New Central Library of Berlin State by FAR frohn&rojas

An intriguing design scheme by Berlin/Santiago de Chile/Los Angeles-based practice FAR frohn&rojas is one of the winners of the architectural competition for the new central library of the state of Berlin at the airfield of the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.

Brief Project Description from FAR frohn&rojas:

The library form mediates between iconic metaform and the human sclae. By twising a three dimensional grid from horizontal to vertical, the three key urban drivers of the site - the runway, the motorway and the former airport building - are resolved.

The building is organized as a three-dimensional information matrix. It offers a linear spatial gradient structuring information access to the more than 4 million media units.

FAR questioned the given site and proposed the extension of the runway as an alternative location for the building.