According to Alberto Manguel, “Knowledge lies not in the accumulation of texts or information, but in the experience rescued from the page and transformed again into experience”. According to this philosophy, I have designed a library of craft that places experience at the highest level of teaching.

I have designed a geometrical grid informed by the forces acting upon the site of the Green’s Windmill of Nottingham at various scales. This grid informed the layout of my buildings and the internal spaces throughout.

Following my concepts of subtracted forms, connections, and warped reflections, as well as my research into various literature and precedents, I have set out my buildings according to a hierarchy related to the tailored functions housed within.

A network of lanterns create a glowing park at ground level, draws daylight down into the underground buildings, crafting an awe-inspiring atmosphere for all those who visit the site and the library of craft.