The Al-Jouf Public Library competition entry proposed a civic institution for one of Saudi Arabia's most historically significant regions -- a territory with deep roots in Arabic literary and scholarly tradition.
The building's footprint is derived from the geometry of an open book, a form immediately legible from above and giving the project a civic identity that operates at the scale of the city. At ground level, a covered public plaza extends the library's presence into the surrounding urban fabric, offering a gathering space that is active and alive even when the library itself is closed.