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A full library of bookcases along one long corridor.

From a hand sketch to a finished library: high-quality engineered plywood, a metallic bronze finish, display shelves and doors with a relief design.

Finished library bookcases filled with books at a religious institute

Type

Religious institute library

Scope

Bookcases, display shelves, drawers, relief doors

Materials

Engineered plywood, metallic bronze paint

The challenge

A long, narrow corridor with damaged walls had to become a library, with storage for hundreds of books and room to display children's titles.

The process

Hand sketch of a long corridor library with bookcases

01

Sketch

The corridor and the bookcase runs are drawn by hand.

Corridor before the library bookcases

02

Before

The corridor before the project.

Plywood bookcases being built along the corridor

03

Build

Plywood bookcases go in section by section.

Long run of plywood bookcases installed along the corridor

04

Installed

The full run of bookcases in place.

Bookcases with metallic bronze finish before styling

05

Finish

A metallic bronze finish on the shelves.

The result

A corridor that now works as a full library, with displays and storage built in.

Corridor before the library bookcases

Before

Finished library bookcases filled with books at a religious institute

After

Angled display shelves for children's books in the finished library Bookcases with drawers and display shelving in the finished library

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