ast025 erba municipal library
DESCRIPTION
Erba Municipal Library, Studio Ortalli, Como, Italy, 2005TRANSCRIPT
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project: architect:
Erba Municipal Library / Studio Ortalli
ASthought #25
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book editor:
Pantelina Polychronidou
ASthought
project: architect:
Erba Municipal Library / Studio Ortalli
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All rights reserved © All Authors All drawings © Studio OrtalliAll pictures © All Authorsthis volume has no commercial purposes but only educational goals
Milan 2013
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Content
Work facts p. 7
Project description p. 8
Commission p. 12
Draft proposals p. 20
Final proposal p. 28
Models p. 40
Construction drawings p. 44
Building site p. 64
Photo gallery exteriors p. 70
Photo gallery interiors p. 82
Photo gallery interiors: Furniture p. 100
Photo gallery surroundings p. 114
Selected essay p. 128
Appendix p. 130
office presentation p. 132
book editor presentation p. 134
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Work facts
7Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
Project: Erba Municipal Library
Address: Via Joriati 6, Erba, 22036, Como, Italy
Type: Public Library
Planned: 2005 – 2006
Built: 2008-2010
Client: Comune di Erba.
Architect: Studio Ortalli/ Arch. Cazzaniga Dario, Arch. Angel Monti, Arch. Marco Ortalli
Responsible partner: Arch. Cazzaniga Dario, Arch. Angel Monti
Collaborator: Arch. Marco Ortalli
Structural engineer: building company Ciceri SpA
References: http://www.archdaily.com/165434/erba-municipal-library-studio-ortalli/
http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/127490-Nuova-Biblioteca-ad-Erba
Project description: erba-municipal-library-studio-ortalli
History of Commission: L’architettura della nuova biblioteca intende relazionarsi al contesto e a un luogo urbano che
risulta oggi di transizione tra unaL’architettura della nuova biblioteca intende relazionarsi al
contesto e a un luogo urbano che risulta oggi di transizione tra una storica area industriale e
la nuova edificazione residenziale e terziaria che riconfigura questo tessuto urbano. Per
questa ragione il progetto introduce un elemento coordinatore e di chiarezza insediativa.
Main architectural ideas: Questo obiettivo viene perseguito attraverso la creazione di un basamento murario che
intende ricucire il fronte stradale e che contemporaneamente sottolinea, attraverso un grande
portico di accesso, l’ingresso del nuovo spazio pubblico. Appoggiato su questo corpo
basamentale un volume essenziale e stereometrico in legno e vetro intende segnalare e
restituire alla città attraverso la trasparenza la funzione di luogo della lettura.
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Project description
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9Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
L’architettura della nuova biblioteca intende relazionarsi al contesto e a un luogo urbano che risulta oggi
di transizione tra una storica area industriale e la nuova edificazione residenziale e terziaria che riconfigura
questo tessuto urbano.
Per questa ragione il progetto introduce un elemento coordinatore e di chiarezza insediativa.
Questo obiettivo viene perseguito attraverso la creazione di un basamento murario che intende ricucire il
fronte stradale e che contemporaneamente sottolinea, attraverso un grande portico di accesso, l’ingresso
del nuovo spazio pubblico.
Appoggiato su questo corpo basamentale un volume essenziale e stereometrico in legno e vetro intende
segnalare e restituire alla città attraverso la trasparenza la funzione di luogo della lettura. Percorrendo lo
spazio pubblico esterno al nuovo edificio l’intento è che si possa percepire l’attività che vi si svolge. Il rep-
ertorio dei materiali proposti intende assecondare la essenzialità costruttiva della scelta architettonica raf-
forzando l’omogeneità dei vari elementi compositivi. una scatola di legno che rinvia, anche nei materiali, al
tipico contenitore per i libri: una biblioteca è disegnata da scaffalature in legno che in questo caso diven-
tano edificio.
Pochi materiali, quindi, per evitare una confusione percettiva.
Per il volume e le murature del piano terreno è stato scelto il calcestruzzo a vista per la sua assoluta omoge-
neità e uniformità. Una base piena e compatta ritmata dai giunti di dilatazione non casuali ma correlati alla
intera geometria della facciata.
