We live in a temporary world, everything is threatened to change and be replaced. As humans, we are in need of stability which is why we keep looking for a place that will remain. I believe that the Stockholm Public Library is one example of these places that shall remain. A landmark that will be ultimately recognized by the observer no matter how many years have passed. In this image, I capture this building in a far away future, where the whole surrounding have been replaced by high uncharacteristic skyscrapers. Although the library appears to have been renovated in an effort to merge it with the nearby style, its uniqueness is obvious.
Those books are timeless, they are the key to the building’s immortality. There is no time for books, as they are a concrete representation of time passed. Therefore, there is no time for a library, it is everlasting. It is a place that remains.

I am experimenting with getting the materiality and weather conditions for the look I am after. This is study of street textures, fog, snow, and rain.

The Stockholm public library lighting work in process:

This project was started off with setting up the lighting and the application of a base material over the building model provided. My renderer of choice was Corona renderer which I perceived its Lightmix features would serve the purpose of setting up the early evening lighting and with its flexibility of use, would enable me to quickly explore possible variations that I sought.

The choice of an evening scene sets the right mood or atmosphere under which the Stockholm library would be ‘projected’ as an imposing edifice – being an undoubtedly a historical monument. As with the temperature, intensity and direction of the light – Corona Sun and Sky, the positioning of the building from the perspective it was viewed was also considered. The other views explored were all based on ‘the rule of thirds’ to attain a ‘point of interest’ so to speak.