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LIBRARY, SCHOOL OF MUSIC ZEIST
J. HOOGSTAD, 1982-1986, Markt 1, 3, Zeist
Bibliotheek, Muziekschool Zeist / Library, School of Music Zeist ( J. Hoogstad )
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ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Jan Hoogstad

BUILDING TYPE:
Libraries
Buildings for education

This combined central library and school of music illustrates Hoogstad's theories of a mathematical architecture based on geometric forms. It comprises a triangle (a stipulated condition) inscribed by a square with rounded corners, twice intersected by main sightlines and circulation routes from a staircase projecting through the envelope. This gives rise on the ground floor in particular to a capacious library space; the rest, however, tend to be angular leftover spaces under the slogan 'function follows form'.