HELIOPHILIA

In Den Haag the KB stands out: a massive architecture with its modular white skin, welcomes its readers in environments where time stood still. Its façade and volumetry though have affected space and life of the building, particularly its non-porosity results in several aspects which may be improved. Publicness and context, accessibility and views, uses and surfaces, daylight and energy, ventilation and comfort, among others. The focal issue is the lack of natural light, interestingly for a library, becoming the main reason for the concept. Time is part of the project: the skeleton functions as a flexible grid which can host different panels in the future, by addition, subtraction, or by reshaping them in the future.