Library Buildings around the World

oom advances upon the courtyard in the gesture of anopening fan. The main stair rests upon it, and continues with the same
unfolding rhythm. This gesture is completed by the strong prismatic prow containing the general stair. Finally, a third element is
introduced, the whitepainted metallic structure supporting the glazed skylight hat covers the covers the courtyard. The introduction
of this tectonic element gives value to the streotomic stone box that contains it. The white structure formed by telescoping columns
and delicate triangular trusses has a doble function. On one hand it is an effective architectural machanism, causing light to vibrate,
materializing, when intersecting with it. On the other hand, the composiotional axis defined by the main facade and the great arched
entry is turned ninety degree, ordering the space longitudinally with the columns. (Baeza)
Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Madrid – Spain
Libraries:
Biblioteca Publica Pedro Salinas (Plaza Puerta de Toledo), Madrid – Spain 1992
Area: 2764 m2
Literature:
BIA. - Madrid: Association of Technical Architects. (1993) 168, November-December Title: Library at Glorieta Puerta de Toledo
[Madrid]
Architects. - Madrid: Council of Colleges of Architects of Spain. (1996), No. 130. Title: Library at the Puerta de Toledo: a floating
dome
Interior Design. - Madrid: Globus-Communication. (1994), No. 38. Title: Puerta de Toledo Library
Library Puerta de Toledo, Puerta de Toledo Madrid = Library, Madrid Source: AV Monographs. - Madrid: Arquitectura Viva.
(1994), No. 45-46 January to April.
Social Service Center and Library in Toledo Gate = Gate Toledo Social Services Centre and Library: Madrid, 1985/1988/1992 , El
Croquis. - Madrid: El Croquis editorial. (1992), No. 54.
In 1982 one of the most important core to build in the area of San Francisco el Grande in Madrid was formed by the Library and
Social Services centers around the square of the Puerta de Toledo. The proposed Juan Navarro Baldeweg for the redevelopment of
the area around the Puerta de Toledo was awarded in the competition, building the Social Services in 1985 and the Library in 1992.
As the opening years of the same 1994. To understand the orientation of this project is necessary to consider the overall design of the
Puerta de Toledo . On one hand, has redefined the soil, which is of great importance in the formation of the backs of the roundabout
and at the mouth of Toledo Street uptown. The plane of the square before the church Virgen de la Paloma, remains almost the same
height, following its natural slope, reaching the roundabout, looking as flat balcony accessed by ramp from the plaza. This leaves it
the slope, covering the development of the second installment of the Gran Via de San Francisco el Grande. This retaining wall and
ramp are on the other side of the street Toledo, symmetric response in the basement of the Library. An intention very clearly
explains how this building is very precise care in the scale and presence of it in the Glorieta. A disproportionate buildings on the
perimeter of the square would have darkened the door of Lopez Aguado and had detached from the fire station to conservar.La
puereza simple volumes, in this case the circle inscribed on an irregular polygon, the balance of these volumes, the play of solids and
voids, is part of the formation of a low-level ring around the door, aiming it at the limits of appropriate scale. The high vacuum of
the square across the street from Toledo dialogue with full complementarity with the drum-shaped dome of the Library. The tension
in the simultaneous presence of a concavity and convexity effects are essential in the spatial experience of the roundabout. The drum
volume resolved, in most of the way, very different requirements that the treatment of urban space required at that point. The
exterior walls of the basement are offered in the appearance of gray granite, and the upper part of the Library stone beehive. In the
design of these walls, cutting of the stone, in the composition of the holes and covered the treatment has been taken into account at all
times the necessary conjunction with the Center buildings across Social Services Toledo street. The constructive solution of the cover
is innovative because it uses a metal radial nerve that support a lower conical surface rusted steel wire and are secured with concrete
cylinders 1m. high. It acts as a radial system bell with segments that rely on the lower structure, which allows the introduction of
daylight through the upper torch and other lights at the bottom peripheral edge. The building has round, like a historical solution to
these institutions. The building has four floors that have differentiated the functions of the overall program of the Library District.
On the ground floor (basement) and lateral entrance houses a children's library. To this can be accessed from the top floor which
allows flexible operation. This lower level also has a general repository of books and a machine room. The upper floor or street level
floor contains a hall loan, and the hall. From this floor is accessible by stairs and elevators to the upper floors that correspond to the
reading room, which is circular and at different levels, whereas the other services have other ways. This room also has a separate
entrance from the roundabout of the Puerta de Toledo by the ramp-staircase. The room is arranged on two floors with double height
area in which libraries are arranged in stages. One completes the area of audiovisual
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Biblioteca Hertziana, Rom – Italy 2011
Bauherr: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V., München, Architekten/Bauleitung Juan
Navarro Baldeweg, Madrid / Enrico Da Gai, Rom, Hauptnutzfläche: 2.150m², Bruttorauminhalt: 12.600m³,
Gesamtbaukosten 24 Mio. EUR, Bauzeit 2002 – 2011, 1995 Wettbewerbsentscheidung für Neubau – 1. Preis Juan Navarro
Baldeweg, 1999 Genehmigung des Projektes durch die Stadtregierung von Rom (19. 12. 1999), 2000 Beginn der
Ausführungsplanung, 2001 endgültige Genehmigung der Finanzierung des Projektes durch die Bund-Länder-Kommission
(10. 5. 2001), 2002 Archäologische Probegrabungen zur Erkundung des Erdreichs Baustelleneinrichtung, Europäische
Ausschreibung der Bauarbeiten, 2003 Vergabe der Arbeiten an die Firma Consorzio Coopertive Costruzioni CCC Beginn
der Bauarbeiten, 2003-2004 Bohrung und Einlassung der Mikropfähle, 2004-2006 Ausführung Trägergeschoß, 2006-2007
Montage Stahlskelettkonstruktion, 2007-2008 Herstellung der einzelnen Geschoßdecken in Stahlverbundbauweise, 2003-
2008 Archäologische Grabungen von der Ebene -0,00m bis -9,00m, 2008 Richtfest 2010-2011 Installation der
2009 Haustechnischen Anlagen. Ausbauarbeiten in den Obergeschossen, Mai-Juni 2011 Fertigstellung der neuen Fassade,
November 2011 Beendigung der Bauarbeiten. (http://www.biblhertz.it)
Kunsthal KadE (Library), Ammersfoort – The Netherlands 2009
Client Rijksgebouwendienst, Main designer, Architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg Main designer, Architect ADP Architecten ,
consultant DHV, contractor Visser en Smit bouw Papendrecht, Floor area/size 15286 m2, building costs Cost € 36.500.000,-
KAdE occupies its own premises within the new building of the Dutch national cultural heritage department (De Rijksdienst
voor het Cultureel Erfgoed), designed by the acclaimed Spanish architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg. The main feature of the
eye catching new building is its large, slightly backward-tilted glass façade. The tilt on the façade has the effect of reflecting
the light and reducing the visual impact of the massive edifice. This has allowed Baldeweg to make a major contemporary
architectural statement on a site immediately beside the historic heart of Amersfoort, without in any way overshadowing the
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