Scholarly Communication and Information Centre (SCIC)

The library is a part of the integrated science and studies Saulėtekis Valley. The building is close to the faculties of VU, Technical University, shortly to be built research centres..
The new library building consists of three blocks joined by a common basement. The constructions are of 3, 4 and 5 floors high not counting the basement which is interconnected with all the blocks of the center. 2 floors analogical to the basement’s area are underground: one technical floor and one book storage floor. The access to the library is fully adapted to disabled people.
The great blocks are assigned to the users and supplied with conference and exhibitions halls, reading rooms, cabins for individual work, rooms for group work and workshops. The first floor with central circulation space includes the anteroom, recreation zones and an open-air terrace as well. The minor block serves for administrative purposes.
Next to the entrance to the library amphitheater-plaza is welcoming a visitor. A glazed entrance hall is a continuation of the plaza space. The same as the outside, it has concrete floor and terracotta facades. Reading rooms are located on several floors which are connected by an atrium, focusing the view to the forest. Two glazed facades face the wood and illuminate the trees at night. At the daytime, the trees are sunlit and become a visual part of the interior.
The spaces are diverse and easily transformed. In the interior, white color dominates and exposes books as well as people.
The facades are arranged so that all joints and gaps are horizontal and run paralelly around the building despite different angles of leaned surfaces. When moving around the building, scenery changes unpredictably: silhouettes cover one another in different shapes.