Main Library of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków
Architect: Ingarden & Ewý Architekci: Krzysztof Ingarden, Jacek Ewý
10 Bobrzyńskiego St.
2010
15 000 m2
Main Library of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków is one of the largest libraries of Catholic academic schools in Poland and the largest ecclesiastical library in Kraków itself. It ties in with the tradition of the Faculty of Theology of the Jagiellonian University of the year 1937. The interior of the library, including the reading room, has an open space, organised around the main hall of double height. The main part of the usable area is occupied by the collection of up to 2 million volumes (and is inaccessible for the visitors). The shape of the building ties in with the surrounding landscape. Moreover, it results from the thermal optimisation.