Wrocław, Poland

Library

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in dark-stained wood that follow the staircase from the ground floor up to the mezzanine. The shelving, cabinets and a built-in desk unit step with the stairs and wrap the windows and brick openings, so the whole stairwell becomes one library. The house was built before the Second World War and hardly a wall in it is straight, so every measurement was taken on site and every piece cut to fit the wall it meets. It made this a project of exceptional precision.

Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves on two levels
Shelving that steps along the staircase
Shelves continuing along the mezzanine railing
Built-in cabinets and desk unit

Upper level with shelving running along the mezzanine railing

Upper level: the shelves run along the mezzanine railing

Dark bookshelves full of books next to a light wooden staircase — Bookshelves built into the wall beside the staircase

Floor-to-ceiling dark oak bookcase beside a brick wall and a radiator — A full wall of shelving, made to the exact size of the wall

Tall dark bookshelf with books, candles and framed photos — A closer look at the shelving in use

Dark oak shelving unit with cube compartments and wide open shelves — Cube compartments and wide open shelves in one unit

Looking up the stairwell: dark shelving around a brick opening and a high window — The shelving continues up the stairwell around the brick opening

Two levels of dark oak shelving rising beside the staircase, with windows — Shelving on two levels beside the stairs, with windows between

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