The Reading Room
- Place
- South Gloucestershire
- Type
- Civic
- Year
- 2026
- Area
- 620 m²
- Status
- Competition, shortlisted
A shortlisted competition design for a small public library built around a single round roof light.
The competition asked for a library that could also be a village hall. We proposed one round room, lined with shelves, under a single circular roof light, with the hall, café and study rooms arranged around it.
Shelving on castors lets the central floor clear for events, so the same room can hold a story-time in the morning and a public meeting in the evening.
- Books
- 18,000
- Seats
- 120
- Status
- Shortlisted
