Custom Bookshelves

When building custom bookshelves it is not necessary to develop formulas by which to plan the elevations. At abai we believe that the creation bookshelves for a custom made library should accommodate the owners taste and preferences first with a nod to architectural norms as interpreted by the custom builder. The design process of your bookshelves and bookcases should allow the designer to shine by bringing light and reality to the design considerations and wishes of the client. So when it’s time to start figuring the details of shelf heights and functional duties of your custom bookshelves let the sky be the limit.

Custom bookcases should be just that –custom made! So the location/height (more accurately referred to as ‘elevation’) of custom bookshelves can be set at elevations similar to the norms we have shown here in the graphic. At abai we want our home owners, professional designers and architects to be aware that we build custom made interior bookshelves to whatever dimensions and elevations desired by the client and are proud to offer that kind of flexibility in all our work. Part of our work in designing bookcases, book shelving around a TV or custom shelving next to a fireplace is to accomplish all the goals as set by the client/owner. So we ask a lot of questions about the custom bookshelf project.

Is the purpose of the custom shelving portion of a library (or study) to design and build custom bookcases to display your books and offer them for browsing at convenient heights or do you wish to show the books but keep the hands of inquisitive children away? Do you want thick vertical members or thick shelves for a custom bookcase that is more contemporary, or a modern design that features thick glass shelves inside the custom bookcases. Glass is great for displaying items other than books and especially dramatic when lighted from above-within the shelving cabinet. A careful custom bookshelf design can accommodate more than one purpose, and the integration of balance, proportion and proper utility in your custom bookcase or bookshelf, is where we go most often with our design-build work in libraries or home office solutions.

Whether custom made bookshelves, or a complete library of bookcases and custom made shelving, collaboration is generally the best bet for moving through the concept phase of your custom bookshelf project. Yes you can work directly with a custom builder/fabricator like abaico for custom bookcases and other custom made shelving, or work with a dedicated design/draw professional who is able to render any ideas you may have. Even better you can have your designer or architect work with us on your custom bookshelf project and together we get the issues get figured out and solutions proposed, brainstormed then drawn. We set up the project.

Projects like custom made bookshelves, TV cabinets with shelving, custom bookcases and storage or closet shelving are staged in the workshop prior to delivery and installation. This is a service to our client which allows any last minute changes, or additions and is another premium service offered by abaico. We want our designer and home-owner clients to be able to tinker with their design before the project is finished. Seeing the custom bookcases, custom bookshelves or even an entire library of bookcases and custom bookshelves set up in the shop as a service to our clients goes a long way to help coordinate changes and final detail.