PHOTOS: Seoul library offers cool retreat with award-winning design
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : August 8, 2024, 10:39Updated : August 8, 2024, 13:54
SEOUL, August 8 (AJU PRESS) - In a city grappling with intense summer heat, the Odong Forest Library in Seoul offers a free, cool retreat where books meet innovative architecture.
The library is the seventh installment in the "Park Book Rest Area," a collaborative project between the city and local districts.
Located in Seongbuk District's Odong Neighborhood Park, the single-story, 430-square-meter building mirrors the park's winding paths in its design.
It recently won the top prize at the 42nd Seoul City Architecture Awards.
This photo shows Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors read books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor reads a book at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor reads a book at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A visitor browses books at Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on Aug. 7, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
This photo shows the sign for Odong Public Library in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, on Aug. 7, 2024. Photo by Kim Dong-woo, AJU PRESS.
