AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF A LIBRARY
IS SITUATED AT THE CAMPUS OF LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY IN POLAND. THE POST-COMMUNIST URBAN
SPRAWL IS CHARACTERIZED BY CUBIC BLOCKS AND OLDFASHIONED
ARCHITECTURE.
THE INTENT WAS TO CREATE AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE
PROJECT BASED ON ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS
AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.
THE BUILDING DOES NOT INTENT TO SEPARATE FROM THE
SURROUNDINGS, IN CONTRARY IT REFLECTS THE ENVIRONMENT
AND REMAINS OPEN TO PUBLIC IN THE CENTRAL
POINT OF THE CAMPUS ESTABLISHMENT. A NEW CONCEPT
SHOULD MARK A MODERN WAY, BECOMING AN ICONIC
SYMBOL OF UNIVERSITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATION OF
HISTORICAL CONTEXT.

A MULTILAYER ELEVATION ACTS AS HUMAN SKIN TO
PREVENT FROM HARMFUL, SOLAR RADIATION AND TO
CONVERT ITS EXCESS INTO HEAT. AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM
LOCALIZED BENEATH FROST PENETRATION LEVEL
SUPPORTS MECHANICAL VENTILATION. THE LIGHT IS
DIRECTED TO THE INTERIOR THROUGH A GIANT LIGHTSHIFT
WHICH ILLUMINATES FROM THE INSIDE, PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL ENERGY GAINS.
ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE BUILDING
IS BIOCLIMATIC CONTROL THE DESIGN FINDS ITS EXPRESSION
IN HIGH-TECH ARCHITECTURE AND EXPOSING
TECHNICAL INSTALLATION. THE DESIGN REMAIN IN BALANCE
AND EQUILIBRIUM WITH CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY
AND ART.