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A tower of books is encased inside a glass pyramid at this public library that Dutch firm MVRDV have completed in Spijkenisse.
Book Mountain by MVRDV
Named Book Mountain, the building contains a spiralling trail of staircases, pathways and terraces that create a 480 metre-long route through five floors of bookshelves towards a cafe beneath the pyramid’s apex.
Book Mountain by MVRDV
The library’s glass form sits on top of a rectilinear brick base to give it a similar overall shape to the archetypal Dutch farmhouse, with low-rising walls, a large sloping roof and even a brick chimney.
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