MÉDIATHÈQUE
NELLY-ARCAN
The Garden of Knowledge
The Garden
of Knowledge.
The Garden of Knowledge reimagines the youth library through biophilic design, natural references and spaces created for reading, exploration and interaction.
Forest imagery, organic forms, soft seating and tactile elements create a distinct identity while supporting different ways of using the library.
Curved shelving, reading zones and nature-inspired elements form one continuous environment.
BIOPHILIC INTERIOR
Nature becomes part of the room.
Forest imagery, natural tones and organic forms establish the visual language of the youth environment.
A softer place to settle in.
The Clearing of First Steps introduces sheltered reading areas, soft seating and a more intimate scale within the larger library.
Different spaces for different ways of reading.
Open seating, enclosed alcoves and digital reading areas coexist within the same youth environment.
Built-in reading alcove.
Flexible seating within the library.
A dedicated digital reading zone.
More room
to explore.
Curved shelving, open floor areas and flexible seating create a different spatial character deeper within the youth library.
One environment, several ways to use it.
The project combines sheltered, open, flexible and digital settings within the same youth space.
Each zone has its own degree of enclosure, furniture type and relationship to the surrounding library.
Curves, softness and natural references.
Developed in collaboration with Meilleur Monde.
Design thinking informed how the youth environment was organized around different activities and users.