Il primo piano dell’edificio è illuminato sul fronte strada, rivolto a nord, quindi con il miglior orientamento
per uno spazio di lettura, attraverso vetrate a tutta altezza in vetro di sicurezza e di tipo isolato e stratificato
incorniciati da partiture in legno che disegnano e ritmano la facciata. I lati corti sono completamente tam-
ponati, mentre sull’area di pertinenza a confine con i fabbricati industriali e destinata a un giardino incluso,
la facciata è attraversata da un lungo e sottile taglio vetrato. L’illuminazione naturale al piano terreno è
garantita sul fronte strada dalla parte terminale della finestrature del corpo in legno, sul lato del giardino da
alcune finestrature verticali, mentre sul fronte est da un lungo taglio orizzontale che occupa l’intera dimen-
sione di questo lato del fabbricato.
Anche l’interno è disegnato dalla essenzialità dei materiali di finitura e dalla loro omogeneità.
Le pavimentazioni del piano terreno e del piano interrato sono risolte con una superficie trattata in ce-
mento protetto disegnato dai tagli dei giunti strutturali che seguono un ordine riferito agli allineamenti
della struttura verticale. La scala di collegamento al piano primo e l’intero piano primo avranno invece una
pavimentazione in legno che vuole ricondurre la percezione di questo spazio ad una dimensione più intima
e riservata propria, a nostro avviso, di un luogo della lettura, dello studio e della riflessione e che deve carat-
terizzare in particolare l’atmosfera di una biblioteca a scaffale aperto.
La struttura portante dell’edificio è con murature, pilastri e solai in calcestruzzo.
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10 ASthought
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Commission
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above: diagram show the building as a connection between the industrial and the residential area
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14 ASthought
above and below: industrial area before construction
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above: industrial area after construction
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16 ASthought
above: residential area before construction
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above and below: residential area after construction
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18 ASthought
above and below: parking area opposite the building before construction
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above and below: parking area opposite the building after construction
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Draft proposals
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above: solution 1 plans
below: solution 1 sketches21Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
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above: solution 2 underground plan
below: solution 2 ground floor plan22 ASthought
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above: solution 2 first floor plan
below: solution 2 3d axonometric23Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
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above first image: solution 2 front view
below: solution 2 section a and section b 24 ASthought
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above: solution 2 section c
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above: solution 3 sketches
below: solution 3 underground plan 26 ASthought
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above: solution 3 ground floor plan
below: solution 3 first floor plan27Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
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Final proposal
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above: position at site plan
below: diagram of floors
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30 ASthought
above: underground floor plan
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above: ground floor plan
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32 ASthought
above: first floor plan
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33Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: front view(south-east) drawing
below: back view(north-west) drawing
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34 ASthought
above and below: front view(south-east) photos
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35Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: back view(north-west) photo
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36 ASthought
above: section at long – axis drawing
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above: windows of front view at internal space at first floor
below: windows of front view at internal space at ground floor
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38 ASthought
above: section at short – axis (side view north-east)
below left and right: side view (external photo)
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above: section at short – axis 2 (side view south-west)
below left: projection of the volume of first floor at the left of section /right: the emergent exit at the rigth of section(external photo)
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Models
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above: 3d model front view
below: 3d model back view
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above: 3d model side view 1
below: 3d model roof view
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above: 3d model side view 2
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Construction drawings
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above: ground floor construction drawing
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46 ASthought
above: first floor construction drawing
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above: underground floor construction drawing
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48 ASthoughtbelow: front elevation(south-east) construction drawing
above: back elevation(north-west) construction drawing
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above:side elevation(north-east) construction drawing
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50 ASthought
above: general plan diagram for sections
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above: section A-A construction drawing
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52 ASthought
above: section B-B construction drawing
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above: section C-C construction drawing
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54 ASthought
above: construction detail ground floor
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above: construction detail first floor
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56 ASthought
above: construction detail stairs and iron railing
below: stairs and iron railing photo
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above: general plan diagram for details sections
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58 ASthought
above: construction detail section A
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above: windows of the detail (at front view -ground floor)
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60 ASthought
above: construction detail section B
