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Building: Central Library, University of Technology
Location: Julianalaan 67, 2628 Delft, Netherlands
Completion: 1997
Architect: Mecanoo

AE Interests: central library for the campus with a sloped plane, extending the grass from the ground to the very edge of the roof. Surrounding the perimeter, glass walls provide light exposure to the interior. The pinnacle feature, the cone, emerges from within the library and protrudes from the roof. Within the cone, there is a spiral staircase which leads to the four stories of reading rooms inside. Atop the cone is a skylight that provides interior illumination.