Arhus public library

Roeselare, Belgium

In education

Wide exterior view of the modern building Arhus,  showing its transparent glazed façade and the Hopper table.

Arhus offers a new and unique experience in the center of Roeselare around learning, entrepreneurship and innovation and offers a contemporary, 21st-century approach to knowledge and information with a mix of classical and new media. There is both an archive and a library, but also meeting and teaching facilities, various forums for culture and meeting areas. The challenge for the architects was, therefore, to remodel the existing bank building into an open, transparent and accessible building. The rooftop serves as an escape area for all employees working at the top floors.

Wide exterior view of the modern building Arhus,  showing its transparent glazed façade and the Hopper table.
Outdoor terrace with Extremis Hopper picnic tables and benches set near the library steps, people sitting and interacting in the innovative public building.
Close-up shot of Extremis outdoor furniture placed along a paved urban seating area.
Scene showing more Hopper picnic tables and benches at Arhus library, with visitors enjoying the public space near the building’s entrances.
Another exterior of Arhus emphasizing its open public space, with Extremis outdoor seating in the plaza and architectural forms of the modern library building.

Pictures by Beeldcollectief
Project by B2Ai

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