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University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallTowering tablets are set to rise from a central green-roofed mound at the new <a href="http://www.ui.ac.id/en">University of Indonesia Library</a>, which will house five stories of books and other precious reading materials. Insulated by a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/norway-green-roof-homes/">grass-covered roof</a> and stone cladding, and protected from direct sunlight, the library's contents will be preserved in an ideal interior environment that does not exact a hefty cooling load. Winners of an open design competition, <a href="http://www.dentoncorkermarshall.com/">Denton Corker Marshall</a> modeled the granite-clad towers after stone tablets or prasati, which the ancients used to inscribe wisdom. They are carved with narrow slots of glazing that allow daylighting to reach far into the interior.1
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallThe library's tablet towers are modeled after ancient stone prasati2
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallSlits of glazing permit daylighting3
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallThe towers are arranged around the central green mound4
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallThe mound itself contains 5 subterranean storeys of books5
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallCurvilinear ramps rise from the library to the upper levels6
University of Indonesia Library by Denton Corker MarshallThis ambitious development also features retail and banking facilities, as well as temporary exhibition space7
