Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica by Yoojin Jang

Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica by Yoojin Jang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AesInterior· 2023

Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica

by Yoojin Jang

Client: INSITU Architecture

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica

Oksoo Elementaria est bibliotheca scholastica renovata pro schola elementaria publica Seuli sita. Hoc consilium pars est programmatis quod instrumenta antiquiora in spatia discendi creativa convertit. Bibliotheca instar campi ludendi disposita est, ita ut fines inter ludendum et legendum aperti maneant. Pueri legunt ad mensas, super pulvinos, aut iacentes in pavimentis calefactis, calceis detractis. Pluteus librorum variis altitudinibus positus est ut oculorum altitudini puerorum conveniat. Tectum caeruleo colore pictum est, et illuminatio pro singulis areis electa est, quibusdam lucernis LED iam exsistentibus rursus adhibitis.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Oksoo Elementary Bibliotheca Scholastica necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Oksoo Elementary School Library Remodeling is part of public school remodeling projects sponsored by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. These projects are aimed at recreating old conventional facilities into creative and innovative education spaces.
Tags: Library, Elementary School Library, Elementary School
Production Technology: Considering that the lighting and ceiling play an important role in creating the atmosphere, the ceiling is painted insky-blue, the lighting products were selected depending on the space, and some of the existing LED lights werereused.
Some floors are heated, so you can take off your shoes, lie down, and read freely. This space is especially popular inwinter.
Formerly, the south-facing light was so strong that it interfered with reading, so the blinds were always lowered andsome windows are blocked with bookshelves.
The librarian’s space is spacious and the storage space is abundant, they are positioned to allow an entire interiorview of the library.
The limited budget of the public school made it difficult, but after much consultation with the school and the construction company, we were able to provide a library that is very satisfactory to the students.
Inspiration: In the playground-like library space, the boundaries between playing and reading are ambiguous. Children sit at their desks, recline on cushions, and lie down to read.
The bookshelves are arranged in a variety of ways to hold many books, such as double-rail bookshelves and other bookshelves that fit the children’s eye levels.
Project Duration: 2020.05-2021.03
Patents: Copyrights belong to INSITU Architecture
Image Credits: Photo credit: YouSub Song