The “spiritual heart of the Library” – the collection of rare books and miniatures, the first in the United States – will be housed underground. Piano’s “vision” consists of a four storey underground building connected by metal staircases to contain the bookshelves and an auditorium; above ground will be three pavilions which open onto a glass roofed atrium. A 7m steel cube with no windows connects up to Morgan’s house and, with the library which faces onto 36th street, will be used to exhibit exceptionally rare books and miniatures.
New York: Renzo Piano to redesign the Morgan Library
The “spiritual heart of the Library” – the collection of rare books and miniatures, the first in the United States – will be housed underground. Piano’s “vision” consists of a four storey underground building connected by metal staircases to contain the bookshelves and an auditorium; above ground will be three pavilions which open onto a glass roofed atrium. A 7m steel cube with no windows connects up to Morgan’s house and, with the library which faces onto 36th street, will be used to exhibit exceptionally rare books and miniatures.