Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi by Maria Gazdag

Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi by Maria Gazdag is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ime Ụlọ na Ngosipụta Competition Category.

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Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi

by Maria Gazdag

Client: Lulla Interiors

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ime Ụlọ Category

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The Design

About Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi

Aha ya: Ọbá akwụkwọ Corvina na Ụlọ Ọrụ Buda, a haziri ngosi a na National Szechenyi Library, Budapest. N'ime etiti oghere ahụ, n'ime ọnụ ụlọ 3, e gosipụtara akwụkwọ 67 dị egwu sitere na Bibliotheca Corvina, nke Eze Mathias guzobere na narị afọ nke 15. Mgbe ọ bịarutere, e debere nnukwu vellum - ihe odide nke oge ochie - na mmeghe izugbe. Oghere nwa oge yiri nke ahụ, ebe a na-agụ akwụkwọ, ebe a na-akpọ Library ka e mepụtara n'ụzọ si n'ọnụ ụlọ ngosi ahụ pụta. Ya mere, njem ndị ọbịa ahụ nwere mmasị na isiokwu nke ngosi ahụ: Ọmụmụ Ọ́bá Akwụkwọ Ọchịchị.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Birth of a Royal Library Ngosi na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The venue is unique, as the exhibition was held in a library building. 67 codices were exhibited from 11.2018 to 02. 2019. Corvinas were brought together from different parts of the world, Paris, New York, Leipzig, Vatican, Vienna etc and exhibited among the ones treasured in Hungary. A large number of visitors were expected with a very different background knowledge on the subject. An interim space was created, to prepare visitors before entering the exhibition rooms, and also on the way out of them, so the experience would not be abruptly cut short.
Dimensions & Packaging: The request was to use the 3 upper floor rooms of the large, prestigious building for the exhibition. These rooms were very diverse in term of interior finishes, so a secondary wall was built in each three, and a new floor was placed to create an integrated exhibition space. By utilizing the entry and the staircase area, as well as the upper floor lobby, visitors were led to the exhibition as soon as entering the building. Also, noisy parts of the exhibition could be brought out of the tranquil exhibition rooms. The total area of the journey was appr. 400 m2.
Tags: exhibition, books, exhibition in a library,
Production Technology: Because of the relatively short time the exhibition was open, and budget was limited, all materials had to be chosen accordingly. Meanwhile, protection of the codices was priority. Formaldehyde free MDF, water-based paint was used to create the showcases. All lamps were adjustable individually, so the max. 50 lux amount of light could be achieved on each book. The individual lighting of each book was very important, as this way books were almost floating in space, as opposed to being placed in evenly lit showcases.
Design Challenge: Challenge was: to create an exhibition in a library building, to incorporate the entry area, to make the 3 existing rooms into a coherent exhibition space while staying within the budget, and also providing all necessary conditions to protect the codices in term of light and humidity, and reduce harmful emissions from the used materials to the minimum
Research: The aim of the exhibition was to educate visitors on new results of the Corvina research. It was important, that people from general public to researchers find all relevant information. Upon arrival, a giant curved panel was placed with general introduction. The curves of the panel visually referred the viewers to vellum, the material that medieval manuscripts were written on. A similar interim space was placed on the way out of the exhibition rooms, a so-called Library. Thus, we aimed to design a visitor journey that resonates the theme of the exhibition: Birth of a Royal Library.
Inspiration: The exhibition was organized on the subject of the Bibliothequa Corvina of King Mathias in the Hungarian National Library. The focus was on the complex set of tasks regarding the bookmaking workshop of the royal court of Buda in the 15th Century. The curator, Edina Zsupans aim was no less, than to create a picture of the Buda workshop for the first time, and thus to place our knowledge on the Corvina Library on completely new foundations.
The aim in term of design was to create an elegant environment for the stunning books, which helps visitors to take in the Curators message.
Project Duration: Design between June 2017. and July 2018.
Production between August 2018. and October 2018.
Exhibition open between November 2018. and February 2019.
National Szechenyi Library, Budapest, Hungary
Operation Flow: The exhibition rooms had to be dark and quiet, so interactive photo point and museum pedagogy was placed in the upper floor lobby. Each room was equipped with a large touch screen, so visitors could turn the pages of the books virtually and submit a quiz. A sound point was installed, where visitors could listen to the content of the scripts translated from Latin and Greek to Hungarian and English. Modest graphic on the showcase background and lightpaintings on the floor were used to decorate the rooms.
Team Members: Designer: Maria Gazdag
Graphic Designer: Tamas Takacs
Image Credits: Photographer: Istvan Takacs
Video: National Szechenyi Library