Library Buildings around the World

Service: the underlying idea being that of the library as an information centre and a place of social aggregation, flexible and capable
of meeting the manifold needs of the various users who will also inhabit its spaces, and far from the traditional notion of a library
solely made up of rows of books and study tables. (alterstudiopartners)
Amaca Architetti Associati, Treviso – Italy
http://ec2.it/amacaarchitetti
Libraries:
Biblioteca di Maserada sul Piave, Maserada (TV) – Italy 2009
amaca architetti associati - monica bosio, martina cafaro, marco ferrari, carlo zavan, viale monfenera, 14 Treviso (TV), Italia
Tel: 0422 210029 - Fax: 0422 210029 amacassociati@amacaarchitetti.191.it -
The competition project included the refurbishment of the central areas of Maserada with the proposal for placement of a cultural
center, consisting of the new Library, the Museum of Nature and the Great War Piave, multipurpose space for temporary
exhibitions and an auditorium . E 'followed the commission for the final draft and the only enforcement Library, 650 sq.m., is
characterized as multi-cultural area near the gym to achieve within the existing campus school. A great cover that defines an inner
space characterized from the joint articulation of internal gradients and volumes that emerge from the façade. Overall, the building
contains reading rooms divided by age, the newspaper, the toy library, media library, the room for youth associations and the music
room. Each area is divided by walls at different heights that create security and privacy when required, but provide insight into the
space in its entirety. Beside the input more transparent and structured contrasts the east side, to which 'will support' subsequent
expansions, characterized in the "wall of books" continuous, containing up to 3000 volumes, which scans and articulates the space of
various reading rooms. New Library Maserada entitled to the writer Mario Rigoni Stern, was inaugurated April 18, 2009 and open
to the public. (http://www.europaconcorsi.com)
aMDL –Architteto Michele de Lucchi, Milano, Roma – Italy
http://www.amdl.it
http://micheledelucchi.com
Libraries:
La Nuova Manica Lunga della Fondazione Cini (New Long Sleeve Cini Foundation), Venezia – Italia 2005
– 2009
1.164 m²
The ancient Benedictine dorm island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice turns into a major center for use book and documentary.
Yesterday, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini officially presented to the City "Long Sleeve", the new arm of the library complex housed in
the former dormitory of the Benedictine monastery designed by the late John Buora 400. L 'intervention functional restoration bears
the signature of the architect Michele De Lucchi, who won the 2005 international design competition "Long Sleeve, New Library."
The project involved the restoration of the corridor's Long Sleeve with the construction of shelves and on the ground floor gallery,
reception, workstations for multimedia consultation, lounge areas, meeting and conference rooms, and the recovery of the treasure
room, the ' office of the curator and the cells use to store. With over 1400 linear feet of shelves, of which 1000 are on open shelves
(about 100 thousand volumes), New Long Sleeve is now the heart of the library complex of the Cini Foundation. "The great hall is
transformed into the library, taking inspiration from Longhena - explains Michele De Lucchi - with open shelves in the whole extent
of the walls with tables for consultation in the middle. A second level is made with a balcony which is accessed by stairs ramp directly
placed on the heads side of the North and South and central transept. The structure and shelves are made of metal. The perspective
effect is so marked by the doubling of the lines leading to the horizon without changing the visual impact of the room. To maintain
the presence of the small cells, the same is repeated on the front of the shelves. The surprise of the unusual size of the ports has been
highlighted by this framing created by another wooden doorway that, besides having the function of supporting the balcony of the
second level, produces a new perspective effect with a small door inside a larger door . The central space may remain empty and so
essential, with only long tables needed for consultation: other tables are available in some cells for meetings, meetings, conferences
and media activities. In the cells towards the Bacino di San Marco are arranged service functions to the library: librarians' offices
and consultation rooms are arranged in the central area for obvious reasons of security and control. The cells are designed all the
same reconstructing the original monastic effect even where the partitions have been killed and large rooms have been realized. Are
lined with shelves and used for as low as possible: the shelves covering the entire interior walls, leaving gates as big as those of input,
to connect cell to cell in the center of the partitions and all aligned with each other. The arrangement of shelves along the walls of
Central Hall maintains the historical perception of the unity of the environment and further criticizza the static condition of the
building because the weight is placed against the walls. The lighting of the New Long Sleeve is designed with the criteria of
"territoriality", which really serves to give light and to avoid a spread of light which prevents the concentration and study. The
center aisle was dedicated to the use of illumination directly be integrated into the shelving, made of LED lamps equipped with fire
extinguishing system, placed at the top to make it more convenient consultation possible and illuminating to read the titles only
interested party. The fire protection systems are integrated into the lighting supports and disappear completely from sight. The light
is placed on the tables on special fixed structures and directed straight to the floor. In cells instead adopted a solution to ceiling with
recessed lighting with energy-efficient light sources. " The official opening of the New Long Sleeve - scheduled for January 11, 2010 -
will be an opportunity to reactivate all the other areas of the librarians of the Foundation, including the historic Library of
Longhena temporarily closed for reorganization of the materials. The opening of the new library will also result in the arm symbolic
inauguration of the International Centre for the Study of Italian Culture Vittore Branca, future international center of humanistic
studies in the residential facility (90 beds) will be inaugurated in June 2010. (http://www.archiportale.com)
Walter Angonese Architekt, Caldaro (Kaltern) – Italy
http://www.angonesewalter.it
Libraries:
Biblioteca Caldaro (Kaltern) – Italy in design
Nach vielen Jahren des Wartens besteht nun für die Öffentliche Bibliothek Kaltern die Möglichkeit ein neues Haus zu bekommen.
Das Siegerprojekt wurde vergangene Woche ermittelt. Das Projekt von Arch. Walter Angonese hat die Jury überzeugt. Das
Bauwerk mit seiner innovativ gestalteten Architektur soll zu einem sichtbaren “Haus des Buches” werden. Dabei werden Elemente
des Ensembles, in welchem der Bau eingebettet sein wird, aufgegriffen und neu interpretiert.
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