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above: projection of volume of the ground floor at the left of section
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62 ASthought
above: construction detail section C
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above: detail photo for roof ending
below: windows of the detail (at back view)
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Building site
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above: construction of columns 2008
below: construction of columns and lift (first floor) 2008
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above: construction underground floor (lecture room) 2008
below: construction underground floor 2008
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above: construction of windows of back view at ground floor 2009
below : construction of ground floor 2009
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above: construction of windows of back view at first floor 2009
below: connection of windows of back view with concrete 2009
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above: construction of windows of back view at first floor 2009
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Photo gallery exteriors
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above: exterior surrounding
below: exterior view of the building from the road
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above: exterior view of the building from the parking place opposite
below: exterior view of the building
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above: exterior view of the building from the road side 1
below: exterior view of the building from the road side 2
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74 ASthought
above: exterior detail of upper edge
below: exterior detail of shelves and glass at the front view
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above: exterior view of the building
below: exterior detail of shelves and glass at the front view
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76 ASthought
above all: exterior view of the gallery
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above and below: exterior back view of the building in the atrium
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78 ASthought
above and below: exterior back view of the building in the atrium
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above all: emergency exit stairs in the atrium at the back of building
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80 ASthought
above 3 images: path leading to the underground atrium from the atrium at the back of building
below: underground atrium as open space for the lecture room
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81Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above first image: path and stairs leading to the underground atrium from the atrium at the back of building
below all: underground atrium as open space for the lecture room
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Photo gallery interiors
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83Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: ground floor-desk for help at the entrance
below left: ground floor-interior of the columns and windows of the front view
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84 ASthought
above: ground floor-interior of the volume that extends in the ground floor from the columns
below: ground floor-interior of the columns and windows of the front view
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85Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: ground floor-interior of the volume that extends in the ground floor from the columns, magazines,cds and newspapers area
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86 ASthought
above: ground floor-division wall of reading place (7-15 age) and the playing area for children (4-7) and windows looking at the back atrium
below: ground floor-playing area for children and books for children (4-7 age)
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87Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above and below: the library furnitures use as a division of the playing area and the raeding place for children
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88 ASthought
above: the reading area for children
below: interior of windows of front view
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89Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above left: ground floor-computers area /right: ground floor-offices near entrance, the lift used as a divider of the space
below: ground floor-entrance
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90 ASthought
above: ground floor-stairs and lift near entrance
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91Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above all: going down from the stairs at the underground floor at mini cafe area for foods and drinks near the stairs
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92 ASthought
above all: underground floor-lecture room
below: underground floor-lecture room view to the underground level atrium
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93Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above all: first floor-reading place for adults and windows of the facade at first floor
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94 ASthought
above: first floor-help desk at the middle of reading area for adults
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96 ASthought
above: first floor-interior of the windows of the front view at reading area for adults
below: first floor-view to the outdoor space from the windows-shelves for books structure
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97Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: first floor-windows with a structure of shelves for books in front
below: first floor-interior of the windows of the front view at reading area for adults
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98 ASthought
above: first floor-books for adults area
below: first floor-books for adults area, the corridor along the back view windows looking at the atrium
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99Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: first floor-interior of the back view windows looking at the atrium
below: first floor-books for adults area, the corridor along the back view windows looking at the atrium
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Photo gallery interiors: Furniture
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101Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture render
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102 ASthought
above: construction of furniture underground plan
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103Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture ground floor plan
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104 ASthought
above: construction of furniture first floor plan
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105Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture drawing details
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106 ASthought
above: construction of furniture drawing details
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107Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture drawing details
