escape - The Tianjin Binhai Library - The eye as a symbol of knowledge, even profound, spiritual.

It is a widespread belief in many doctrines, perhaps shared by the MVRDV architects study, which by this important part of the body seem to be inspired by the construction of the Tianjin Binhai Library.

If viewed from the outside, in fact, the structure can be interpreted as the shape of an eye, with the sphere in the center of the atrium as a pupil and eyelids dotted with a precise interruption of the façade lining.

Inside, the library is made up of a succession of curved shelves, arranged in steps that surround the atrium, but also respond to three precise functions: accommodate a million volumes, integrate internal stairs and be used as seating.

A curiosity: The Tianjin Binhai public library is part of a new cultural district and, with its 33,700 square meters, is the project completed in less time by the Dutch company MVRDV to date.
Only three years between the first sketch and the opening ceremony.