This private library sits in the woods near Olivebridge, New York. Designed by Peter Gluck and Partners Architects, the Scholar's Library provides book storage and a lofted study filled with natural light.
A featured project on Architizer (the social network for architects and architecture enthusiasts) Scholar's Library was completed in 2003 and the project description from Peter Gluck and Partners Architects can be found on Architizer | Scholar's Library.
Images: 1, 3 & 4: Paul Warchol; 2: Peter Gluck and Partners





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i want this!!!!!!!!!!!
Gorgeous.
Drool.
Where is the generous benefactor who will purchase this and give it to ME?
incredible. i now have a photograph of my dream house. now where's that lottery ticket...
If I had a view like this I would never leave home.
What a dream!
So lovely. I wonder if they rent it out...
my dream.. books, white and pure, woods and open space.. great work for designer
I love this so much!
how does it not rain all over the books?
These photos just ooze "serene!" I have been enamored with treehouses for a good decade now and plan to stay in a treehouse hotel within the year...so, why not just build a treehouse with a library in it, and live in it?
Here's the site of Pete Nelson, who has been constructing treehouses for years and is holding a workshop in May:
http://www.treehouseworkshop.com/
Oh my good lord. Every now and then you come across something that makes your heart sing. This is one.
It's unspeakably gorgeous. I think everyone sees these pictures and thinks "how can i have this?"
What Violette said.
Rather than put all sorts of bells and whistles inside a home, let nature be the decor. I'd be so happy here.
There is no way I could concentrate on a book in there. I'd def have a mattress in there to nap on. Dream house!
I want this too!
This is stunning.
That is gorgeous!!
This is absolutely gorgeous, but I would be scared out of my mind in there at night, unless the lights were off.
LOL @ bhanson1299!!
My guy is saying, 'Absolutely beautiful' as I tell him, 'I have to have this'! Books, nature, no neighbors that I can see or hear...heaven!!
@Jared, the windows are large and clean enough that you can't see the glass in the first two photos. If you look at the third photo, you can see the reflection on the panes. Books are not in danger of getting wet. :)
Wow.
Absolutely gorgeous!
I was thinking I would build something like this for my boyfriend so when I needed some space he could go here, but after some consideration I think I'll make him build it for me when I need some space. Gorgeous!!!
just to clarify from the site:
"The windows (standard-issue sliding doors) open on all four sides, stacking in opposite corners, to create the feeling of an aerie in the woods."
the first two photos show the windows open, which i think is just so freakin' awesome.
ah. sign me up.
We would love someone to incorporate this into their home at Kootenay Lake Village
! It is a perfect fit.
Also, "What Violette said" (quoting lampeam)
I could live in this room.
Oh, my...