The Brabant Library was a proposed, but never realized “Library of the Future.” It was designed by MVRDV for the Libraries 2040 Project. The Dutch province of Noord-Brabant had a library system incapable of managing a large enough quantity of books to accommodate all of its inhabitants. An increase in urbanization, population density, and the value of knowledge created a larger and more diverse demand for books and most importantly, information. The Brabant Library was a solution for this demand.
The proposed library was to be 230 meters tall and contained shelf space large enough to hold over five million books and many magazines. Various reading rooms, glass study rooms, Internet cafes, and even a theater were also included in the program. The glass study rooms or “booths” were designed to move throughout the building, allowing an individual to explore the library collection quickly and easily. Mobile meeting rooms were also proposed to allow groups of people to converge and research together.
In addition to an inventive interior transportation system, the Brabant Library also incorporated into its program an equally progressive external transportation and material distribution system. Railways connecting to other locations of study such as cafes, schools, and offices would allow for a quick and speedy delivery of library resources.
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