Project
Revitalization of the Sociocultural Environment of Rural Areas through the Development of the Library System
Category
Best Project of Public Space by Student
About the project (provided by the applicant)
In rural areas, libraries perform most functions of sociocultural spaces and can become a place for self-actualization by preserving and presenting the process of reading in a new form.
The study included theoretical research, which led to the development of an algorithm for organizing reading spaces. The algorithm consists of four blocks, each aimed at a specific type of library audience and containing a set of spatial characteristics.
The algorithm is applied in the design of the Privodino Library. For example, the entrance area, reception, transformable hall, and interactive wall are intended for non-readers. The transformable hall and part of the transit spaces target visitors who choose literature based on personal interests, primarily fiction. Spaces in the main reading room and parts of the library collection are organized for visitors selecting literature for self-development or professional purposes.
Location
4 Mira Street, Privodino, Kotlas Municipal District, Arkhangelsk Region, Russia
Project design year
2023
Project website
https://openstartkr.tilda.ws/
https://vk.com/wall-180214217_10039
Extra visual materials
Theoretical study and reading space algorithm: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rHa9tnsqtXzATX7fbIvf5hebQ1CeNcXIgOYhvRABq7Q/edit?usp=sharing
Design project of Privodino Library using the algorithm: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1G21AY-Q72iJXv6-gDRfC6BaMquyji7SzFOBd88KfXwU/edit?usp=sharing
Video flythrough: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gpFRXTg_FKbQRPsjZaA8T48vuO9icS9H/view
Applicant
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Author of the project
Anastasia Vasilyeva, Master of Design, SPbSU (2023), lead interior designer at Nouvior (2022–present), lecturer at the Department of Design, SPbSU (2023–present)
Scientific supervisor: Svetlana Vitkovskaya, Senior Lecturer, Department of Design, SPbSU, member of the Union of Designers of Russia and the St. Petersburg Union of Designers
Visualization
Anastasia Vasilyeva
Customer
The research and project were commissioned by the leadership of the library system of the Kotlas Municipal District, Arkhangelsk Region. The work was conducted as part of a grant supported by the Governor’s Center of Arkhangelsk Region and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization “Resource Center for Support of Public Initiatives and Development of Small Territories ‘Kotlas District’” within the framework of the comprehensive program “Collective Intelligence of the Non-Profit Sector — a Resource for Territorial Development.”
Status of the project
Conceptual design
