MICRO LIBRARIES OF INDONESIA

The low-income population of Indonesia takes great delight in a floating library that was built out of two thousand ice-cream buckets as part of a campaign called “100 micro-libraries.” Recently, the micro-library bima in sumur bandung, Indonesia, designed by shau received both the jury prize as well as the public choice award at the architizer a+ awards 2017. shau, a growing architectural firm that has won several awards, embarked on a quest to reignite interest in books by creating a specially built space for reading and matching it with a variety of activities for the local community. In order to combat the high prevalence of illiteracy in Indonesia and offer reading facilities, the “100 Micro-Libraries” initiative was launched. This program aims to make education more appealing and more accessible. Many interested kids do not have the opportunity to read since the existing infrastructure does not support efforts to increase the country’s human development index. As a result, the concept of putting libraries closer to people’s homes evolved. In the city of Bandung, further micro-libraries are in the process of being built or planned in thirteen distinct neighborhoods and parks. Each micro-library has its own one-of-a-kind layout in order to meet the specific needs of the community in which it is located. The “micro-library bima” is the first prototype to be constructed and supported in a neighborhood that is home to a varied collection of inhabitants of both middle- and lower-income brackets. The structure is located in a tiny plaza that already had a stage that was used by the community for meetings, celebrations, and sporting activities prior to its construction. These activities included volleyball, basketball, and soccer. Since the goal of the design process was to make additions rather than subtractions, Shau chose to improve the open stage by providing it with shade and shielding it from the rain in the shape of a floating library box. I-beams and concrete slabs were used in the building process, which took place on a budget of 40,000 euros. The building now has full-length steps that were previously absent, and the temperature inside has been made more comfortable without the usage of an air conditioner. Therefore, by creatively using the readily accessible and economically advantageous plastic ice-cream buckets as the material for the facade, the area was opened up to natural light and air. integrating the mayor’s message that “books are the windows to the world,” the buckets are organized as zeros (opened) and ones (closed), offering the option to embed the message in the facade in the form of a binary code! Books are the windows to the world! At the moment, the activities and teaching are funded and coordinated by dompet dhuafa (pocket for the poor) and the Indonesian Diaspora Foundation; however, in the long run, they want to empower locals to arrange the content and maintain the common space. You may look at some pictures of this fascinating building on the website indiaartndesign.com.

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