S.L.U.B.
Zellescher Weg 19/20, Dresden, Germany
Photo © Stefan Müller
Saxon federal and state library & Dresden university library – The amalgamation of the various libraries in Saxony (national, federal and university) has resulted here in a library of European rank. Over seven million books and data media are stored here. The building itself is composed of two stone blocks of equal size that face each other across a lawn. Centrally positioned between the two blocks an area of glass that matches the floor area of either block is set flush in the lawn, forming the skylight for the central reading room below. This reading room is the core of a three-storey library plinth that extends beneath the lawn across the entire area of the former sports grounds.
Photo © Stefan Müller
Photo © Stefan Müller
Photo © Stefan Müller
Photo © Stefan Müller
Photo © Stefan Müller
