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Circulation: Salt Lake library. On having analyzed the circulation in this building, the first thing that we notice is that, besides having so much vertical as horizontal circulation, part of this one is underground. In addition this set is accompanied of a civic square that gives a different character in comparison with the rest of the conventional buildings as for circulation.



First of all we have that the approach towards the library is given by a frontal form by a descending difference that gives a new way of seeing to the building. Besides this, the circulation answers to a square that gives an entry and important dynamism to the building. Inside the building the horizontal circulation comes given in circular form, which rests the fact that the circulation gives shape and dimension to the building.



As for the vertical circulation, the building possesses several elevators and stairs that they allow to the user to communicate with all the levels of the building. The stairs in the shape of snail are a good way of giving a good vertical circulation to the building, these stairs show a wide enough vision to the user of what is the lobby of the building while they move from a floor to other one. [|Quiz4.mp3]