1:1 · exhibition
BLAA 60 years
Evidence of a nation: six decades of the library in freestanding cases, table cases and coloured walls.
Built exhibition, December 2018.
The room is ordered in thematic sections on coloured walls, with a central axis of table cases and freestanding cases beneath the coffered ceiling. Cantilevered cases and large-format photography mark the start and end of the route.
◆ Art Unit and other collections of the Banco de la República
- status
- built
- style
- exhibition design
- place
- Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Bogotá
- year
- 2018
- authorship
- t1x1
animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition
The axonometric assembles the furniture system, while the photograph shows its relationship to large images. Institutional memory becomes a spatial experience as well as a documentary one.
Narrative · installation · experience
The project, chapter by chapter.
The library’s memory unfolds through documents and changing reading distances.
01
The library on display
Freestanding cases and the photographic wall establish two viewing distances. Visitors move from recognising a collective image to approaching individual pieces protected inside the exhibition furniture.
backlit photography wall
02
A room for six decades
Plan and section show how the narrative occupies a shared room. Furniture positions are read alongside their heights, revealing spatial relationships beyond a simple collection of objects.
installation plan and route
Section 1 · space and connection
The section relates installation, room height and connections between levels. It is shown in full, separately from the sheet’s second view.
Section 2 · exhibition continuity
The second section shows continuity of display supports and viewing spaces. The drawing retains the archive information.
03
Documents within reach
Table cases bring documents into close, sustained view. Their placement beneath skylights and beside the central axis alternates intimate observation with broader orientation across the exhibition room.
table cases and wall graphics
table cases beneath the rooflights
sloping cases on the central axis
04
Colour orders the chapters
Coloured walls and enclosures distinguish moments in the route without relying solely on labels. Vertical cases introduce a different reading posture from the horizontal surfaces used for consultation.
thematic sections on coloured walls
tall cases and coloured enclosure
central enclosure and standing cases
05
From installation to document
The axonometric assembles the furniture system, while the photograph shows its relationship to large images. Institutional memory becomes a spatial experience as well as a documentary one.
animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition
large-format photograph and wall cases
Project archive
- freestanding and table cases beneath the coffered ceiling ↗
- backlit photography wall ↗
- installation plan and route ↗
- Section 1 · space and connection ↗
- Section 2 · exhibition continuity ↗
- Complete archived sheet ↗
- table cases and wall graphics ↗
- table cases beneath the rooflights ↗
- sloping cases on the central axis ↗
- thematic sections on coloured walls ↗
- tall cases and coloured enclosure ↗
- central enclosure and standing cases ↗
- animated isometric: existing room, exploded furniture, assembled exhibition ↗
- large-format photograph and wall cases ↗