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Aerial View
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View (from library) towards Children Court
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West areas Park, Dryness fragant plants, Sport (bottom)
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Lecture park (over library) towards Children Court
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View Children Room and Children Court
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Night View - In&Out L-S
Public Municipal Library and Reading Park
Martín Lejarraga. Torre Pacheco, Spain
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Name of work in English
Public Municipal Library and Reading Park
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Name of work in original language
Biblioteca Pública Municipal y Parque de Lectura
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2009
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Work Location
Torre Pacheco, Spain
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Studio
Martín Lejarraga
EUmies Awards 2009 Shortlisted
Collaborators
Collaborator (office): Juli Lloret, Daniel Ruiz-Zurita, Mar Melgarejo, Manu Amate; Consulting: ACE Edificaci; Construction manager: Policarpo S, Claudia Montoya; Construction: CTP Construcciones Torre Pacheco
Program
Education
Completion
2007
Located on the suburban edge of Torre Pacheco, the project transforms the typical concept of a library as a hushed space for storing and consulting books into a dynamic multifunctional community centre. The entire site is folded into triangular shapes with the library inserted into the topography. Given that most of the Ushaped building is buried underground and its principal glazed facade faces south, natural thermal protection is provided in both summer and winter. From above, the park extending over the library reads like a huge collage with differentiated zones for diverse public activities. In addition to the usual library functions, the building also contains zones for a wide range of different uses including lecture halls and meeting spaces, a media room, a children's area and at each end, there are spaces with separate accesses: a gallery and a 24hour area. Colour is introduced into the mainly concrete interior with green, blue and orange glass panels, diverse furniture elements and the lighting fixtures.