丨印度丨Cadence Architects

Architects:Cadence Architects

Area:9411m²

Year:2025

Photographs:Atik Bheda

Category:Library

Design Team:Anshul Deshmukh, Aishani Nath, Shilpa Ananth

Country:India

Text description provided by the architects. Positioned at a vital campus junction, the SMVIT Library links hostels to academic blocks via an arterial road. Adjacent to the proposed central plaza, it plays a key role in the campus master plan.

Democratic in spirit, the library encourages interaction both within its spaces and across the campus. Its form is not iconic, but connective-prioritizing relationships over isolated expression. It integrates seamlessly into the site, negotiating with existing trees to merge building and landscape.

Porous and pedestrian-friendly, the structure acts as a connector. Like a tree-rooted yet reaching-it grounds itself while opening outward. Though built in bold concrete, it avoids the aloofness of traditional institutional architecture, embracing people and nature instead.

Inside, sectional variety fosters diverse experiences: from quiet nooks to social zones. This layered approach reflects the library's ethos-open, inclusive, and embedded in both landscape and campus life.

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