Canadian studio Superkül embarked on a project to renovate a reading room at Robarts Library. Built in 1973, shaped like a peacock, and a “notable example of brutalist architecture,” Robarts Library is the largest library at the University of Toronto. It is a well-used academic building and offers important resources to students and faculty of the university.
The reading room at Robarts Library is where people go to find some peace and quiet, and really hunker down on their studies and research. Superkül invited slick, modernist furniture which creates an interesting juxtaposition with the concrete, highly geometric backdrop of the interior. The space really plays with the idea of warm and cold. This renovation was part of a bigger project that saw a glass extension of the library in September 2022.
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