Modular library

To save space, libraries employ a rolling stack system that allows access to only one or a few aisles needed at one time. How about the same in homes or offices?

Nico Kok (1954) Education: 1973-1978 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, department sculpture. Exhibitions from 1980 in the Netherlands and abroad. Free work and commissioned work purchased by g

With a sensitivity to human behavior in public spaces, we looked at connections between spatial norms and functions. We found ways to help people orient themselves and navigate spaces. Free to configure multiple shapes through attaching units, we marked out traffic patterns with furniture. The modular banquette partition units became more than just private seating, they became mini architecture for interior spaces. They divide spaces and provide well-structured paths, demarcating traffic…

This “Story Pod” is a free-for-all lending library designed for a public park

the gabled roof of the viby library by christensen & co. is a modern interpretation of a nearby dairy plant.

Moveable library-style shelving units slide from side to side to reveal compartments in this Spanish apartment by PKMN Architectures.

Not everyone can afford spacious penthouses in urban centers or huge mansions in the suburbs. Many of us have to make do with what we have and that often means choosing tiny houses and small apartments. And fitting your entire life in there can get tricky. Luckily, there are quite a few ways to keep your workstation in order and get rid of that enormous table that blocks the entire kitchen. From affordable space-saving furniture to genius home hacks, we compiled a list of creative ideas to…

Modular shelving system. Oak faced birch play and powder coated steel.