The aim of the project was to transform the Library in a live organism, capable of relating with the social and cultural context of the territory, searching for new material and immaterial spaces and relying on what we inherited form the past in cultural (the historic books collection) and environmental (the interior court with secular trees) terms. The main goal of the extension is to create new and larger areas for the public (reference sections, reading rooms, computer workstations), for the management of library resources (book storage and archives) and employees (administrative offices and services), with particular care for equal access issues. The project evolves around the central green open court where the ancient trees are located and will be preserved and valorized. The vegetation enters the new structure through the new auditorium’s foyer and a suspended path overlooking the court connects the old and the new structure. Therefore the court becomes the pivot element of the project which separates but, at the same time, brings the two structures together form both a functional and a visual point of view.

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Location:  Campobasso (IT)
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Description: Renovation and Extension of the Albino Public Library
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Client: Campobasso District
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Role: design team member
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Budget: 1.950.000,00 €
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Surface: 4000 sq m
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Year: February 2009
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With: Thomas Herzog, Alessandra Battisti, Loris Rossi, Gabriele Misso.
Collaborators: Emanuela Romiti, Letizia Martinelli, Mauro Greco,
Valentina Murgia, Cristina Cardinale.
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The building rises and takes its shape from the ground, reaching a contained height in order to avoid disturbing the view. The building folds itself toward the internal part of the area creating a public square that will house outdoor fares and cultural events, and an area for outdoor concerts and theatrical representations. The main building wraps the allotment in a symbolic hug that attracts the pedestrian fluxes coming from the town center in the attempt of mending the urban structure and avoiding the strong impact of existing buildings. The projects aims at creating a unitary and flexible architectural element capable of satisfying functional and economical requirements at the same time, but most of all, a structure capable of giving a new impulse to the cultural and recreational life of the town.

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Location:  Fiesso d’Artico (Venice)
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Description: Senior community Centre, Public library, Auditorium,
Area for outdoor activities
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Client: Municipality of Fiesso d’Artico
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Role: consultant for bioclimatic and typological aspects, design team member
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Budget: 900.000 €
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Surface: 12.000 sq m
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Year: January 2007
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With: Loris Rossi, Gabriele Misso, Ascanio Perugini.
Consultants: Ivan Tabbo, Lamberto Nicoletti.
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