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TU Delft Library

Coordinates: 52°00′10″N 4°22′31″E / 52.002841°N 4.375331°E / 52.002841; 4.375331
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TU Delft Library
TU Delft Library is located in Netherlands
TU Delft Library
Location in The Netherlands
General information
TypeLibrary
Architectural styleModernist
AddressPrometheusplein 1
Town or cityDelft
CountryNetherlands
Coordinates52°00′10″N 4°22′31″E / 52.002841°N 4.375331°E / 52.002841; 4.375331
Completed1997
OwnerDelft University of Technology
Technical details
Floor area15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Francine Houben
Structural engineerAbt
Awards and prizesNational Steel Construction Prize
Dutch Steel Building Institute 1998
Award for the Millennium
Corus Construction 2000
Website
https://www.tudelft.nl/library/

The TU Delft Library is the main library of the Delft University of Technology, located in Delft, Netherlands. It was designed by the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and built in 1997. It is the largest technical scientific library in the Netherlands.

Building

Designed by Mecanoo's

Located in the center of the campus next to the brutalist-style auditorium Aula, the library is designed in a 15% sloped plane, with a grass-covered green roof on top and a cone coming out of it. The 40 metres (130 ft) cone is a source of daylight and is meant to symbolize technical engineering.[1]

The green roof system by ZinCo Benelux and with Leven op Daken as the main contractor uses a cellular glass insulation and a 6 inch deep substrate.[2] It is used for recreation and for temperature and acoustic insulation.[3] Together with the green roof, the reduced external wall surface improves the building's energy efficiency.[4]

Architect and blogger Leva Skudraite wrote that the "interior was pure visual and photographic pleasure. Easy to orient oneself, bright colours, calm and inspiring environment for study".[5]

The library has been selected among the most beautiful libraries in the Netherlands,[6] and the world.[7]

Collections and activities

The library is the university's central library and also includes a learning center, student workspace rooms, a bookshop and a café.[8] As of 2017 it had a collection of more than 862,000 books, and 16,000 magazine subscriptions.[7]

The TU Delft Library is a founding partner of DataCite, a global network established to "improve access to research data on the Internet".[9] In 2017 the the library started a data stewardship project focused on research data management.[10]

  • View of the cone and green roof
    View of the cone and green roof
  • Cone during a winter sunset
    Cone during a winter sunset
  • Cone inside the library
    Cone inside the library
  • Book wall and study desks
    Book wall and study desks
  • Desks around the inside of the cone
    Desks around the inside of the cone
  • Another view of the interior
    Another view of the interior
  • Outside of the library
    Outside of the library
  • Forze hydrogen electric racing 2008 team photo in front of the library
    Forze hydrogen electric racing 2008 team photo in front of the library

References

  1. ^ "Library Delft University of Technology". Mecanoo. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2021-04-04 suggested (help)
  2. ^ Velazquez, Linda (2012-01-11). "GPW: Delft University of Technology Library". Greenroofs. Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ "Het ontwerp". TU Delft (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. ^ van Egeraat, Erick. "Library of Technical University". Erick van Egeraat. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-11. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2019-09-28 suggested (help)
  5. ^ Skudraite, Leva (18 June 2012). "TU Delft". ArchWanders. Archived from the original on 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  6. ^ Van Kesteren, Manja (7 September 2018). "The most beautiful libraries in the Netherlands". I am Expat. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  7. ^ a b Sang-hee Han, Rachel (12 July 2017). "7 of the world's most beautiful libraries". CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-07. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2021-04-04 suggested (help)
  8. ^ Curvelo Magdaniel, Flavia Teresa de Jesus; den Heijer, Alexandra (October 2017). "International overview of the University Library as a central facility". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Mullins, James L. (16 February 2010). "Purdue Libraries a founding member of international cooperative to advance research". Purdue University. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 21 January 2017 suggested (help)
  10. ^ Teperek, Marta; Cruz, Maria J.; Verbakel, Ellen; Böhmer, Jasmin K.; Dunning, Alastair (2018-01-22). "Data Stewardship – addressing disciplinary data management needs". Open Science Framework. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/MJK9T.
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