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Library Buildings around the World

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5+1 AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo, Genoa – Italy<br />

http://www.5piu1aa.com<br />

Libraries:<br />

Biblioteca “Umberto Fracchia”, Casarza Ligure – Italy 2008<br />

Biblioteca, ludoteca e auditorium nella ex Villa Sottanis<br />

Client: Commune di Casarza Ligure, 581,7 m², € 1.779.000<br />

The aim of <strong>the</strong> project is to highlight <strong>the</strong> quadrangular structure of <strong>the</strong> building by reducing <strong>the</strong> number of rooms, in order to obtain<br />

larger spaces and eliminate <strong>the</strong> distribution system of <strong>the</strong> historic building. The stairs and <strong>the</strong> external lift will be a sort of “junction”<br />

attached to <strong>the</strong> main structure of <strong>the</strong> villa, enabling to achieve continuity between external/internal areas (villa/garden). (5+1 AA)<br />

Il progetto per la realizzazione di un nuovo centro culturale per l’infanzia nella ex–Villa Sottanis di Casarza Ligure prevede la<br />

realizzazione di una biblioteca, una ludoteca ed un auditorium. A rappresentazione del nuovo centro sono state scelte una serie di<br />

filastrocche di Gianni Rodari, che è stato e continua ad essere il più grande favolista del novecento. Attraverso le sue opere, a cui<br />

l’edificio renderà esplicito tributo, si può interpretare il carattere culturale e ludico del progetto. Villa, interno, esterno,<br />

polifunzionalità, flessibilità, nuovo, preesistente, percorso, sorpresa, pubblico, “domestico”, giorno e notte, sono le parole chiave<br />

poste alla base della filosofia/strategia progettuale tesa a chiarire senza perdere, enfatizzare senza declamare, usare senza svilire.<br />

Questa strategia è stata sviluppata secondo i seguenti punti:<br />

1. rendere evidente l’impianto “quadrato” a villa, con il nuovo uso, eliminando completamente il sistema distributivo dal profilo<br />

interno del manufatto storico.<br />

2. rendere continuo il rapporto dello spazio interno della biblioteca al piano terra con lo spazio pubblico esterno, realizzando una<br />

nuova gradonata che disegna il “piede” della Villa e ne permette un uso più dinamico e coerente con il giardino.<br />

3. definire attraverso l’uso dei materiali (dalla pietra, alla resina, al legno, all’ardesia di copertura), un parallello “stratigrafico” con<br />

la sovrapposizione delle funzioni.<br />

4. realizzare un sistema distributivo come una somma di elementi “giunto” con la villa, elementi “interposti” con l’area di pertinenza<br />

(l’avanzamento del corpo scale trasparente e dell’ascensore), ed elementi “ancorati” alla volumetria principale (la scala di<br />

emergenza esterna).<br />

5. rendere omaggio a Gianni Rodari, tra realtà e magia.<br />

Il progetto prevede la completa rifunzionalizzazione della Villa attraverso una suddivisione/stratificazione degli spazi che sia in<br />

grado di dialogare con il manufatto e con un uso “contemporaneo” dello stesso. La suddivisione dei piani sarà modificata per dare<br />

un’altezza maggiore al secondo piano, attualmente più basso rispetto al piano terra ed al primo, prevedendo pertanto l’eliminazione<br />

del sottotetto, al fine di realizzare una sala conferenze da 147 posti in uno spazio unico posto sotto la nuova copertura in legno,<br />

mantenendo la geometria delle falde dello stato di fatto. Per quanto attiene la divisione interna della Villa (che si sviluppa su tre piani<br />

per circa un totale di 600 mq) la scelta è stata quella di mantenere l’impianto planimetrico dello stato di fatto al piano terra, mentre<br />

per i piani superiori si è scelto di dare maggior respiro agli spazi, attraverso la diminuzione del numero dei locali esistenti a favore di<br />

nuovi ambienti più ampi, considerata anche la loro nuova destinazione d’uso, la versatilità futura e la polifunzionalità che si vuole<br />

conferire all’edificio. (http://www.europaconcorsi.com)<br />

The construction of a new library has provided <strong>the</strong> opportunity to recover an ugly building, owned by <strong>the</strong> municipality and left<br />

unfinished since <strong>the</strong> Eighties, while also radically rethinking <strong>the</strong> library services <strong>the</strong>mselves. Thus <strong>the</strong> new library truly becomes a<br />

significant social catalyst for <strong>the</strong> city and its community life. Although subject to severe constraints (<strong>the</strong> structure first and foremost),<br />

<strong>the</strong> project rethinks <strong>the</strong> container as made for <strong>the</strong> content, modifying façades, volumes, morphological and material characteristics<br />

to achieve an expressive architecture capable of communicating <strong>the</strong> new public mission of <strong>the</strong> building. Everything combines to<br />

define <strong>the</strong> function of a new 'urban condenser': <strong>the</strong> design, materials and colours of <strong>the</strong> façades; its wide windows overlooking <strong>the</strong><br />

street, behind which <strong>the</strong> spiral stairs wind sculpturally, connecting <strong>the</strong> floors. As all floors have a small surface area, five levels were<br />

needed to develop <strong>the</strong> structure: to make up for this unfortunate internal articulation and to invite users to explore <strong>the</strong> whole<br />

building, each floor overlooks <strong>the</strong> adjacent ones and <strong>the</strong>re are double height spaces with overhead lighting. The entrance area<br />

(what's new, music and performing arts, topical issues) is located on ground floor and <strong>the</strong> first underground level; <strong>the</strong> first floor<br />

hosts <strong>the</strong> children's section; open-shelf areas and reading spaces occupy <strong>the</strong> second and third floor; at <strong>the</strong> second underground level<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is a conference and party hall and a warehouse. The building is completed by an equipped study room on <strong>the</strong> first<br />

underground floor (with a view of <strong>the</strong> gardens) and a panoramic reading terrace.<br />

Alterstudio Partners, Milano – Italy<br />

Alterstudio Partners was founded in Milan by Giorgio Faccincani, Marco Muscogiuri and Matteo Schubert in 1996. Micaela Bordin<br />

becoming an associate in 2007.<br />

Alterstudio Partners has a dynamic, flexible work structure and is capable of organising its staff as required, creating work and<br />

study groups, in order to respond optimally to <strong>the</strong> different situations of different projects.<br />

Alterstudio Partners collaborates with engineering companies, universities, graphics and communication agencies, architecture<br />

companies and atelier, artists, industries, craftsmen.<br />

Alterstudio Partners has collaborated with professionals and experts of various sectors: <strong>the</strong>se meetings are an important part of <strong>the</strong><br />

working and researching path.<br />

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

Libraries:<br />

Biblioteca Civica Sondrio – Italy 2013<br />

Refurbishment of public library, Sondrio, 2011 – 2013, Client: Province of Sondrio, Sector Culture and Municipality of Sondrio,<br />

Functional design, design of furniture and interiors, Cost of works: Furnishing and finishing 103.000,00 €<br />

The public library of Sondrio, founded in 1862, has been located since 1936 in <strong>the</strong> Villa Quadrio. The villa was designed by <strong>the</strong><br />

architect Adolfo Zacchi in 1913 for Emilio Quadrio and Teresina Tua, who <strong>the</strong>n donated it to <strong>the</strong> town of Sondrio so that it would<br />

become <strong>the</strong> seat of <strong>the</strong> library. The project aims to rethink <strong>the</strong> functional distribution of <strong>the</strong> library and to replace of most of <strong>the</strong><br />

existing furniture to make <strong>the</strong> rooms more flexible and more comfortable, to make <strong>the</strong> library a place to meet, with a stronger focus<br />

on multimedia and topicality. In particular, <strong>the</strong> large hall on <strong>the</strong> ground floor and <strong>the</strong> magazines and newspapers area on <strong>the</strong> first<br />

floor will be completely renovated, with informal seating, shelves arranged on wheels and bistro tables, in order to become <strong>the</strong><br />

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