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Muntpunt Presentation Video
This video shows what the renovation is supposed to result
in. The video itself is user-centered in that it moves at
a neat pace, being fairly exciting for what has the
potential to be boring. It provides the information that
the public might want in an easy-to-read, easy-to-
comprehend manner.
A transcript of some of the key points of the video:
Er was eens... een droom.
Once upon a time... there was a dream. Books often begin
with "Er was eens", so it's very appropriate for a library
renovation plan.
What if we could create one entrance to all ideas - a
Flemish Communication House.
Goals: to inform and inspire.
The video then explains who is funding it, who is
designing it, where it will be located, etc.
Characteristics of the new building:
- lots of glass
- lots of light
- lots of space inside
- on the ground floor a big open information space with
info desks, info, newspaper and magazine holders,
a cafe...
This is clearly user-centered, in that users like spaces
that are well-lit and not cramped. Having all the
information desks on the ground floor makes them easy to
find for users. Having newspapers and magazines that
people might come in to read daily readily available is
user-friendly too.
The video then shows some images of what it will look like
when finished.
More important than bricks are the people in and behind
and around it...
They include the people from the library, the tourist
bureau, etc.
In February 2009 there was a big name contest: 1332
submissions. The winning name is Muntpunt (named after the
location on the Muntplein - 'punt' means 'point').
Building permit, etc...
November 2009: the existing library moves to allow the
renovation to begin.
December 4 & 5 the first Muntpunt event: a moving party at
the Muntplein and a dance event for the youth in the empty
library building.
Word vervolgd
To be continued
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Muntpunt Presentation Video
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Your post brought to mind an interesting point that modern library spaces like the idea of lots of light, glass windows, and open spaces. I think this is a really interesting development as it is incongruent with the old need for stacks and stacks of books and dusty shelves. Some of the articles I read pointed out that they sacrificed a lot of shelf space inorder to keep the open floor plan user-spaces. I think this is an interesting change in library space imaganings over the last few decades. This probably means that inorder to continue justifying our use of space, particularly in croweded urban areas we really need to portray ourselves as a place to BE and not just a place to find books.
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