http://aaki.co.ke/images/stories/ongoingProjects/3.png

http://aaki.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29:proposed-kenya-national-library-towers&catid=3:ongoing-projects&Itemid=12

I wish i could fast forward time and see upperhill in 5 years!

I like this

now we are talking!

and i too wish i could fast forward to the next 5yrs and see how upperhill will look like

Lovely. Seems like KNLS is on a building spree.

Does this mean the old library will be demolished to make way for this one?

Lovely. Seems like KNLS is on a building spree.

Does this mean the old library will be demolished to make way for this one?

Nice one.They should not only demolish,but move away altogether.With the dualing of Ngo'ng rd that place makes a perfect location for an interchange to and from Haile Selassie ave.

Beautiful!

Amaizing :cheers: :cheers:

^^i like it :cheers:

beautiful design

beautiful design

Especially the African drums on the sides of the building. Quite unique.

^^yep love the local influences in the building. In general, Nairobi seems to do a good job with this.

Resembles the coca cola regional Heaquarters also in upperhill

I love it! Love the African touch...

http://aaki.co.ke/images/stories/ongoingProjects/3.png


Beautiful, this will encourage more people to visit the library...:)

Like I said.
here is the Coca Cola Headquarters in Upperhill
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8471/coke06.jpg

An icon and a great design!:cheers2:

Resembles the coca cola regional Heaquarters also in upperhill

IMO, it looks more like the Nelson Awori Centre from the side view. The coke HQ's was designed to look like the C on their logo, and most of that building is below the lawn in front of the curved structure you see in the pic. (The curved structure is just the tip of the iceberg.) :)

looks over designed(too busy)..only nice' on paper!i dont like

Change title to U/C. Work has started on the foundation.

I wish i could fast forward time and see upperhill in 5 years!

I like this

one year gone, 4 more to go. Nice construction has began.

Change title to U/C. Work has started on the foundation.

Awesome kenguy.. I hope the renders havent changed

What street is it located on

Awesome kenguy.. I hope the renders havent changed

What street is it located on

Ngong road. Behind the existing library.

Ngong road. Behind the existing library.

Thanks, so it like an extension or an entirely new building

pictorial progress

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MoSRDLFhPzA/UJJhSmY83SI/AAAAAAAAAUs/tGyGr80JIkk/s1100/DSC04427.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cvWl56dQsF0/UJJhixXKxSI/AAAAAAAAAU0/g9zt1zGqUAA/s1100/DSC04428.JPG

pictorial progress

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MoSRDLFhPzA/UJJhSmY83SI/AAAAAAAAAUs/tGyGr80JIkk/s1100/DSC04427.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cvWl56dQsF0/UJJhixXKxSI/AAAAAAAAAU0/g9zt1zGqUAA/s1100/DSC04428.JPG
KCB Plaza is really tall :cheers:^^:nocrook:

Looks like it'll be 8 floors (I counted).

Exact location in upperhill

Exact location in upperhill

opposite nhif building at the round about junction....

Thanx. That's a nice location

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-f-ovAdUYSgg/ULS3VIFsPcI/AAAAAAAAAfg/cQ5xwOuy5zE/s1100/DSC04783.JPG

They are building fast, I hope the render wasn't changed

They are building fast, I hope the render wasn't changed
as per the above picture the render looks the same

A Sh2.4 billion modern library is set to deal
ignorance a major blow by providing research
services and boosting the reading culture.
The library in Nairobi’s community area, and
whose first floor has just been completed, has a
sitting capacity for 5,000, and boasts a full-
fledged digital library, a publishing press and
recording studios.
Other features of the Kenya National Library
Service complex include auditoriums, a gallery
and a cultural hub where artists will display their
creative works to the public.
A digital library means readers can have access to
books and other publications such as journals
online, and they can be directed to directories
that may contain information they seek through
the Internet.
KNLS director Richard Atuti said the new library
will not only change the impression that KNLS
stocked old, outdated publications, but also
address the needs of the current and future
generations.
In particular, Mr Atuti said, the new library had
invested heavily in information and
communication technology following studies in
best library practices globally in terms of design,
technology integration and cultural values.
The library is expected to offer readers a fresh list
of books, since all publishers in the country will
deposit at least two copies of each new book, he
added.
It will also serve as the repository centre for such
global organisations as the World Bank and the
International Labour Organisation.
“This is an iconic library which depicts the
national aspirations and the seriousness of the
government to win the fight against ignorance by
promoting reading across all sectors,” he told the
Nation.

www.nation.co.ke/News/Sh2bn-library-to-boost-reading-culture-/-/1056/1630666/-/11d2i3d/-/index.html

Great to see this making progress. :cheers:

If i'm not wrong, this is the same design that was originally meant for the Kenyatta University library. I remember it from the tendering process. It wasn't picked despite being a better design to the one at KU (that tender was won through under the table deals, from what i heard). Glad some justice was somewhat restored to the architects. :cheers:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0UK4YgFbwEQ/UP-OHsXXMaI/AAAAAAAAAmE/6iETPWuWn6I/s1200/DSC05233.JPG

Yes :banana: Thank you DAKTA :cheers:

This will be an awesome library...

That intersection needs some attention also

Those overhead power lines and ugly shrubs in front of it tho........

Progress Updates??

UoN Architecture students visit Kenya National Library - Nairobi construction site: http://architecture.uonbi.ac.ke/node/1070

April 2013

http://architecture.uonbi.ac.ke/sites/default/files/cae/builtenviron/architecture/20130416_124700.jpg

http://architecture.uonbi.ac.ke/sites/default/files/cae/builtenviron/architecture/20130416_124730.jpg

^^Nice view but dang that student in photo two is resembling Naomi Campbell (no edges) with that hair line. :lol: