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The Green Library
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PROJECT FOR A NEW LIBRARY IN LEGNANO, ITALY.
DESIGN TEAM:
Alessandro Calvi Rollino, architect
Micaela Tolio, collaborator
> Sense of Place, Sustainable Architecture, Technological Solutions
The requirement for this building was to build the new Municipal Library in the central district of Legnano, Italy, with particular care for the context, as well as for functional and technological solutions. The building had to guarantee high energy standards and to be ecologically oriented. The strategy was to lift up the structure from the ground allowing the existing park to flow below the building. A new North/South pedestrian axis was created, with the intent to tie previously separated parts of the city. Nature and green aspects permeate the building: the paths to the main and secondary entrances are surrounded by lawn and flowerbeds, while the green roof is folded so that it can be perceived from different positions. The horizontal part of the roof features photovoltaic modules and solar panels, which contribute to energy savings, similar to the ventilated double skin south façade. Additionally, roller blinds inside the double skin façade help block direct sunlight when necessary. The opaque character of the North facades serves a double purpose: while preventing noise and air pollution from entering from the street and the shopping mall, the thick walls also reduce heat loss. The exterior vertical partitions are characterized by the use of glass and nets made of green enameled copper wire: the wide south- oriented glass façade allows spatial expansion toward the quiet, green park so that Nature can get into the building; the green woven nets for cladding are a figurative tribute – literally a dress for Architecture – to the previous historical presence on the site: an important cotton mill, now demolished. To point out how strictly the building is related to Nature, a wooden path through the park leads us to the main entrance at the first level.The three-level library structure features a covered plaza at ground level, which seamlessly integrates the green park with the building's street entrance; here, you'll find a coffee bar, an auditorium, and retail shops with direct access from both the street and plaza. A grand hall at ground level houses a group of stairs and elevators, leading to the main library hall on the first level, which can also be accessed from the park and street. From the main hall, you have direct access to the reading room, the children's library, and the digital and sound archives. The reading room is a spacious, luminous area with a generous park view. From there, you can access the second-level reading room, a balcony-like space offering a panoramic view of the lower level and the park. The staff's offices and archives are located on the second level.
DESIGN TEAM:
Alessandro Calvi Rollino, architect
Micaela Tolio, collaborator
> Sense of Place, Sustainable Architecture, Technological Solutions
The requirement for this building was to build the new Municipal Library in the central district of Legnano, Italy, with particular care for the context, as well as for functional and technological solutions. The building had to guarantee high energy standards and to be ecologically oriented. The strategy was to lift up the structure from the ground allowing the existing park to flow below the building. A new North/South pedestrian axis was created, with the intent to tie previously separated parts of the city. Nature and green aspects permeate the building: the paths to the main and secondary entrances are surrounded by lawn and flowerbeds, while the green roof is folded so that it can be perceived from different positions. The horizontal part of the roof features photovoltaic modules and solar panels, which contribute to energy savings, similar to the ventilated double skin south façade. Additionally, roller blinds inside the double skin façade help block direct sunlight when necessary. The opaque character of the North facades serves a double purpose: while preventing noise and air pollution from entering from the street and the shopping mall, the thick walls also reduce heat loss. The exterior vertical partitions are characterized by the use of glass and nets made of green enameled copper wire: the wide south- oriented glass façade allows spatial expansion toward the quiet, green park so that Nature can get into the building; the green woven nets for cladding are a figurative tribute – literally a dress for Architecture – to the previous historical presence on the site: an important cotton mill, now demolished. To point out how strictly the building is related to Nature, a wooden path through the park leads us to the main entrance at the first level.The three-level library structure features a covered plaza at ground level, which seamlessly integrates the green park with the building's street entrance; here, you'll find a coffee bar, an auditorium, and retail shops with direct access from both the street and plaza. A grand hall at ground level houses a group of stairs and elevators, leading to the main library hall on the first level, which can also be accessed from the park and street. From the main hall, you have direct access to the reading room, the children's library, and the digital and sound archives. The reading room is a spacious, luminous area with a generous park view. From there, you can access the second-level reading room, a balcony-like space offering a panoramic view of the lower level and the park. The staff's offices and archives are located on the second level.
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