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Public Library in Warsaw
Public Library in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
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Other Projects by ngo + pasierbinski
Public Library in Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
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Type
STATUS
Concept
YEAR
2026
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Reading the Forest, A Forest to Read
The library project is grounded in the premise that the contemporary library is not a building for books, but a spatial institution — a structure that organizes modes of learning, concentration, encounter, and withdrawal. In an era of pervasive digitalization, its purpose no longer lies in storing knowledge, but in creating conditions for attentive, in-depth cognitive and social experience.
The concept is based on the dualism of two orders of knowledge: Liber Scriptus — knowledge inscribed and fixed in text — and Liber Mundi — knowledge experienced and read through observation of the world. Traditionally separated, these two realms are treated in the project as equal and coexisting.
The architecture of the institution therefore operates in two modes simultaneously. On the one hand, it enables focus, reading, and work with text. On the other, it introduces landscape, light, changeability, and sensory experience as integral elements of the cognitive process. Reading is not confined to the book, and knowledge is not merely content — it becomes a relationship between text, body, and environment.
The library in Wesoła does not isolate itself from the forest; instead, it incorporates it into the structure of the institution. The landscape is not a backdrop, but a second medium of cognition. In this way, the project redefines the library as a place of dialogue between recorded culture and the experienced world — an institution that teaches attentiveness rather than merely providing access to information.
The library project is grounded in the premise that the contemporary library is not a building for books, but a spatial institution — a structure that organizes modes of learning, concentration, encounter, and withdrawal. In an era of pervasive digitalization, its purpose no longer lies in storing knowledge, but in creating conditions for attentive, in-depth cognitive and social experience.
The concept is based on the dualism of two orders of knowledge: Liber Scriptus — knowledge inscribed and fixed in text — and Liber Mundi — knowledge experienced and read through observation of the world. Traditionally separated, these two realms are treated in the project as equal and coexisting.
The architecture of the institution therefore operates in two modes simultaneously. On the one hand, it enables focus, reading, and work with text. On the other, it introduces landscape, light, changeability, and sensory experience as integral elements of the cognitive process. Reading is not confined to the book, and knowledge is not merely content — it becomes a relationship between text, body, and environment.
The library in Wesoła does not isolate itself from the forest; instead, it incorporates it into the structure of the institution. The landscape is not a backdrop, but a second medium of cognition. In this way, the project redefines the library as a place of dialogue between recorded culture and the experienced world — an institution that teaches attentiveness rather than merely providing access to information.
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