Vaentilazia

The Vaentilazia or Ventilazia (from Aridian Vaentilatod, meaning ventilated), formerly called The Grand Library, and now serving as the royal palace of Exousía, is a structure constructed in the southwestern most desert of Serrona.

The defining characteristics of Vaentilazia's architectural style do not seem to appear in any surrounding area, thus making it regionally unique.

The building's historical importance resides in it's creation. It is the largest building to date created by the now extinct Bai Federation, originally having been designed as a sizeable library to contain any document referring to the polity.

Planning
Before the creation of the Vaentilazia by Gabe Daridia, the area surrounding the building was undeveloped desert. The position was chosen so that a new town, whose region was planned to be named after the building, could have been easily constructed without being either too far away from neighbouring towns, nor intersecting.

Construction and Abandonment
While the design and construction process was supposed to last around four months, Gabe Daridia took much more to have a final image, and the foundations were built with considerable delay. After his disappearance, the construction work was handed over to a team consisting of Jae Numachi and Suno Nonnest, who finished the construction an unrecorded amount of time later, right before the dissolution of Bai, leaving the library in an unsupervized and decrepit state.

Renovation of the Building
In, Samuel Slimestein, Murdius and Vianney, fleeing from Yurki, would found a new city around the Library, which would be renovated and would gain the role of Royal Palace of Exousía.

Architecture and Original Design
The Vaentilazia stands on a 81b by 47b base, which includes the plaza in front of the building. It is mostly made up of various types of local sandstones, and multiple towers roofed with terracotta.

The interior plan consists of a large, uninterrupted room. It features three windcatchers, one of them being taller and larger than the others. The second floor, accessable only with special clearance, consists of balconies and terraces and four sets of stairs, connecting to terraces on the outside.

Front face
The front of the Vaentilazia is made up of an alternating set of extrusions and intrusions, with a central arch bulging out and acting as a line of symmetry. The central arch is surrounded by two smaller roofed columns, each 3 blocks wide. In the front of the smaller windcatchers there are smaller arches, each surrounded by waterfalls and windows.

The central arch has a flat roof and a small elongated window at it's top, each side is decorated by two abstract filigrees, each over a waterfall, taking the place of a set of never-built statues.

The front plaza is made of stone tiles, and a crest is roughly visible in the center. The area also has a pertrusion, consisting of two gardens, originally meant to be mosaics of banners, and a curved staircase with a fountain in the middle.