Fold Library ideas / Story Pod by AKB

Created by Atelier Kastelic Buffey (AKB), the Story Pod is a community-supported lending library helping to invigorate the Town of Newmarket.

Architects: AKB – Atelier Kastelic Buffey
Location: Newmarket, ON, Canada
Photography: Bob Gundu, Shai Gil

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The Story Pod has a pure, simple form with the abstract, compact black volume, as users move around the box, the rhythm of its vertical slats changes.

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During the day, two of the walls pivot open like the covers of a book, welcoming people inside or to gather around the front. Visitors can take or leave something to read, or lounge quietly on the built-in seating. At night, when the doors are locked, recessed, energy efficient LED lights, powered by concealed, self-sustaining solar panels on the roof, glow through the lattice work like a lantern, providing ambience for night markets or community events.

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