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108 ASthought
above:construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-chairs for the speakers and for the audience
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109Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-table for readin furniture placed in the real space-table for reading
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110 ASthought
above: construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-chairs and tables for reading for adults, chairs and tables for children(4-7age)
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111Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-chairs and tables for mini cafe
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112 ASthought
above: construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-metal libraries for storage room
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113Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: construction of furniture photo
below: furniture placed in the real space-libraries and coat hanger for clothes
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Photo gallery surroundings
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115Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: view of the building from the residential area
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116 ASthought
above left: view of the residential buildings, the road and the parking area /right: view of the residential buildings at the surrounding area
below: view of the building from the road
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117Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: connection with the industrial buildings behind
below: connection with the industrial buildings and the residential buildings
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118 ASthought
above: view of the residential buildings at the surrounding area and of the parking opposite the building
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120 ASthought
above: view of the parking place on the opposite site and the residential area
below: view of the building from the road
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121Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: connection with the industrial buildings and the residential buildings
below: the road along the long axis of the building
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122 ASthought
above and below: connection with the industrial buildings at the atrium in the back view of the building
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123Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above: connection with the industrial buildings at the atrium in the back view of the building
below: connection with the industrial and the residential buildings at the atrium in the back view of the building
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124 ASthought
above and below: connection with the residential buildings at the atrium in the back view of the building
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125Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above and below: the “green” wall as border and the connection with the industrial and the residential buildings at the atrium in the
back view of the building
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126 ASthought
above and below: the gallery that connects the atrium in the back view of the building with the outdoor space
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127Erba Municipal Library - Studio Ortalli
above and below: the gallery that connects the atrium in the back view of the building with the outdoor space
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Selected essay
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appendix
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office presentation
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Marco Ortalli was born in Erba at Como on 1953. On 1977 he graduated from the Faculty of
Architecture of Politecnico Di Milano. He opened an architecture studio named “Studio Ortalli”
in Erba (Como) on 1978. From 1989 he has been director of the Architects of the Province of
Como and from 2000 he started working as professor to different universities, such as Faculty
of Architecture at University of Ferrera and at the School of Architecture at Politecnico (courses
urban planning, theory and techniques of architectural design etc). The office works for private
customers as well as for public bodies. The work carried out by the studio has so far faced many
different aspects of architecture, such as public architecture, private architecture, office build-
ings, libraries, urban projects, architecture of the internal etc.
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I am Pantelina Polychronidou and i was born in Nicosia at Cyprus on 1991. I am studying architecture at the University of Cyprus and
temporary studying in Milan at Politecnico di Milano as an erasmus student for one semester. I chose architecture because i think
that it is the science that gives to the people the opportunity to live in a space with qualities. A well designed space can offer to the
people that living in that space, feelings and good qualities of life, through the right and balanced light, shadows, colours, views, air
etc. Generally I love travelling and experiencing life, and i believe that through the experiences that you collect and the visual stimuli
from the trips, you can understand the 3dimensional space better and widen your horizons for what “space” realy can be and that
increases the possibilities for alternative ideas of forming “spaces” to live in.
Pantelina Polychronidou
book editor presentation
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Work facts
Project: Erba Municipal Library
Address: Via Joriati 6, Erba, 22036, Como, Italy
Type: Public Library
Planned: 2005 – 2006
Built: 2008-2010
Client: Comune di Erba.
Architect: Studio Ortalli/ Arch. Cazzaniga Dario, Arch. Angel Monti, Arch. Marco Ortalli
Responsible partner: Arch. Cazzaniga Dario, Arch. Angel Monti
Collaborator: Arch. Marco Ortalli
Structural engineer: building company Ciceri SpA
References: http://www.archdaily.com/165434/erba-municipal-library-studio-ortalli/
http://europaconcorsi.com/projects/127490-Nuova-Biblioteca-ad-Erba
Project description: erba-municipal-library-studio-ortalli
History of Commission: L’architettura della nuova biblioteca intende relazionarsi al contesto e a un luogo urbano che
risulta oggi di transizione tra unaL’architettura della nuova biblioteca intende relazionarsi al
contesto e a un luogo urbano che risulta oggi di transizione tra una storica area industriale e
la nuova edificazione residenziale e terziaria che riconfigura questo tessuto urbano. Per
questa ragione il progetto introduce un elemento coordinatore e di chiarezza insediativa.
Main architectural ideas: Questo obiettivo viene perseguito attraverso la creazione di un basamento murario che
intende ricucire il fronte stradale e che contemporaneamente sottolinea, attraverso un grande
portico di accesso, l’ingresso del nuovo spazio pubblico. Appoggiato su questo corpo
basamentale un volume essenziale e stereometrico in legno e vetro intende segnalare e
restituire alla città attraverso la trasparenza la funzione di luogo della lettura.