Khartoum Public Library

Abstract

Public Library, is a cultural institute that participates on increasing intellectual level of the people, it is based on the democratic principle of, “for the people, by the people and of the people”. its functions and services across the society. It is regarded as a gateway to knowledge for the community. It is a local center of information, making all kinds of knowledge and information readily available to its users. The new modern library provides all kinds of data from books And papers to all types of digital media. The library building is a very important factor on the success if the library so it must be sufficient to all the standards and intellectual aspects.

This research deals with the study of modern public library project, in four chapters: the first chapter is a general introduction to the project which breaks into the definition, the objectives, and the aspects the and the causes of choice. The second chapter which contains the data and information collected and a brief history and the study of the architectural examples. The third chapter contains in its first section the project components and charts, in the second section there is the causes of the site selection and the analysis of the site down to the indicators and guide lines to find the best zoning based on previous studies. Chapter four includes the whole architecture designing process which contains the design philosophy (concept) and how the beginning of the architectural form and the idea of the design came from the project itself and then to modify the design and problems which existed and the ideas for solving it down till reaching the final design. And the technical solutions for the project in terms of the method of selecting appropriate structure for the project and which achieves requirements and treatments for the project plus the services and the method of prevision and distribution, and in the end there is the references. the main result of this project is to provide a brilliant library to attract people of all ages and social situations and rise above with the society as a whole.