Solid grass-reinforced moulded mud forms typify South Africa’s interior vernacular brakdak construction. The Library scales this heritage up into a 22cm thick freestanding concrete shell rising up to 36m high and lifted off the ground to reveal a single hollowed-out volume ascending upward to its highest point overlooking University Square.

这座建筑就如同一座特别的雕塑体 ， 就好像将Kimberley的标志Big Hole钻石反转而成 ， 其来源于诸如koppie、brakdak住宅 ， 亦或是矿井的水平形态 。 建筑主要应用了混凝土 ， 这既起到了结构作用 ， 同时也是建筑外立面 ， 另外还能微调空间小气候 ， 灵活应用在各式功能之中 ， 表达了对于传统的崇高敬意 。

The inverse of Kimberley’s iconic Big Hole diamond mine the building is a distinctive sculptured object arising from the endless horizontality like a koppie brakdak house or mine shaft. In a single material concrete is structure enclosure climatic attenuator flexible use-enabler extended tradition and noble experience.