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Phillipe Starck, Paris – France<br />

http://www.starck.com<br />

Libraries :<br />

La Alhóndiga (Mediateka/Biblioteca), Bilbao – Spain 2005 - 2010<br />

The French designer Philippe Starck has been entrusted with refurbishing <strong>the</strong> old municipal grain market of Bilbao, an<br />

industrial building designed in 1905 by <strong>the</strong> architect Ricardo Bastida that has now been turned into a multidisciplinary<br />

space dedicated to leisure, culture and wellbeing. Inaugurated since early May 2010, Alhóndiga Bilbao seeks to establish<br />

itself as a centre that is open to <strong>the</strong> citizens, oriented to <strong>the</strong> integral growth of <strong>the</strong> person and to <strong>the</strong> development of human<br />

relations. That is why <strong>the</strong> facility covers an area of forty-three thousand metres square distributed over <strong>the</strong> Central Square<br />

and ano<strong>the</strong>r three cubic buildings that define <strong>the</strong> main axes of this project: <strong>the</strong> Media <strong>Library</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Physical Activity Zones<br />

and Leisure. The Media <strong>Library</strong> has been understood as a social space in which, besides reading, consulting and studying,<br />

one can watch a film or listen to music. A gym, several rooms for physical exercise and personal growth, a wet area and a<br />

sun terrace integrate <strong>the</strong> building dedicated to Physical Activity. Lastly, <strong>the</strong> Leisure zone has an auditorium for four<br />

hundred people, an exhibition room several cinema halls and a restaurant space, as well as <strong>the</strong> Sala Bastida whose name<br />

pays tribute to <strong>the</strong> architect who designed <strong>the</strong> grain market and which will have polyvalent uses. For this project, Starck has<br />

applied construction criteria based on efficiency and sustainability, he has chosen materials such as concrete, exposed brick<br />

and glass and has introduced <strong>the</strong>rmal solar panels. He has thus managed to humanise <strong>the</strong> building while always maintaining<br />

its architectural singularity, and has transformed it into a new landmark for Bilbao’s quotidian life.<br />

(http://www.ondiseno.com)<br />

Agence Antoine Stinco, Paris – France<br />

http://archiguide.free.fr<br />

Literature:<br />

D´Architecture 120,4,2002<br />

Libraries:<br />

Bibliothèque Saint Barbe, Rénovation, Paris – France 2008<br />

1881-1884<br />

Restructuration et rénovation du collège par Ernest Lheureux, élève de Théodore Labrouste. Il construit les deux ailes du bâtiment<br />

qui existent encore aujourd'hui le long de la rue Valette et de l'impasse Chartière.<br />

1936-1939<br />

Construction, par les architectes Daniel Lionel et Raoul Brandon, du bâtiment qui longe encore actuellement l'impasse d'Ecosse.<br />

2005-2007<br />

Travaux de réhabilitation du collège Sainte-Barbe par l'architecte Antoine Stinco.<br />

Les bâtiments de 1881 et de 1936 ont été réhabilités dans le souci de leur caractère patrimonial. Dans le réfectoire, les tables en<br />

marbre et les mosaïques de fleurs et d'oiseau conçues par Gian Domenico Facchina (1826-1903) ont été restaurées, tout comme la<br />

salle de dessin dotée d'une verrière centrale et ornée de bas-reliefs exécutés par Charles Gauthier (1831-1891). Le mobilier et les<br />

peintures de l'amphithéâtre de physique-chimie ont été rénovés à l'identique. Les façades du bâtiment ont été entièrement nettoyées<br />

et leurs mosaïques remises à neuf.<br />

TANK architectes, Lille - France<br />

http://www.tank.fr<br />

Libraries:<br />

Médiathèque de la Madeleine – France 2013<br />

Surface Shon 2.200 m², Budget HT € 4.200.000<br />

La restructuration et l’extension d’un ancien commissariat à l’enveloppe très présente à l’échelle de la place des Fusillés et des<br />

Déportés mais déconnecté de son environnement urbain. L’accessibilité de l’équipement est modifiée. L’espace devient alors<br />

prolongement de la place et se parcourt de plain-pied. La médiathèque se divise en deux entités programmatiques : le pavillon<br />

d’accueil et la salle de lecture dont les horaires peuvent différer. Dans la salle de lecture, la qualification de sous espaces,<br />

d’ambiances lumineuses et acoustiques est traité par une toiture : la nappe active. L’ambiance intérieure fait référence à la fois à<br />

l’intérieur chaleureux des salons de lecture des maisons bourgeoises et aux qualités des grands espaces de manufactures baignés<br />

d’une lumière zénithale diffuse. La médiathèque s’ouvre sur un jardin traversant qui participe à la mise en relation des quartiers<br />

populaires avec le centre ville.<br />

Médiathèque Proville, Proville – France 2008<br />

Equipe : Mathieu Berteloot, Olivier Camus et Lydéric Veauvy, Maître d’ouvrage : Mairie de Proville, Surface de terrain : 531 m²<br />

Surface de construction : 610 m² (Terrasse : 90 m²), Budget : 823 282 €<br />

The new media<strong>the</strong>que of Proville has to open onto <strong>the</strong> village and become a place of exchange and culture, a public library and a<br />

surprising and enthusiastic place inviting everyone to <strong>the</strong> pleasure of reading. Create a contemporary architecture dealing with <strong>the</strong><br />

environment and <strong>the</strong> existing elements. The new spaces created are offering changing atmospheres and lighting effects due to large<br />

surfaces of glass and different partitions, patios and nice places where to take time to read, views on <strong>the</strong> church tower and <strong>the</strong> trees<br />

<strong>around</strong>. Over roofs and terraces have been thought in wood which turns grey with <strong>the</strong> years. The balance between town and nature’s<br />

reached with an environmental approach: large picture windows to take advantage of <strong>the</strong> natural supplies of heat, and respiring<br />

partitions with systematic outside <strong>the</strong>rmic insulation. (archdaily)<br />

Site area: 531 sqm, Constructed area: 610 sqm + 90 sqm of terrace<br />

Terreneuve Architectes, Paris – France<br />

Olivier Fraisse, Nelly Breton<br />

http://www.terreneuve.fr<br />

Libraries:<br />

Bibliothèque Louise Michel, Paris – France 2011<br />

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