Project

Nazarbayev Center – The Library Of The First President of The Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbassy

Sqm

30.500

Location

Nur-Sultan / Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev Center – The Library Of The First President of The Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbassy

Astana National Library location was planned to be across the Presidential Place. With 30 500 square meters of closed building area, it is place on a 4.47 hectares of land. Designed by the famous architect, Norman Foster, the building contains a digital library, a museum and a movie theater; it also has winter gardens and National Leader Nazarbayev Library Foundation Organization‘s offices located on the top floor.

The uniqueness of this eye-shaped structure is the over 90 meters long extending steel & glass roof.  With its unique shape, the building can directly receive sunlight from the roof and results in a brilliant unique appearance.