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Mobile library

Client: Kiruna City Library
Media: Interior Design, Set Design, Food Design
Project start: March. 2006
Status: Construction during fall 2007
Link: www.stadsbiblioteket.kiruna.se

After many years of service it was time for the city’s library bus to retire. And Kiruna City Library contacted Muungano for the design of a new one.
Kiruna is a city in the north of Sweden with a vast geographical spread, but very sparsely populated. It is in this situation the idea and function of the library bus is optimal, but a new shape was needed.
The present bus has been functioned mostly as a distributor of books from the library. The function of the new bus is to supply a larger service, where new digital media is presented as well as traditional printed material.
Except from distributing media the bus will also function as a place for people to communicate on the web and enable meetings between different groups in the society.
Because of the lack of sunlight during most of the year in the north the bus will be like a lantern when dark to attract people and light up the surroundings.
The bus includes a library, a small cinema, computer games, a music listening couch, internet station and personal service.
Muungano is now in dialogue with the producers and the bus will hopefully hit the road before the end of 2007.

Exterior graphics by: They Graphics
Assistant project manager: Architect Lars Sundström