SHAU’s Microlibrary promotes reading and social engagement in Bandung park

Small-scale learning facilities in dense urban contexts across Indonesia

SHAU’s Microlibrary promotes reading and social engagement in Bandung park

Small-scale learning facilities in dense urban contexts across Indonesia

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    Microlibrary in Indonesia

    Set within a park, the Microlibrary Fibonacci aims to raise literacy by offering attractive spaces for reading.

The open-sided Microlibrary Fibonacci appears like an ‘urban ruin’ in a public park, as if reclaimed by nature, a visual metaphor both playful and attractive in a city short on public amenities for the youth.

Last updated: December 28, 2023 Bandung, Indonsia

By Jerry Elengical, Ecogradia

The project is part of a larger initiative known as the “100 Microlibraries” programme, created by the design firm SHAU. It seeks to help boost literacy in Indonesia by introducing small-scale learning facilities into dense urban contexts.

SHAU set up the programme in 2012 to implement a network of community-run micro-libraries across Southeast Asia. This typology is intended to bridge the gap between mobile ‘books-on-wheels’ libraries and larger city-scale institutions.

Global finalist entry 2018 – Microlibrary

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Experiments with material, social and climatic strategies in architecture

Each micro-library is undertaken with different partners and funding models. It experiments with material, social and climatic strategies in architecture to address the needs of the community it is intended for. Eight of these micro-libraries have already reached various stages of completion; several more are on the way.

The Microlibrary Fibonacci will be nestled amongst the trees of Citarip Park, in the city of Bandung (Java, Indonesia). As a meeting ground for the vicinity, the facility could also be used to host arts and crafts events.

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