A room open to the neighbourhood.

Start with a place to sit

A public room does not need a complicated plan to be useful. In the reading room, a long shared table gives the space a centre. It can hold a book, a conversation or work spread across an afternoon.

Light without spectacle

The ceiling rhythm leads toward the glazing, but the tree beyond it is the real point of orientation. Light changes the character of the room throughout the day without requiring anything to move.

At the edges, shelves make smaller places within the shared space. The detail remains quiet so the room can be used in ways we have not drawn.