And this is a picture of the actual library. By comparing my model and the actual library, one main difference is obvious and that is that I failed to include the 16 uprights that go around the side. While this might seem as a mistake at first, I'd like to emphasize that it was done on purpose.
Shape is a spheroid - spheroid is a stretched out sphere that is elliptical in cross section.
Made out of concrete since it can be left in its natural state and is fire-proof. Reasons for not including the uprights Main reason is because I had always wondered what the library would look like without them since they were not in the original design of Perreira, they were later added as a factor of safety. Library is supposed to resemble a tree and the uprights take away that look Assembly of the library Click here to see a detailed description of the library assembly Problems to overcome Main problem will be to make sure everything is cut to size since everything except the frame will go on top of each other, very critical that things don t overlap. Not to run out of material. Things that I took advantage of during assembly Symmetry of the Library made it easier to design the parts.