Tenders Are Invited For Relocation Of The Essen Central Library in Germany

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Type Of Service The Subject Of This Service Description Is The Relocation Of The Borrowable Media Of The Essen Central Library From The Current Location (Gildehof, Hollestr. 3, 45127 Essen) To The New Location (Markt 5/6, 45127 Essen). The Arrangement Of The Shelves, And Thus The Individual Media, Will Change Fundamentally At The New Location: The New Central Library Will Receive Extensive New Equipment. All Shelves And Other Furniture Will Be Installed At The New Location By The Previous Contractor. The Shelves Form So-Called Media Villages. These Media Villages Structure The Floor Plan And Give The Individual Areas Of Use A Clear Identity. The Media Collection Characterizes The Entire Library Area And Ensures Intuitive Orientation. The Design Principle Is Based On The Bookshelf As A Basic Building Block And Starting Point. The Media Collection Is Anchored In The Building By The Shelving Structure, With Specific Shapes And Spaces Adapted To The Respective Uses Being Developed From The Basic Building Block. A Modular Shelving System For Presenting The Media Holdings Creates Functional And Specific Rooms Or Areas. The Resulting “Media Villages” Structure And Zone The Different Floors Individually. Based On A Defined Shelf Module, A Modular Catalog Has Been Developed That Meets The Different Usage Requirements For The Presentation Of The Media. The Shelf And Body Parts Made Of Blockboard With Stained Wood Veneer Have Perforated Side Parts For Flexible Division Of The Shelves Made Of Powder-Coated Metal Shelves. The System Can Be Used To Present Media Laterally And Frontally; By Installing Drawers, Media Can Be Offered In Several Heights For Browsing, So To Speak, For Leafing Through Within Troughs Or Drawers. The Base Module Is Expanded To Include A 30 Cm High Base Zone, Which Enables Both Accessibility And The Ability To Reach Another Row Of Shelves. There Will Also Be Integrated Seating Elements, Browsing Troughs, Exhibition Extensions And Different Openings, E.G. B. Provide Windows Or Access Openings To Configure The Shelves According To Third Place Principles. Using A Color And Material Catalog, Different Atmospheres Are Depicted On Each Floor. The Future Central Library Will Be Designed In The Spirit Of An Accessible Third Place For The Citizens Of The City Of Essen.

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