The library building is introverted, dignified and typological highly ranked. Its solidness comes due to its location within a city where stone predominates and sun insulation is high, thus the project becomes a composition of massive volumes interacting between each other, like a sculpture from Chillida.
Hermetic on the exterior and opened within the inner space, (through which the interior of the library get a diffuse and shadowy light), the library project bets on the architectural duality: external rough monochrome materiality and the smoothness of the inner glassed surfaces.
The Building’s main body is lifted from the ground floor creating a canopy that covers the access square and creates a space beneath for gathering and enjoying without enduring the natural conditions (sun, rain, etc.). The function is done